Lead - Workplace & Village Campus Development

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