Assistant Manager Operational Readiness DA

About Qiddiya

Qiddiya is seeking an Assistant Manager, Operational Readiness DA to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves coordinating and controlling operational readiness workstreams for assigned assets and programs, ensuring timely and safe operational activation.

Role Overview

The Assistant Manager, Operational Readiness DA supports management decision-making and drives daily follow-up across multidisciplinary stakeholders. The position focuses on managing plans, dependencies, evidence, and actions to facilitate operational activation.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage integrated operational readiness plans, schedules, trackers, and governance routines for assigned scopes.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and confirm alignment of milestones, dependencies, responsibilities, and acceptance criteria.
• Monitor readiness performance, analyze gaps, and recommend corrective actions to protect activation dates.
• Support the development and review of operating models, mobilization plans, SOPs, staffing, training, OS&E, and service requirements.
• Coordinate asset handover readiness, commissioning interfaces, inspections, rehearsals, operational trials, and close-out activities.
• Manage permit, license, and regulatory readiness inputs in coordination with responsible teams and authorities.
• Prepare management reports, dashboards, presentations, action logs, and decision papers.
• Facilitate readiness meetings and workshops, record decisions, and drive timely closure of actions.
• Maintain readiness evidence and ensure records are complete, controlled, and available for assurance reviews.
• Support risk and issue management, including escalation of critical blockers and follow-up of mitigation actions.
• Guide specialists and consultants on assigned deliverables and quality expectations.
• Capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement of readiness standards and templates.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience to effectively manage the responsibilities of this role.

Work Type and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.