Executive Director Project Delivery - Theme Parks

Our client is a globally recognised, government-backed developer delivering one of the world’s most ambitious entertainment and tourism destinations. With multibillion-dollar investment and a mandate to redefine leisure and lifestyle experiences, the organisation is setting new benchmarks across theme parks, attractions, and destination development.

The Role:

Reporting to the senior executive leadership team, the Executive Director Project Delivery will lead the end-to-end delivery of multiple large-scale theme park projects. This role holds full accountability for execution strategy, programme performance, and delivery outcomes, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to world-class quality and safety standards.

The position plays a critical role in translating vision into reality, overseeing complex, multidisciplinary programmes from concept through to operational readiness, while driving innovation, guest experience excellence, and commercial success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the overall project delivery strategy for major theme park developments, ensuring alignment with broader organisational objectives.
• Oversee full lifecycle delivery from design, procurement, construction through to commissioning and handover.
• Manage relationships with architects, designers, contractors, and operators to ensure seamless coordination and execution.
• Monitor programme timelines, budgets, risks, and resources, implementing mitigation strategies where required.
• Provide regular executive-level reporting on progress, risks, and opportunities.
• Embed best-in-class safety, sustainability, and quality standards across all project phases.
• Build, lead, and mentor high-performing delivery teams across multiple project streams.

Candidate Profile:

The successful candidate will bring significant experience delivering complex, large-scale entertainment, theme park, or destination developments, and demonstrate:

• Proven leadership of major project delivery programmes (15+ year's experience).
• Strong understanding of theme park design, engineering, and construction integration.
• Track record of delivering projects from concept through to operations.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills at executive level.
• Commercial acumen across budgeting, scheduling, and risk management.

Salary & Benefits:

Highly competitive executive-level package, including performance-related bonus, long-term incentives, and additional benefits.

Location & Working Pattern:

Based in Saudi Arabia, with full-time on-site leadership responsibilities.