Role summary
Qiddiya is building a new kind of city, a city of play, creativity and experience. The residential programme sits at the heart of that ambition. In this role, you'll influence early design decisions, make sure budgets drive outcomes, and lead a consistent cost planning approach across every villa and townhouse development. You'll work closely with development teams, challenge assumptions and translate technical detail into simple, practical advice that non-technical teams can use.
Responsibilities
- Lead a consistent cost planning approach across all villa and townhouse assets
- Ensure budgets shape design and cost vs value is tested at every stage
- Provide early cost advice that steers feasibility, layouts and design direction
- Support development teams with simple, structured cost insight they can use
- Manage and challenge external cost consultants to deliver clear, reliable cost plans
- Build and maintain benchmarking that supports fast, informed decision making
- Produce clean cost summaries and support smooth Stage Gate progress
- Explain complex technical matters in a clear, straightforward way for non-technical teams
- Work closely with design, development, procurement and finance to keep decisions on track
Qualifications
- Middle East experience is preferable
- PrQS qualified is strongly advantageous
- Pre-Contract / Pre-Development experience is absolutely essential
- 15+ years in cost planning and related roles
- Client-side cost planning experience is highly preferable
- Confidence in leading design-to-budget discussions and challenging inefficient design
- Solid technical capability in Cost Planning, feasibility, benchmarking and value management
- Ability to translate technical cost information into simple, practical messages
- Collaborative mindset, strong communication skills and the ability to influence early decisions
- Professional accreditation such as RICS or AIQS preferred
Experience
15+ years in cost planning and related roles
Skills
- Cost Planning
- feasibility
- benchmarking
- value management
- design-to-budget discussions
- technical cost communication
- stakeholder management
- strategic influence
Education · Experience · Type
Requires 15+ yearsSalary not stated