Governance & Assurance Director - City Asset Management

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Your impact At Jacobs, we push the limits of what’s possible to make the world smarter and more connected. We are a key delivery partner on one of Saudi Arabia’s flagship giga projects and a central pillar of Vision 2030, located approximately 45 km southwest of Riyadh. Designed as the Kingdom’s future capital of entertainment, sports, and culture, this landmark development aims to diversify the economy and enhance quality of life through a mix of world-class attractions, residential communities, and natural landscapes, while generating significant employment and enabling long-term, sustainable growth. About The Opportunity The Asset Management Governance & Assurance Lead is responsible for implementing and maintaining ISO 55001-aligned asset management governance, assurance, stage gate oversight, and platform management across City Asset Management. The role ensures asset management requirements are embedded into operational strategies, readiness plans, budgets, design reviews, and handover activities before key approvals and stage gate decisions. It oversees governance activities across projects and portfolios, coordinates stakeholder inputs, manages review outcomes, and supports decision-making through the asset management platform. The position also leads platform management and handover documentation functions, ensuring effective planning, reporting, document control, and stakeholder engagement. Role Responsibilities • Lead and implement ISO 55001-aligned asset management governance, assurance, and stage gate processes across City Asset Management. • Ensure asset management requirements, risks, operational readiness, and lifecycle considerations are incorporated into key project and handover decisions. • Oversee stage gate assurance activities, providing evidence-based go, conditional go, or no-go recommendations. • Coordinate and facilitate design reviews, ensuring operability, maintainability, cost, and performance requirements are addressed. • Manage the capture, resolution, tracking, and escalation of review comments, risks, issues, and governance actions. • Maintain accurate assurance records, decision logs, dashboards, and reporting to support governance and leadership oversight. • Lead COP/DOP implementation planning, stakeholder engagement, platform management, and handover documentation control. • Collaborate with City Operations, delivery teams, O&M teams, technical authorities, and consultants to ensure compliance and readiness. • Apply risk-based decision-making to balance asset performance, value, cost, service outcomes, safety, and whole-life requirements. • Drive continuous improvement of asset management governance, assurance processes, document control, and lifecycle planning through audits, lessons learned, and performance reviews. Here's what you'll need Role Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Asset Management, Information Systems, Operations Management, Facilities Management, Business Administration, or a related field; Master's degree and relevant professional certifications are preferred. • Up to 15 years of experience in asset management governance, assurance, operational readiness, handover, project controls, infrastructure delivery, or city operations, including team leadership responsibilities. • Proven expertise in implementing governance frameworks, Stage Gate assurance, design reviews, decision tracking, evidence management, action closure, and document control across complex programs. • Strong knowledge of ISO 55001-aligned asset management systems, lifecycle planning, operational readiness, handover processes, risk-based decision-making, and continuous improvement. • Experience managing stakeholder engagement, governance reporting, AM platforms, COP/DOP implementation, dashboards, consultants, and cross-functional coordination. • Advanced understanding of asset lifecycle management, infrastructure assets, renewal planning, O&M integration, value optimization, and performance, cost, risk, and service outcome trade-offs. 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From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions – we’re committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally - and together, our diverse perspectives and unique backgrounds power our collective strength. We collaborate and share! By supporting one another, we all succeed. With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too – from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. 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Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Asset Management, Information Systems, Operations Management, Facilities Management, Business Administration, or a related field; Master's degree and relevant professional certifications are preferred. Up to 15 years of experience in asset management governance, assurance, operational readiness, handover, project controls, infrastructure delivery, or city operations, including team leadership responsibilities. Proven expertise in implementing governance frameworks, Stage Gate assurance, design reviews, decision tracking, evidence management, action closure, and document control across complex programs. Strong knowledge of ISO 55001-aligned asset management systems, lifecycle planning, operational readiness, handover processes, risk-based decision-making, and continuous improvement. Experience managing stakeholder engagement, governance reporting, AM platforms, COP/DOP implementation, dashboards, consultants, and cross-functional coordination. Advanced understanding of asset lifecycle management, infrastructure assets, renewal planning, O&M integration, value optimization, and performance, cost, risk, and service outcome trade-offs.

Lead and implement ISO 55001-aligned asset management governance, assurance, and stage gate processes across City Asset Management. Ensure asset management requirements, risks, operational readiness, and lifecycle considerations are incorporated into key project and handover decisions. Oversee stage gate assurance activities, providing evidence-based go, conditional go, or no-go recommendations. Coordinate and facilitate design reviews, ensuring operability, maintainability, cost, and performance requirements are addressed. Manage the capture, resolution, tracking, and escalation of review comments, risks, issues, and governance actions. Maintain accurate assurance records, decision logs, dashboards, and reporting to support governance and leadership oversight. Lead COP/DOP implementation planning, stakeholder engagement, platform management, and handover documentation control. Collaborate with City Operations, delivery teams, O&M teams, technical authorities, and consultants to ensure compliance and readiness. Apply risk-based decision-making to balance asset performance, value, cost, service outcomes, safety, and whole-life requirements. Drive continuous improvement of asset management governance, assurance processes, document control, and lifecycle planning through audits, lessons learned, and performance reviews.