Project Director - Residential Development

Qiddiya Investment Company

1. Stage Gate Process Leadership & Governance:

Serve as the company-wide expert and custodian of the stage gate governance framework.

Attend the Stage Gate Review meetings, facilitating decision-making with senior executives and key stakeholders.

Ensure all projects adhere to the defined process, submitting the required deliverables and documentation at each gate

Define, implement, and continuously improve the stage gate procedures, templates, and tools.

2. Approval Management & Coordination:

Act as the single point of contact for all development and project teams seeking approvals to proceed to the next phase.

Manage the end-to-end approval workflow, tracking submissions, feedback, and final decisions.

Proactively identify potential bottlenecks or roadblocks in the approval process and drive resolutions.

Secure all necessary internal approvals and ensure alignment before presenting to the relevant Committee.

3. Stakeholder Management & Communication:

Build and maintain strong working relationships with Project Directors, Department Heads, and C-Suite executives.

Clearly communicate stage gate requirements, timelines, and expectations to all project teams.

Provide regular, concise, and accurate reporting to the Senior Management and PMO on the status of all projects within the stage gate pipeline.

Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to resolve inter-departmental dependencies that impact approvals.

4. Strategic Alignment & Quality Assurance:

Ensure that every project proposal is thoroughly vetted for its strategic fit with the overall Qiddiya master plan and business objectives.

Scrutinize project deliverables for completeness, quality, and accuracy before they are presented for approval.

Champion risk management, ensuring that all risks, mitigations, and opportunities are clearly identified and assessed at each stage gate.

5. Reporting & Performance Monitoring:

Develop and maintain a dashboard for tracking the health and status of all projects as they move through the stage gate process.

Report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to approval cycle times, gate pass rates, and reasons for deferrals or rejections.