Director Capital Delivery & Technical Services📣 Job Ad

About Qiddiya and the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Director Capital Delivery & Technical Services to establish and lead its Workplace Capital Delivery & Technical Services capability. This full-time role, based in Riyadh, is central to creating an integrated function responsible for the strategy, governance, and delivery of the corporate workplace capital portfolio.

Role Purpose and Context

The Director will translate workplace strategy into world-class environments by integrating workplace design, architecture, engineering, sustainability, program delivery, and technical governance. Reporting to the Executive Director, Workplace, this position is responsible for building organizational capability, developing standards, and leading multidisciplinary specialists and partners. The objective is to deliver future-ready workplaces that enable organizational performance, enhance employee experience, and ensure long-term asset value.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Workplace Capital Delivery & Technical Services function, establishing its operating model, governance, standards, and delivery frameworks.
• Manage the corporate workplace capital investment portfolio from business case development through design, delivery, commissioning, and operational readiness.
• Translate workplace strategy into innovative workplace concepts, design standards, and enterprise-wide workplace guidelines.
• Govern multidisciplinary vendor teams spanning workplace design, architecture, program management, engineering, and sustainability, acting as the internal and external client for Workplace.
• Provide executive oversight of workplace design quality, project governance, program performance, budget, risk, and stakeholder engagement.
• Establish technical standards covering engineering, building systems, smart workplace technologies, commissioning, and operational integration, collaborating with experts within the Commercial Office Business Unit (COBU).
• Embed sustainability, wellbeing, energy efficiency, and lifecycle thinking into corporate workplace investments in partnership with specialist leads across the business.
• Develop consultant and contractor frameworks and ensure consistent governance across external partners.
• Partner with HR, Technology, Finance, and Development to align workplace investments with business priorities.
• Build long-term organizational capability through recruitment, coaching, knowledge transfer, and continuous improvement, including performing a gap analysis of current technical specialisms.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 12+ years of experience leading corporate real estate, workplace transformation, design management, or capital delivery within a large, complex organization or consultancy.
• Demonstrated portfolio of workplace transformations, with operational experience across architecture, interior design, engineering, program management, or corporate real estate leadership.
• Proven ability to build capability, influence senior stakeholders, and integrate design excellence with technical rigor and sustainable outcomes.
• A degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline; a postgraduate qualification is desirable.
• Leadership experience in major corporate workplace, campus, or headquarters transformation programs.
• Experience establishing governance, standards, and operating models for workplace delivery.
• Strong understanding of workplace design, project delivery, engineering coordination, and sustainability principles.
• Professional registration or certification (*, RIBA, PMP, CEng, CoreNet, LEED, WELL, or equivalent) is advantageous.

Leadership Attributes

• Strategic and systems thinker
• Design-led mindset
• Commercial acumen
• Executive presence
• Collaborative leadership
• Strong judgment
• Capability builder
• Passion for creating exceptional workplaces

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves leading multidisciplinary teams and collaborating extensively with various internal departments such as HR, Technology, Finance, and Development, as well as external partners and vendors, to deliver Qiddiya's corporate workplace capital portfolio.