Design Director Estate Management - City Assets Management

Jasara Program Management Company (Jasara PMC) is a leading Joint Venture between Public Investment Fund (PIF), Jacobs, and Saudi Aramco, established to deliver world-class program management services across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Jasara plays a key role in supporting the realization of Saudi Vision 2030, particularly in delivering giga-projects and large-scale infrastructure developments. We are seeking a Design Director Estate Management - City Assets Management to join JASARA PMC. The Design Director will lead the operational design review, assurance and stakeholder coordination of city and district assets to ensure operability, maintainability, accessibility, serviceability and long-term operational sustainability are effectively incorporated into the planning, design, delivery and handover of assets, facilities and associated services. The Design Director is responsible for providing operational design leadership and assurance across city and district developments, representing the future operator, maintainer and asset owner throughout planning, design development, design reviews and asset delivery activities. The role ensures operational requirements, maintainability considerations, logistical requirements, support facilities and service delivery needs are appropriately reflected within asset designs and associated development proposals. The role acts as the Estate Management design authority for operability and maintainability, providing independent review, challenge, assurance and recommendations across all assets that will require future operations, maintenance, management or service delivery. The position develops and maintains operational design requirements, coordinates stakeholder alignment, supports district and development teams, and manages specialist consultant activities relating to operational design assurance. The role works closely with Development, Delivery, City Operations, Community Management, Asset Management, Utilities, Mobility, Security, Digital and other operational stakeholders to ensure assets are designed for safe, efficient and sustainable operation throughout their lifecycle. The position also coordinates operational aspects of asset handover activities with City Asset Management to facilitate a smooth transition from development into operations. Key Responsibilities 1. Asset Operability and Maintainability Reviews Lead operational design reviews of city and district assets to assess operability, maintainability, functionality and long- term serviceability. Review asset designs throughout planning, concept, schematic, detailed design and pre-handover stages. Challenge design proposals to ensure assets can be safely, efficiently and sustainably operated and maintained. Assess asset layouts, operational functionality, maintenance strategies and service delivery requirements. Identify operational risks, maintenance constraints, accessibility challenges and service delivery issues that may impact future operations. Provide evidence-based recommendations to improve asset operability, maintainability and operational performance. Support governance and stage-gate reviews through technical review comments and assurance recommendations. Promote whole-life thinking within design reviews to support long-term operational sustainability and value. 2. Operational Design Standards and Requirements Develop, maintain and continuously improve operational design standards, guidance documents and review criteria. Define operability, maintainability and service delivery requirements for use by development and design teams. Develop operational requirements relating to maintenance access, serviceability, support facilities and operational infrastructure. Establish design review frameworks and assurance processes to support consistent assessment of developments. Ensure operational design requirements are embedded within development processes and governance frameworks. Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain current and future operational requirements across asset classes. Promote alignment between operational objectives, user requirements and design solutions. Provide subject matter expertise relating to operational readiness and operational design assurance. 3. City Asset Facilities Planning Review and provide assurance on the sizing, location and functionality of facilities required to support city operations and asset management activities. Assess operational support facilities, maintenance compounds, workshops, storage areas, waste facilities, logistics areas and staff support infrastructure. Evaluate proposed facility capacities against forecast operational requirements and service delivery needs. Ensure operational facilities are appropriately located to maximize efficiency, accessibility and service performance. Review space planning requirements associated with operational support activities and future city growth. Coordinate with stakeholders to validate operational assumptions and facility utilization requirements. Identify opportunities to optimize operational infrastructure and support facilities. Ensure asset support facilities align with long-term operating models and maintenance requirements. 4. Operational Logistics and Accessibility Planning Review and provide assurance on operational logistics requirements associated with city and district assets. Assess asset access arrangements, servicing routes, loading facilities, deliveries, refuse collection arrangements and maintenance access requirements. Review emergency access provisions and operational resilience considerations. Ensure operational logistics requirements are appropriately integrated into development and design proposals. Coordinate stakeholder reviews of servicing, operational access and logistics planning arrangements. Identify operational conflicts and provide recommendations to improve functionality and service delivery performance. Promote safe, efficient and practical operational movement throughout developments. Support the development of operationally robust asset and infrastructure solutions. 5. District Design Support and Stakeholder Coordination Provide operational design subject matter expertise to district development teams throughout planning and design activities. Participate in workshops, technical working groups, design reviews and stakeholder engagement activities.

Desired Candidate Profile

Education Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Facilities Management, Asset Management, Urban Planning, Building Sciences, Construction Management or a related discipline. Master's degree in a relevant discipline is desirable. Chartered, licensed or professionally accredited status with a recognized professional institution is preferred. Additional qualifications relating to facilities management, asset management, operational readiness or infrastructure planning are advantageous. Experience Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in design management, operational readiness, facilities planning, asset management, infrastructure delivery, estate management or related disciplines, including leadership experience. Demonstrated experience reviewing complex developments from an operational, maintainability and service delivery perspective. Experience influencing design outcomes across multidisciplinary projects and stakeholder groups. Experience developing operational requirements, design standards and assurance processes. Experience supporting design governance and stage-gate review processes. Experience coordinating development, operations, asset management and delivery stakeholders. Experience managing consultants, technical advisors and specialist studies. Experience within major mixed-use destinations, large-scale developments, infrastructure program, master-planned communities, cities or giga-projects is strongly preferred. Preferred Background Operational design assurance. Facilities planning and operational readiness. Estate management and city operations. Asset management and lifecycle optimization. Infrastructure operations and service delivery planning. Master-planned developments and large-scale destinations. Technical & Functional Expectations Operability and maintainability reviews. Operational design assurance. Design governance and stage-gate processes. Facilities planning and operational infrastructure assessment. Operational logistics and accessibility planning. Asset handover coordination. Stakeholder engagement and cross-functional integration. Consultant management and technical assurance. Operational readiness planning. Whole-life asset performance considerations.