Development Manager

Development Manager | Blacksand — Riyadh, KSA

Blacksand is looking for a Development Manager to take our schemes from land to occupied asset. You'll own the development brief, direct the consultant team, and hold each scheme to its approved business case as it moves through our development gateway process — from feasibility through to handover and close-out.

What you'll own:

• Lead assigned developments through the full gateway approval process, securing sign-off and closing conditions at every stage.
• Turn investment intent into a clear brief the design team can price and build to — covering product mix, phasing, and operating model.
• Manage consultants and contractors: scopes, selection, performance against programme and fee.
• Drive design decisions that control cost while it's still cheap to change — balancing capital cost with constructability and whole-life cost.
• Pull operational requirements into design early, working with Asset Management and Operations.
• Own project information and reporting, so decisions are made on evidence.
• Lead procurement and manage construction through to handover, working with authorities, partners, and Legal/Finance on agreements.

What you bring:

• Degree in architecture, engineering, quantity surveying, construction management, planning or real estate.
• Chartered (or working towards it), ideally registered with the Saudi Council of Engineers.
• 5+ years in development, design, or project management on mixed-use, residential, retail, or hospitality schemes.
• Experience on schemes valued SAR 100M+.
• Commercially sharp — comfortable with development appraisals, Excel, and programme/appraisal software.
• Working knowledge of KSA authority approvals and the local consultant/contractor market.
• Fluent English (Arabic a plus).
• Nice to have: ISO 19650 / BIM delivery experience, MMC exposure, hospitality or operator-led scheme background, postgraduate qualification in real estate or business.

To apply, please complete the application form using the link below:

https://forms.gle/uqMoq4iTadG4q4wd7