Director - Asset Management - Technical Operations - HS

Qiddiya is Saudi Arabia’s future capital of entertainment, sports, and culture — a 360km² giga-project just outside Riyadh. From F1-grade racetracks and theme parks to stadiums, healthcare facilities, and world-class performance venues, Qiddiya is creating a destination unlike any other.

As the development evolves from large-scale construction into long‑term operations and asset stewardship, the focus is shifting toward operational excellence, tenant partnerships, commercial performance, and sustainable asset management. This transition marks the next phase of Qiddiya’s journey — ensuring that its destinations and facilities are not only built to world‑class standards, but operated, maintained, and optimized for generations to come.

This is more than a project — it is a national transformation. We are seeking ambitious professionals who want to play a critical role in shaping the operational future of one of the world’s most iconic developments. If you are driven by scale, impact, and the opportunity to help establish enduring, high‑performing assets and experiences, Qiddiya is calling.

The Technical Director is responsible for owner‑side leadership and oversight of all technical aspects across hospitality assets, including hotel handovers, defects management, engineering governance, PPM strategy review, POMEC planning, technical audits, building systems performance, lifecycle planning, sustainability initiatives, and operational technical support.

The role provides strategic technical oversight throughout the asset lifecycle, ensuring assets are commissioned correctly, maintained effectively, and operated efficiently. The Technical Director will review operator engineering practices, maintenance programs, capital plans, technical standards, energy performance, and asset condition to ensure alignment with owner expectations and industry best practices.

The ideal candidate combines extensive hotel engineering leadership experience with asset management discipline, technical due diligence expertise, operational readiness knowledge, and strong stakeholder management capabilities.

• Lead owner‑side review and oversight of hospitality asset handovers from Development and Project Delivery teams into Operations.
• Ensure all building systems, life safety systems, MEP infrastructure, specialist systems, and back‑of‑house facilities are fully commissioned, tested, documented, and ready for operations.
• Review testing and commissioning reports, integrated systems testing, performance verification, and operator acceptance documentation.
• Oversee defects identification, snag management, warranty tracking, and close‑out processes.
• Coordinate operational readiness reviews related to engineering, facilities management, technical services, maintenance workshops, spare parts, and asset documentation.
• Ensure complete technical handover packages including O&M manuals, as‑built drawings, asset registers, warranties, maintenance schedules, and digital asset information.

• Provide owner‑side technical leadership across operating hotels and hospitality assets.
• Monitor engineering performance, asset reliability, equipment uptime, and operational risks.
• Review operator engineering reports, technical KPI performance, maintenance compliance, and critical asset condition assessments.
• Support operators in resolving complex technical issues affecting operations, guest experience, safety, compliance, or asset performance.
• Ensure technical operations align with owner objectives, operator obligations, and approved asset management plans.
• Conduct periodic technical inspections and physical asset reviews.

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