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About the Role

CPJ is seeking a Project Director – Design Development & Delivery Management to lead significant hospitality development projects. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focusing on overseeing projects from initial concept through to successful handover.

Role Summary

The Project Director will be responsible for the end-to-end design management and project delivery of large-scale hospitality developments. This involves driving projects from concept design through construction, ensuring that design intent, quality, budget, programme, and operational requirements are consistently met. The role requires effective coordination of all project stakeholders, including consultants, contractors, and hotel operators.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall planning, design development, procurement, construction, and project delivery of hospitality projects.
• Manage the design process from concept through detailed design, ensuring compliance with client requirements, brand standards, local regulations, and project objectives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary consultants, including architecture, interior design, structural, MEP, landscape, lighting, acoustics, kitchen, AV, and other specialist consultants.
• Review and approve design deliverables, technical submissions, value engineering proposals, and material selections.
• Ensure timely resolution of design coordination issues and effective interface management between all project stakeholders.
• Oversee contractor performance during construction to ensure compliance with approved drawings, specifications, quality standards, and project schedules.
• Monitor project programme, budget, risks, and key milestones, implementing mitigation strategies where required.
• Lead design and progress meetings with clients, hotel operators, consultants, contractors, and authorities.
• Manage project governance, reporting, change management, and commercial awareness throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, sustainability, and statutory requirements.
• Support project commissioning, testing, handover, snagging, and close-out activities to achieve successful project completion.

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven experience in delivering luxury hospitality, hotel, or resort developments from concept through handover.
• Strong background within a Project Management Consultancy (PMC), developer, or international consultancy environment.
• Comprehensive understanding of hospitality design standards, construction methodologies, procurement strategies, and project controls.
• Experience managing international hotel operator requirements and brand approvals is highly desirable.

Work Location

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

Application Information

Candidates who meet the specified qualifications are encouraged to apply.