Senior Director MMC and Knowledge Sharing📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Senior Director for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and Knowledge Sharing to institutionalize innovation and structured learning across the Qiddiya City Programme. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Riyadh Province, and requires over 10 years of experience.

Role Overview and Strategic Mandate

This executive role leads two strategic program enablers: Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and Delivery Learning & Knowledge Systems. The objective is to enhance productivity, scalability, quality, safety, and delivery predictability through MMC, while reducing systemic failures, accelerating decision-making, and embedding institutional delivery intelligence via learning systems. The role ensures Qiddiya transitions from fragmented project execution to structured, repeatable, and performance-driven delivery systems.

Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Responsibilities

• Define and steer Qiddiya’s MMC ambition, roadmap, and governance framework.
• Identify scalable MMC opportunities across various asset typologies.
• Establish standards, decision pathways, and adoption frameworks for Business Unit (BU) implementation.
• Align with Procurement and Supply Chain to support manufacturing agreements and market feasibility.
• Translate pilot outcomes into institutionalized standards and repeatable playbooks.
• Monitor measurable impact on cost, schedule, quality, HSE, and sustainability performance.

Delivery Learning & Knowledge Systems Responsibilities

• Establish and govern a structured delivery knowledge-sharing system across the Qiddiya program.
• Institutionalize lessons learned, best practices, and repeatable standards.
• Create cross-BU transparency mechanisms to reduce duplication and rework.
• Implement structured feedback loops between Delivery, Logistics, Engineering, Procurement, and Commercial functions.
• Embed a culture of constructive transparency to accelerate performance through learning.

Key Accountabilities and Success Measures

The role provides executive leadership for MMC and Delivery Learning initiatives, translating systemic delivery risks into institutional solutions and securing executive alignment for strategies. Key accountabilities include ensuring integration across various functions and driving measurable improvements in delivery predictability and coordination. Success will be measured by demonstrable adoption of MMC solutions, improved schedule confidence, established supplier pathways, reduced repeat systemic issues, increased cross-BU coordination, and sustained platform adoption.

Qualifications and Experience

This position requires a senior international development and delivery executive with a proven track record in leading major programs or large-scale master developments. Candidates must possess:

• A minimum of 18 years of progressive experience in international real estate development, infrastructure, or complex construction environments.
• Demonstrated leadership in multi-asset or giga-project settings with concurrent project portfolios.
• Experience operating in high-growth, high-complexity environments.
• Exposure to construction innovation, industrialised construction, modular delivery, or transformation initiatives at scale.
• Experience engaging senior executive committees and securing approval for strategic frameworks.
• A strong understanding of program governance, stage-gate processes, and cross-functional integration.
• A track record of interfacing with contractors, manufacturers, consultants, and supply chain ecosystems.