Development Director Villas & Townhouses Residential📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a Development Director for Residential projects, with a focus on Villas & Townhouses. This full-time position, based in Riyadh, Riyadh Province, involves leading the planning and development of major residential projects across Qiddiya's expanding portfolio. The role encompasses the full development lifecycle, from initial feasibility and business planning to product definition, design development, procurement, construction, sales readiness, and handover.

Core Development Responsibilities

• Lead major residential projects through all stages of the development lifecycle.
• Own development business plans, feasibility studies, project strategies, and key development assumptions.
• Drive the development process from concept design through project completion and handover.
• Monitor project performance against approved business plans, budgets, schedules, and development objectives.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and value enhancement initiatives throughout the development lifecycle.
• Direct consultants throughout the design process and ensure designs align with approved development objectives.
• Coordinate master planning, architecture, engineering, infrastructure, and authority approvals.
• Ensure design solutions balance quality, customer requirements, cost efficiency, and operational considerations.
• Challenge design proposals and drive decisions that maximize project value and commercial performance.

Product Strategy and Commercial Management

• Lead the definition of residential products, including apartments, villas, townhouses, and mixed-use residential developments.
• Ensure projects meet market demand, customer expectations, and commercial objectives.
• Drive development phasing, product mix, pricing assumptions, and value creation initiatives.
• Support investment decisions through clear commercial analysis and development recommendations.

Stakeholder Engagement and Governance

• Lead coordination with Cost Planning, Delivery, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and Procurement teams.
• Manage relationships with external consultants, authorities, partners, and sub-developers.
• Present project updates, recommendations, and key decisions to senior leadership and governance committees.
• Facilitate alignment across stakeholders on major development decisions.
• Own project governance requirements and stage-gate approvals.
• Track key project risks, opportunities, and decisions throughout the development lifecycle.
• Prepare investment papers, committee submissions, and executive presentations.
• Ensure projects comply with approved governance processes and reporting requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Architecture, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• A minimum of 12 years of experience within a real estate developer, master developer, or large-scale mixed-use development organization.
• Strong experience leading residential developments from early stages, not solely design or delivery.
• Proven experience owning feasibility studies, development business plans, development budgets, and project phasing strategies.
• Exposure to the full development lifecycle from concept through delivery and handover.
• Experience managing consultants, partners, and multidisciplinary project teams.

Key Skills and Success Factors

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including interaction with senior leadership.
• Ability to influence and drive development decisions across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, commercial, and problem-solving mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead residential developments through key stage-gates and approvals.
• Proven capability in delivering commercially viable projects aligned with approved business plans.
• A track record of making sound development decisions related to product strategy, phasing, budget, and project delivery.
• Ability to build strong relationships across development, design, cost, and sales functions.
• Capacity to create high-quality residential products that enhance Qiddiya's long-term vision.
• Ability to act as a trusted development lead for senior stakeholders.