Manager - Operational Readiness
Qiddiya Investment Company
Manager - Operational Readiness
Qiddiya Investment Company· Strategy
About this role
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
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This Manager - Operational Readiness role at Qiddiya Investment Company is based in Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
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This Manager - Operational Readiness position is part of the Strategy department at Qiddiya Investment Company. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
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This Manager - Operational Readiness position at Qiddiya Investment Company was posted on Jul 20, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Manager - Operational Readiness
Qiddiya Investment Company
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