Senior Manager - Requirements & Assurance - CDUP20003244 CDU8

Overview

The Senior Manager will lead, inspire and drive the safe and timely delivery of the Design & Engineering of the Vertical Links Project. This includes championing health, safety, and security, demonstrating Qiddiya values, and ensuring project schedules, budgets, and resources are effectively managed in collaboration with discipline leads, contractors, and stakeholders. A key focus will be the Design & Engineering of the system. The role will drive scope completion to agreed timeframes and budgets, proactively resolve risks and roadblocks, and maintain strong stakeholder engagement. The position will oversee scope management, constructability, contract alignment, change control, and cross‑functional coordination. It includes supporting procurement and commercial teams and implementing best practice project management processes. By aligning delivery with Qiddiya’s and TBU strategic objectives, the Senior Manager will ensure the project work is completed to the highest standards of safety, quality, and performance. The role has specific responsibilities covering Regulatory Compliance, development of the Safety Case, Commissioning compliance, document control, delivery of the Golden Thread including training and O&Ms, and Risk Management through ARM.

Key Responsibilities

• Drives and leads the health, safety, wellbeing and security culture on the project, empowering the team to operate in line with QIC policies, procedures and TBU objectives.
• Has the ability to conduct safety investigations, inspections and audits.
• Ensures the TBU Customer Experience strategies are understood, and a ‘Customer‑first’ approach is integrated into all aspects of project planning, decision‑making, and delivery.
• Demonstrates and role‑models leadership behaviours in line with Qiddiya values.
• Motivates and inspires a high‑performance culture through clear direction, providing continuous feedback, recognising and rewarding exceptional performance and fostering an environment of collaboration, innovation and accountability.
• Provides visible and inclusive leadership, with a strong emphasis in Requirements & Assurance.
• Collaborates with discipline leads and internal stakeholders and is accountable for the Research & Development of a deliverable design solution.
• Ensures that project delivery plans, covering all aspects of project preparation, execution, and close‑out, are robust, agreed upon, communicated to the team, implemented, and routinely reviewed for suitability.
• Manages project delivery by ensuring robust, collaborative, and proactive communication with contractors, consultants and key on‑site interfaces, supporting the successful completion of the scope in line with time, cost, HS&E, Quality assurance and other performance objectives.
• Manages all changes related to the delivery of the scope through the defined TBU change management process, including early identification and communication to the line manager.
• Implements and maintains project management processes, tools, and best practices to ensure transparency, information accuracy, standardisation, and continuous improvement.
• Leads collaboration with cross‑functional teams and internal and external stakeholders to facilitate information flow and coordinate project activities.
• Supports the commercial team in meeting contractual requirements by supplying evidence, identifying risks, and highlighting opportunities.
• Contributes to and supports the procurement process by developing detailed and considered scopes of work and facilitating market engagement with appropriate designers / contractors / delivery partners.
• Ensures all documentation is captured in the digital document control process in Aconex, providing support and enforcing discipline as required.
• Conducts thorough reviews of design documents to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and project specifications.
• Participates in and leads a wide range of activities, including design meetings, project meetings, value engineering sessions, problem‑solving discussions, design reviews, site inspections, presentations, project documentation reviews, training sessions for direct reports, evaluations of proposals from consultants and contractors, preparation of the monthly executive summary, contract and claims negotiations, public outreach events, and other assigned tasks.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends, regulations, and best practices to continuously enhance project delivery.
• Conducts post‑project reviews and retrospectives to capture lessons learned and identify opportunities for improvement, contributing to QIC’s continuous learning and organisational development.
• Responsibilities covering Regulatory Compliance, development of the Safety Case, Commissioning compliance and Certification to Operate, fully inclusive of Regulatory bodies and local standards.
• Management of document control, delivery of the Golden Thread including training, O&Ms.
• Risk Management through ARM.

Qualifications

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