Manager Operational Readiness📣 Job Ad

About Qiddiya and the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Manager, Operational Readiness to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time position is instrumental in ensuring that Qiddiya's operations are fully prepared and capable of supporting the launch of its entertainment projects. The role involves developing operational readiness frameworks, facilitating inter-departmental collaboration, and ensuring a smooth transition from project execution to operational efficiency.

Role Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to lead and coordinate all aspects of operational readiness for new asset openings. This includes the strategic planning and tactical execution required to transition projects from development to a fully operational state, ensuring all necessary systems, processes, and personnel are in place.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the integrated Operational Readiness (OR) master schedule in Primavera P6, covering all readiness workstreams: workforce mobilisation, training, systems readiness, SOPs, permits and licensing, FF&E/OS&E, trial operations, and handover.
• Align OR schedules with project delivery milestones, stage gates, and asset opening dates, maintaining interfaces with PMO and delivery partner schedules.
• Develop countdown plans and T-minus schedules for asset openings, including trial operations and soft opening phases.
• Track progress against baseline, identify slippage and critical path impacts, and escalate risks to readiness milestones with recovery options.
• Produce scheduling reports, dashboards, and lookaheads using Power BI and Excel for OR leadership and governance forums.
• Coordinate schedule inputs from functional leads and consolidate updates on an agreed cadence.
• Maintain schedule change control, baseline management, and documentation of assumptions and dependencies.
• Support workforce ramp-up planning by aligning recruitment, onboarding, and training timelines with operational need dates.

Experience Requirements

Candidates for this position should possess 5 to 10 years of experience in operational readiness, project scheduling, or a closely related field, preferably within large-scale development or entertainment projects.

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time role based in Riyadh. The position requires active collaboration across various internal departments and external stakeholders in a dynamic project environment.

Application Information

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply. Salary details for this position will be discussed directly with qualified applicants.