Job description
The Lead for Workplace & Village Campus Development at Qiddiya Investment Company will spearhead the strategic planning and execution of workspace and community environments that foster collaboration, innovation, and well-being.
In this pivotal role, you will oversee the design, construction, and operational readiness of our workplace and residential campuses, ensuring alignment with our vision of creating a world-class entertainment destination.
Key Responsibilities Client Representation & Governance · Act as the single point of corporate workplace authority.
· Working across Workplace specialisms translate corporate objectives into spatial, technical, and operational requirements.
· Approve project briefs, employer’s requirements, and design gateways.
· Chair technical review and design assurance forums, PCGs on behalf of Workplace.
· Ensure compliance with corporate, regulatory, and ESG standards.
Workplace Strategy & Master Planning · Embed workplace principles and occupancy strategies within the Project delivery.
· Embed space planning standards and density targets set by Workplace Effectiveness.
· Work alongside Workplace effectiveness to validate master plan alignment with long-term growth forecasts.
· Develop campus technical design standards and workplace guidelines.
Design & Technical Oversight · Working with Workplace specialisms review and challenge architectural, MEP, ICT, and security proposals.
· Ensure lifecycle cost optimization.
· Drive value engineering governance without compromising quality.
· Oversee sustainability and energy performance objectives.
Programme & Delivery Governance · Actively participate and have line of sight across stage-gate review frameworks.
· Monitor CAPEX governance and budget adherence.
· Review risk registers and mitigation strategies.
· Align phasing with business continuity needs.
Operational Readiness & Handover · Define operational readiness criteria.
· Align early with Workplace Operations and Workplace Experience teams.
· Oversee commissioning and post-occupancy evaluation.
Stakeholder Leadership & Change Management · Work alongside Workplace Effectiveness and Operations to engage senior leadership across business units.
· Oversee relocation and consolidation strategy.
Be seen as SPOC “anchor” giving all Change Champions confidence “Workplace has this!
· Work alongside Workplace Effectiveness ensuring we manage cross-functional governance committees and important corporate stakeholders, e.
g. Finance, Procurement and HR.
· Provide executive reporting to senior leadership Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Architecture, Urban Planning, Facilities Management, or a related field.
12+ years delivering large-scale workplace or campus developments Proven experience acting as client-side representative Experience across master planning, design, construction governance, and operational readiness Delivery of 100,000m²+ developments or multi-building campuses Office portfolio consolidation experience (1,000+ occupants) Preferable Experience: GCC / Saudi Arabia experience Exposure to giga-project environments Hospitality-integrated workplace models Complex multi-stakeholder corporate environments
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Preferred candidate
Years of experience
No experience required
Degree
Bachelor's degree / higher diploma
