Manager - Operational Readiness

Manager - Operational Readiness

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Manager - Operational Readiness to play a pivotal role in ensuring our operations are primed for the successful launch of our groundbreaking entertainment projects. This strategic position involves developing operational readiness frameworks, fostering interdepartmental collaboration, and orchestrating a seamless transition from project execution to operational excellence.

• Develop and maintain an integrated operational readiness (OR) master schedule using Primavera P6, encompassing all readiness workstreams such as workforce mobilization, 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, ensuring interfaces with PMO and delivery partner schedules are maintained.
• Create countdown plans and T-minus schedules for asset openings, including trial operations and soft opening phases.
• Monitor progress against baselines, identify slippage and critical path impacts, and escalate risks to readiness milestones with proposed recovery options.
• Generate 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 a predefined cadence, while maintaining schedule change control and baseline management.
• Support workforce ramp-up planning by aligning recruitment, onboarding, and training timelines with operational need dates.

We seek a candidate with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field, along with 5-8 years of scheduling/planning experience, preferably 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, is essential. Experience supporting asset openings, trial operations, or commissioning-to-operations transitions is strongly preferred. PMP, PMI-SP, or equivalent certification would be an advantage.

In return, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to the successful candidate.