Director - Development

Join our dynamic team to play a pivotal role in one of the most ambitious and game-changing development projects of our time. As the Director - Development, You will implement various development tasks within the Qiddiya City-Wide development. Which requires integration of roads, transport, dry utilities, wet utilities, district cooling, security, hydrology, environment and landscape to bring our vision to life. You will implement & enforce Qiddiya development process, aligning with the Qiddiya city and local regulatory frameworks. You’ll collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, manage internal and stakeholder relationships, and ensure seamless alignment between Core Development teams, Planning & Design Teams, & serviced plots and districts. This is a high-impact role with an opportunity to shape the future of urban development in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. You will be responsible for overseeing the process, progress, budget, & program of moving the development from planning to projects up to the handover to operation stage. This includes ensuring the regional entities’ requirements are incorporated as needed without impacting the development objectives. These regional entities include utilities authorities & service providers. Municipal and hydrology authorities. Surveying authorities. Civic Services, social services, Planning authorities, as needed and appliable. You’ll be encouraging your team to come with new ideas, escalate or flag a concern to the Leadership to resolve roadblocks Also you will ensure a clear communication to the team who are with a wide range of people from different backgrounds, roles, levels and geographies You will be executing the vision of the district leadership team, aligning with various internal departments including implementation, cost planning, programming, procurement and reporting. You’ll be working on a transformative, globally significant giga project that seeks to redefine how we live, work and most importantly PLAY! You’ll work alongside industry-leading professionals and enjoy unparalleled opportunities to showcase your professional capabilities and skills in a fast-paced environment. 1- Key Development Functions - Fully comprehend the Qiddiya development processes, governance procedures, procurement policies to support your day-to-day development activities. - Extract and distil the key development parameters from strategy briefs, local laws, environmental constraints, and future proofing of the area of interest. - Transcribe the utilities operators/local authorities’ requirements into standard development briefs in line with the approved stage gate process and standard format. - Prepare stage gate presentations and coordinate with the internal stakeholders and interfacing departments to obtain consensus and alignment. - Prepare key governance approval papers (presentations) to the different levels of governance (PCG, N-2, N-1, and DevCom) and coordinate any BoD level slides with the commercial and reporting department. - Prepare procurement strategies in coordination with shared services units (Planning and design, Commercial, projects and any other specific units as needed) to meet the development objectives and approved budgets - Evaluate land use proposals to ensure they align with Qiddiya City and District policies, regulations and guidelines. - Evaluate proposals from Asset Teams/Planning teams/Interfacing Business Units that would result in changs to districts’ plans and designs. - Conduct the impact assessment through internal/consultants of any proposed land use planning changes. - Manage the interfaces, updates, and refinements to the framework plan and designs alongside the internal team and utilizing consultancy expertise where required. 2- Stakeholder Coordination - Act as a liaison between the district master developer, architects, engineers, government ministries and agencies, and community stakeholders. - Coordinate regulatory approvals to ensure seamless coordination with the development build programme. - Maintain relationships with all internal stakeholders to ensure that any city-level strategies are analyzed and implemented into the designs. - Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including governmental agencies, NWC, SEC, community leaders, and investors as instructed by the Development leads. - Build strong relationships with the Development leadership which is essential to facilitate the construction of the Roads and Infrastructure within the Districts in full coordination with the Districts Assets time schedule. - Arrange visits, meetings and coordinate site visits and inspection of Sr Management and dignitaries. 3- Projects Planning and Assessment - Evaluate proposed infrastructure assets and network deployment plans to satisfy the development requirements (capacity, location, and program). - Evaluate the proposed public realm requirements (grading, elements, Audio/Visual, lighting, secu