General Manager - Development

Responsibilities Strategic Contribution • Translate approved business plans, destination strategies and development priorities into an integrated delivery plan for assigned projects within OMRAN s portfolio across Oman. • Act as the single accountable owner for the assigned project portfolio, ensuring alignment of scope, cost, schedule, quality, HSE and project outcomes. • Sponsor projects and phase releases through the applicable G0-G6 stage-gates within delegated authority, ensuring that required evidence, business cases and recommendations are robust and timely. • Maintain a strong understanding of real-estate, tourism, hospitality and residential market dynamics relevant to the assigned portfolio and use market evidence to inform development and monetization decisions. Leadership • Lead, build and develop the assigned development delivery team, including project managers, PMO/project controls, commercial and handover resources and other assigned personnel. • Set clear accountabilities, objectives and performance expectations for the delivery team and create a culture of ownership, transparent reporting, collaboration and delivery discipline. • Develop Omani project leadership capabilities through coaching, knowledge transfer, succession planning and meaningful delegation. Organization Structure • Establish and operate the approved project delivery model, with appropriate project leadership and effective coordination with embedded or centrally deployed design and technical resources. • Review portfolio resourcing requirements and recommend the optimum mix of internal resources, consultants, project managers and contractors to support efficient delivery. Budgets and Plans • Own and manage approved portfolio and phase budgets, cash-flow forecasts, schedules, resource plans and delivery priorities, ensuring timely corrective action where material variances arise. • Ensure portfolio financial and schedule performance is accurately forecast, monitored and reported to the Chief Development Officer and relevant governance forums. Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures • Ensure consistent application of OMRAN policies, the stage-gate framework, Manual of Authority, project controls, procurement requirements and all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements across assigned projects. • Drive disciplined reporting, risk management, change control, lessons learned and continuous improvement across the portfolio. Operational • Lead the delivery of the assigned project portfolio across all active phases, with overall accountability for scope, schedule, cost, quality, HSE, risk, approvals and handover. • Run the approved project delivery model, including project management, PMO/project controls, handover activities, stakeholder approvals and effective integration of central design and technical authorities. • Ensure projects are delivered to Design & Master Planning standards, Technical Services specifications and approved land-use/GFA parameters, including effective coordination of secondary infrastructure and utility interfaces with centrally delivered trunk infrastructure. • Oversee procurement and contracting activities with Capital Procurement & Contracts and the relevant Tender Committee, ensuring appropriate tender strategies, contract administration, claims avoidance and disciplined variation control. • Manage the performance of project managers, consultants, designers, cost consultants and contractors, ensuring timely decisions, effective issue resolution and accountability for agreed deliverables. • Provide strong commercial oversight of the portfolio, including cost management, contract administration, claims, variations, cash flow and forecast final cost, escalating material exposures in a timely manner. • With Sales & Leasing and other relevant functions, shape market-led development products, support sales and leasing launches, ensure escrow compliance and agreed pre-sales thresholds before construction release where applicable, and oversee customer handover. • Enforce OMRAN HSE standards across all sites and ensure appropriate management of environmental, coastal, archaeological and heritage constraints. • Represent OMRAN with relevant ministries, utility providers, local authorities and the community, building effective relationships and securing the approvals and local support required for delivery. • Oversee testing, commissioning, snagging, practical completion and customer/asset handover, including transfer of common areas and estate obligations to the relevant Asset Management or community-management arrangements. • Coordinate with Destinations Management and other relevant functions on destination experience requirements, operational readiness and seasonal programming, where applicable. • Drive Omanisation and in-country value through recruitment, capability development, contracting and supply-chain decisions across assigned projects. • Provide accurate, transparent and timely portfolio reporting, decision papers and recommendations to the Chief Development Officer and relevant management and governance committees. Education & Experience • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Real Estate or a related discipline; PMP, chartered status or equivalent professional qualification is an advantage. • A minimum of 15 years of relevant real-estate, destination or development-delivery experience, including at least 5 years leading multi-project portfolios at Project Director, Development Director or General Manager level. • Proven track record of delivering tourism, hospitality, mixed-use, residential or other major development projects through multiple phases. • Strong experience across the development lifecycle, including feasibility, planning, design, construction and handover; experience in sales, leasing, off-plan sales and escrow requirements is an advantage where relevant. • Extensive experience managing consultants and contractors, with strong commercial knowledge of cost management, contracts, claims and variation control. • Experience operating in stage-gated, PMO-driven and matrix delivery environments with central design and technical authorities. • Proven government and community stakeholder-management experience; familiarity with development opportunities and requirements across Oman is a distinct advantage. • Strong HSE leadership and demonstrated sensitivity to environmental, coastal, archaeological and heritage constraints. • Arabic is strongly preferred given the local stakeholder environment.