Senior Public Art Program Manager

About Qiddiya and the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Senior Public Art Program Manager to join its team in Riyadh, Riyadh Province. This full-time role involves leading the planning, delivery, and installation of the QPAC public art program, ensuring alignment with internal and external stakeholders and contributing to Qiddiya’s cultural objectives. The position requires 7-10 years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, delivery, and installation of the QPAC public art program, ensuring alignment with Qiddiya’s cultural objectives.
• Manage the complete artwork lifecycle, from artist selection and contractual agreements through commissioning, design development, fabrication, installation, and long-term stewardship.
• Develop artist briefs that reflect QPAC’s curatorial vision, cultural narrative, architectural context, and community considerations.
• Oversee artist shortlisting, evaluation, selection, commissioning, procurement, contracting, payment terms, appointment, and KPI management.
• Coordinate with artists, studio facilities, workshops, materials, galleries, curators, architects, engineers, consultants, fabricators, and contractors.
• Collaborate closely with QIC departments, committees, and assets, as well as external groups including government stakeholders and partners.
• Lead concept and design-development reviews, setting key performance dates and indicators to ensure artistic intent is translated into technically feasible and commercially deliverable solutions.
• Oversee artwork integration, fabrication, materials, logistics, installation, quality assurance, and final handover processes.
• Manage program schedules, budgets, licensing, contracts, variations, risks, and progress reporting, including government approvals.
• Ensure compliance with safety, technical, regulatory, durability, maintenance, sustainability goals, and asset-stewardship requirements.
• Prepare and present recommendations to the Art Committee, evaluate materials, and maintain approval records for stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate and traceable program documentation using Qiddiya-approved document-management systems.
• Support cultural partnerships, community engagement, and the integration of public art within QPAC to enhance customer experience.
• Ensure the longevity of artworks and explore potential partnerships for sharing artworks across QIC or the Kingdom to promote the QPAC brand.

Required Experience

• A minimum of 7 to 10 years of experience in public art program management or a related field.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, focusing on the development and execution of public art initiatives within Qiddiya.