Manager - Operational Readiness - 50013215 - DA3

Qiddiya
Riyadh
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 5-7 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Governance","Risk management","Coaching","Continuous improvement"]

Lead operational readiness planning and delivery for assigned assets and programmes, translating strategic objectives into integrated plans, governance, assurance, and mobilisation activities. Coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders to resolve dependencies and ensure people, processes, systems, facilities, permits, and services are ready for activation. Own readiness reporting, drive operating model and SOP development, manage readiness decision gates, and oversee readiness reviews, evidence, and continuous improvement.

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Manager - Operational Readiness - 50013215 - DA3

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Job Summary

Lead operational readiness planning and delivery for assigned assets and programmes, translating strategic objectives into integrated plans, governance, assurance, and mobilisation activities. Coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders to resolve dependencies and ensure people, processes, systems, facilities, permits, and services are ready for activation. Own readiness reporting, drive operating model and SOP development, manage readiness decision gates, and oversee readiness reviews, evidence, and continuous improvement.
Location: Riyadh
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and implement integrated operational readiness strategies, plans, schedules, and governance frameworks.
  • •Own readiness reporting for assigned scopes, including milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and completion evidence.
  • •Coordinate readiness requirements with project delivery to ensure readiness is reflected in design, commissioning, and handover activities.
  • •Drive readiness of operating models, SOPs, workforce and training, OS&E, technology, facilities, and service mobilisation plans.
  • •Lead cross-functional readiness reviews and activation decision gates; plan permit/license and regulatory readiness, ensure acceptance criteria, manage consultants, and escalate blockers for leadership decisions.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering, operations management, project management, or a related discipline; master’s preferred.
  • •5–7 years of relevant experience in operational readiness, mobilisation, project delivery, or asset activation for complex programmes.
  • •Experience translating readiness requirements into design, commissioning, and handover activities.
  • •Knowledge of operating models and readiness assurance, including milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and evidence of completion.
  • •Preferred certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, facilities management, operational readiness, HSE, or risk management.
Experience:5-7 yearsOperational readinessMobilisationAsset activation
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Stakeholder managementGovernanceRisk managementCoachingContinuous improvement
Certifications:PMPPRINCE2Facilities managementOperational readinessHSERisk management

Company Brief

Qiddiya
Developing Qiddiya City, a PIF-backed giga-project near Riyadh delivering theme parks, sports venues, cultural attractions, hospitality, and entertainment ecosystems to drive tourism, jobs, and economic diversification under Saudi Vision 2030.
Industry: Real Estate Development
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Government & Public Sector
Funding: Government Funded
Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Founded: 2018
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