Director - Implementation. SN7

About the Role / Job
This role is crucial for leading the integrated planning and controls for the project. It involves the development of comprehensive implementation plans that align with strategic business objectives and ensure successful delivery of large-scale infrastructure and development projects. The position is responsible for improving data integrity and gaining performance insights, managing cross-functional dependencies, and establishing a robust governance framework for implementation planning across multiple districts and business units.

Core Responsibilities

• Integrated Planning and Controls

  • Lead the integration of implementation plans, development strategies, phasing assumptions, and delivery requirements to create a coordinated and decision-ready planning environment across the project.
  • Evaluate and challenge development assumptions, implementation priorities, sequencing strategies, and readiness requirements to identify risks, constraints, and opportunities affecting delivery outcomes and investment decisions.
  • Provide strategic implementation-planning recommendations to Executive Management by assessing impacts of phasing decisions, readiness constraints, and cross-development dependencies on approved business objectives.

• Data Integrity and Performance Insight

  • Establish and govern the implementation data framework to ensure accurate, consistent, and executive-ready development, asset, infrastructure, and phasing information.
  • Drive continuous improvement in data governance, reporting automation, and digital analytics capabilities to enhance planning efficiency, transparency, and portfolio visibility.
  • Evaluate implementation trends, data quality, readiness indicators, and analytical outputs to identify systemic issues and improve planning confidence.

• Cross-Functional Dependency Management

  • Establish governance mechanisms for the identification, tracking, and resolution of dependencies, ensuring transparent ownership and timely decision-making.
  • Lead enterprise-wide integration across districts, Business Units, and corporate functions to ensure alignment of implementation priorities and development sequencing across the project portfolio.

Specific Responsibilities

• Implementation Plan Management

  • Develop and continually enhance the Implementation Plan as the framework for development sequencing, infrastructure readiness, and activation planning across the portfolio.
  • Consolidate district, asset-class, and enabling infrastructure implementation plans into a unified view for executive visibility and strategic decision-making.
  • Provide insights and recommendations on the impacts of phasing decisions, readiness risks, and delivery dependencies on portfolio outcomes.
  • Assess alternative implementation scenarios and portfolio sequencing options.

• Implementation Planning and Governance

  • Establish and govern the implementation planning framework, including policies, procedures, and methodologies for consistent practices across Development.
  • Lead governance processes, including planning reviews and readiness assessments, to ensure disciplined planning across districts and Business Units.
  • Govern standards, data requirements, readiness criteria, and submission protocols to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.

• Business Unit and Cross-Functional Integration

  • Facilitate integration across districts, Business Units, and corporate functions to align implementation priorities and readiness objectives.
  • Establish processes that coordinate district plans, asset deployment programs, and city-wide development priorities.
  • Evaluate Business Unit strategies and milestone commitments to identify risks and opportunities affecting portfolio objectives.

• Development Data Register and Data Governance

  • Lead governance and evolution of the Development Data Register as the source of implementation and asset information.
  • Establish data governance standards, ownership models, and workflow controls to ensure accuracy and traceability of information.
  • Drive improvements in data governance frameworks, automation capabilities, and workflows.

• Implementation Model, Data Modeling and Analytics

  • Lead the development and enhancement of the Implementation Model for portfolio planning.
  • Establish integrated data models and analytical methodologies that connect information across the portfolio.
  • Conduct scenario planning and implementation forecasting to evaluate alternative strategies and readiness pathways.

Generic Responsibilities

• Strategy and Planning
  • Lead the implementation department strategy, ensuring alignment with development objectives.
• Policies, Processes, and Procedures
  • Ensure effective application of approved policies and methodologies across Development.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Build relationships with Executive Management and business units to support integrated planning.
• People Management
  • Provide leadership and direction to the Implementation department, fostering a culture of accountability and collaboration.

Requirements

• Education

  • Required: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Urban Planning, Project Management, or related field
  • Preferred: Master's degree in related disciplines.

• Professional Certifications

  • Professional memberships with recognized project management, planning, engineering or construction institutes preferred (e.g., PMP, PgMP).

• Fluency in written and verbal English is required; proficiency in Arabic is preferred.

• Strong analytical skills to support decision-making and improve processes.

• Experience in managing team activities with a focus on accuracy and quality.

• Advanced knowledge of implementation planning, phasing, and cross-functional dependency management in large-scale development settings.