Senior Director MMC and Knowledge Sharing - 20002020 CDU5

Role Purpose

The Executive Director - MMC & Delivery Learning Systems is responsible for institutionalising innovation and structured learning across the Qiddiya City Programme.

The role leads two strategic programme enablers:

• Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) - to enhance productivity, scalability, quality consistency, safety, and delivery predictability
• Delivery Learning & Knowledge Systems - to reduce systemic repeat failures, accelerate decision-making, and embed institutional delivery intelligence across Business Units (BUs)

Operating at programme scale, the role ensures that Qiddiya moves from fragmented project-based execution toward structured, repeatable, and performance-driven delivery systems.

Strategic Mandate

• Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)
• Define and steer Qiddiya's MMC ambition, roadmap, and governance framework
• Identify scalable MMC opportunities across asset typologies
• Establish standards, decision pathways, and adoption frameworks to enable BU implementation
• Align with Procurement and Supply Chain to support manufacturing agreements and market feasibility
• Translate pilot outcomes into institutionalised standards and repeatable playbooks
• Monitor measurable impact on cost, schedule, quality, HSE, and sustainability performance

The role does not replace BU delivery accountability; it enables structured and scalable adoption across the programme.

Delivery Learning & Knowledge Systems

• Establish and govern a structured delivery knowledge-sharing system across the Qiddiya programme
• Institutionalise lessons learned, best practices, and repeatable standards
• Create cross-BU transparency mechanisms to reduce duplication and rework
• Implement structured feedback loops between Delivery, Logistics, Engineering, Procurement, and Commercial functions
• Embed a culture of constructive transparency, where learning accelerates performance rather than assigning blame

Knowledge sharing is positioned as a performance accelerator and delivery control mechanism — not documentation.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide executive leadership for MMC and Delivery Learning initiatives in alignment with SDU mandate and TOM
• Translate systemic delivery risks and recurring failure patterns into structured institutional solutions
• Secure executive alignment and approvals for frameworks, governance models, and scaling strategies
• Ensure integration across Delivery, Procurement, Engineering/Design, Logistics, Commercial, and Digital functions
• Drive measurable improvements in delivery predictability, productivity, and cross-BU coordination

Success Measures

MMC

• Demonstrable adoption of MMC solutions on eligible assets
• Improved schedule confidence and delivery consistency
• Established supplier/manufacturing pathways supporting scalable adoption
• Measurable performance gains on pilot implementations

Delivery Learning

• Reduction in repeat systemic issues and avoidable rework
• Increased cross-BU coordination and visibility
• Sustained platform adoption and knowledge reuse
• Faster issue resolution cycles across delivery ecosystem

Stakeholder Environment

Internal:

SDU Leadership; BU Delivery Directors; CDU/Implementation; Engineering/Design; Procurement & Supply Chain; Logistics; Commercial/Contracts; Digital/IT; People & Culture.

External:

Delivery partners; Tier 1 contractors; modular/offsite manufacturers; technology providers; specialist consultants; supply chain ecosystem.

Requirements

Profile Requirements

This role requires a senior international development and delivery executive with demonstrated experience leading major programmes or large-scale master developments.

Experience

• Minimum 18 years' progressive experience in international real estate development, infrastructure, or complex construction environments
• Proven leadership in multi-asset or giga-project settings with concurrent project portfolios
• Experience operating in high-growth, high-complexity environments (e.g., national transformation or large urban developments)
• Demonstrated exposure to construction innovation, industrialised construction, modular delivery, or transformation initiatives at scale
• Experience engaging senior executive committees and securing approval for strategic frameworks
• Strong understanding of programme governance, stage-gate processes, and cross-functional integration
• Track record interfacing with contractors, manufacturers, consultants, and supply chain ecosystems

Role Positioning Summary

This is a programme capability and transformation role designed to:

• Enable scalable construction innovation (MMC)
• Institutionalise delivery learning across Business Units
• Improve predictability and performance at programme scale

The Executive Director operates as a strategic enabler — strengthening delivery maturity, governance capability, and structured transparency across the Qiddiya City Programme.

Benefits

Attractive compensations and benefits package