Manager - Operational Readiness at Qiddiya Investment Company

Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 Jul, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Primavera P6, Operational Readiness, Project Scheduling, Power BI, Excel, Workforce Planning, Risk Management, Change Control, Baseline Management, Trial Operations, SOP Development, Stakeholder Coordination

Industry

Entertainment Providers

Description

Qiddiya Investment Company is excited to announce an opening for a Manager - Operational Readiness. In this key position, you will be instrumental in ensuring that our operations are fully prepared and capable of supporting the launch of our extraordinary entertainment projects. Your mission will involve developing operational readiness frameworks, facilitating inter-departmental collaboration, and ensuring a smooth transition from project execution to operational efficiency. Key Responsibilities Build and maintain the integrated OR master schedule in Primavera P6 covering all readiness workstreams: workforce mobilisation, training, systems readiness, SOPs, permits and licensing, FF&E/OS&E, trial operations, and handover. Align OR schedules with project delivery milestones, stage gates, and asset opening dates, maintaining interfaces with PMO and delivery partner schedules. Develop countdown plans and T-minus schedules for asset openings, including trial operations and soft opening phases. Track progress against baseline, identify slippage and critical path impacts, and escalate risks to readiness milestones with recovery options. Produce scheduling reports, dashboards, and lookaheads using Power BI and Excel for OR leadership and governance forums. Coordinate schedule inputs from functional leads and consolidate updates on an agreed cadence. Maintain schedule change control, baseline management, and documentation of assumptions and dependencies. Support workforce ramp-up planning by aligning recruitment, onboarding, and training timelines with operational need dates. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or related field. 5–8 years of scheduling/planning experience, ideally within operational readiness, giga-projects, entertainment/hospitality openings, or large-scale infrastructure. Demonstrated hands-on Primavera P6 expertise, including baseline and change control on complex programmes. Experience supporting asset openings, trial operations, or commissioning-to-operations transitions strongly preferred. PMP, PMI-SP, or equivalent certification an advantage. Comprehensive benefits package

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain integrated operational readiness master schedules and countdown plans to ensure smooth transitions from project execution to operations. Coordinate across departments to track progress, manage risks, and align workforce mobilization with asset opening dates.