Development Manager

Riyadh Permanent View Job Description
Responsible for managing and overseeing all aspects of the development lifecycle on the owner's side, working closely with on-site partners, consultants, and contractors.
  • Entrepreneurial opportunity to build a large scale project from scratch
  • Oppportunity to work with one of the leading global private equity firms

About Our Client

Company is a GCC-focused real estate firm building a platform of Grade A+ logistics and industrial developments across Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Job Description

Development Management

  • Lead the development process from land stage through design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
  • Develop and manage project budgets, schedules, and development strategies.
  • Coordinate with consultants, contractors, authorities, utility providers, and other stakeholders to ensure project objectives are achieved.
  • Oversee planning, design development, and value engineering activities.
  • Manage tendering and contractor appointment processes.
  • Monitor construction progress, quality, cost, and risk throughout the delivery phase.
  • Ensure compliance with local regulations, permitting requirements, and industry standards.
  • Prepare regular project status reports for senior management and investors.
  • Identify and mitigate development risks to achieve successful project outcomes.



Stakeholder Management

  • Act as the primary point of contact between project stakeholders, consultants, contractors and authorities, and support the investment team with investor reporting.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with local authorities, including Saudi and UAE government and industrial authorities, and key industry partners.
  • Manage internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment on project objectives.



Asset Management

  • Oversee the transition of the development from delivery into operational status.
  • Develop and implement asset management strategies to maximize asset value and performance.
  • Monitor operational performance, occupancy levels, leasing activity, and financial returns.
  • Coordinate with property management, leasing, and facility management teams.
  • Identify opportunities for operational improvements and value creation.



Platform Growth

  • Support the evaluation of new development opportunities across KSA and the UAE, including site assessment, feasibility and development budgets.
  • Help establish development processes, reporting and standards as the platform grows.
  • Act as the firm's subject-matter expert on the Saudi and/or UAE development market.

The Successful Applicant

A successful 'Development Manager' should have:

  • Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Project Management, or a related field.
  • Approximately 10+ years of relevant experience in real estate development.
  • Proven experience managing projects through the full development lifecycle, ideally from land acquisition through leasing and stabilization.
  • Experience within logistics, industrial, or warehouse developments is strongly preferred advantageous.
  • Candidates with broader commercial or mixed-use real estate development experience will also be considered.
  • Demonstrated experience managing multiple stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and government authorities.
  • Experience on the developer, investor or owner's side, rather than purely contractor or construction delivery.
  • Exposure to institutional or international developers or investors is a plus.

What's on Offer

Entrepreneurial opportunity to join a growing and ambitious organization and team with further projects and expansion in the future. An industry related and competitive package.

Contact
Joel Thomas
Quote job ref
JN-112026-7139252

Job summary

Sector
Property
Subsector
Property & Asset Management
Industry
Property
Where
Riyadh
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Joel Thomas
Job reference
JN-112026-7139252