Operational Readiness Manager

Qiddiya Investment Company · Riyadh

On-siteMid level10 Aug 2026
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Job summary

Operational Readiness Manager at Qiddiya Investment Company in Riyadh responsible for developing and governing the integrated OR schedule, tracking readiness milestones, and raising risks to ensure alignment with asset delivery and opening dates.

Key responsibilities

  • Create and maintain an integrated Operational Readiness master schedule in Primavera P6
  • Align OR schedules with project delivery milestones and partner schedules
  • Develop countdown and T-minus schedules for asset openings and trial operations
  • Monitor progress versus baseline and identify slippage and critical path impacts
  • Escalate readiness risks and propose recovery options
  • Produce scheduling reports, dashboards and lookaheads using Power BI and Excel
  • Coordinate schedule inputs from functional leads and consolidate updates
  • Manage schedule change control, baselines and schedule documentation

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration or related field
  • 5–8 years of scheduling/planning experience, preferably in operational readiness or large projects
  • Hands-on Primavera P6 experience including baseline and change control
  • Experience supporting asset openings, trial operations, or commissioning transitions preferred
  • PMP, PMI-SP or equivalent certification is an advantage

Skills

Primavera P6SchedulingBaseline & change controlPower BIExcelOperational readinessCritical path analysisStakeholder coordinationRecovery planningProgress tracking

Source: Workable. Last checked as open: 14 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.

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