Senior Manager - Project Manager - Infrastructure and ICT

Digital Foundation: Ensuring the city s physical-to-digital infrastructure (networks, IoT, data centers) is resilient, compliant, and cost-efficient.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of smart city service projects across Qiddiya districts, ensuring delivery is on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Oversee complex ICT deployments, including city-wide 5G/6G integration, IoT sensor networks, and core infrastructure systems.
• Manage end-to-end commissioning and formal handover of ICT systems, ensuring a seamless transition from build phase to Operations & Maintenance (O&M) with minimal to zero disruption.
• Represent City Operations IT within Asset Infrastructure Design & Delivery and Technical Design Working Groups to ensure ICT requirements are embedded in physical development.
• Navigate and enforce technical Stage-Gate processes, ensuring full compliance of architecture, security, and deployment approvals.
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders (engineering, urban planning, contractors) to ensure seamless ICT integration into the built environment.
• Manage the Master System Integrator (MSI) lifecycle, overseeing design-build-operate-transfer (DBOT) phases for critical smart city services.
• Ensure rigorous quality control across all deliverables, leading structured artefact review processes aligned with international standards.
• Collaborate with QTECH and relevant business units to mitigate risks related to system integration and large-scale deployments.
• Provide regular project updates and performance reports to executive leadership and the City Operations IT PMO.
• Manage complexities of large-scale urban programs, including procurement/RFP cycles, regulatory compliance, and on-site coordination.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including accurate as-built records and progress tracking for all ICT infrastructure.