Director - Infrastructure Assets Management

Role Overview

Director - Infrastructure Assets Management at Qiddiya Investment Company, a Saudi investment and development company leading large-scale entertainment, sports, and culture initiatives including the development of Qiddiya City and related ventures.

Company Overview

Qiddiya Investment Company is a Saudi investment and development company leading large-scale entertainment, sports, and culture initiatives, including the development of Qiddiya City and related ventures.

Role Purpose

Provide leadership across infrastructure asset management with a focus on operational readiness, service assurance, portfolio performance, and commercial value realization. Work across a broad stakeholder landscape to align operational priorities, support effective handovers, and ensure infrastructure assets deliver reliable service and long-term value.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Readiness & Planning

• Input operational requirements for infrastructure assets into stage gates to ensure readiness, service needs, and handover considerations are captured.
• Support infrastructure asset lifecycle planning from an operational perspective, including maintenance priorities, renewal requirements, handover planning, and performance insights.

Service Quality & Performance

• Oversee portfolio-level service quality across infrastructure assets to ensure service assurance, reliable operations, and alignment with agreed standards.
• Assess asset performance, identify improvement opportunities, and develop actionable recommendations.

Commercial & Value Realization

• Lead commercial activation of infrastructure assets, including leasing, commercial arrangements, joint ventures and partnerships, service charge, cost recovery, and invoicing inputs in coordination with Finance & Controls.
• Develop infrastructure asset portfolio performance insights and optimization recommendations to enhance service delivery, asset performance, and long-term value realization.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with City Assets O&M, operators, FM providers, Finance & Controls, and relevant stakeholders to align portfolio priorities and service requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, economics, real estate development, asset management, town planning, or a related field.
• 12+ years of relevant director-level experience in infrastructure asset management, utilities, roads, public realm infrastructure, facilities management, or large-scale asset operations.
• Experience with asset lifecycle planning, service quality, handover readiness, and portfolio performance management.
• Commercial experience with joint ventures, partnerships, service charge, cost recovery, and value optimization.
• Experience translating operational needs into stage gate requirements and readiness inputs.
• Experience coordinating with operators, FM providers, City Ops functions, executive leadership, government entities, and internal business units.

Additional Information

• Eligible to work in Saudi Arabia.