General Manager - Development

Key Skills & Competencies Functional • Portfolio and multi-project development leadership across the full development lifecycle. • Strong commercial, financial and cost-management capability, including budget control, contracts, claims and variations. • Ability to interpret and challenge business cases, project financials, cash flows and key development indicators. • Strong project controls, programming, risk, issue and change-management capability. • Sound understanding of master planning, design management, infrastructure, utilities, construction, commissioning and handover. • Strong understanding of stage-gate governance, delegated authority and matrix delivery structures. • Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex stakeholder interfaces across multiple concurrent projects. Behavioral • Visible and decisive leadership with strong accountability for delivery outcomes. • Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, influencing and negotiation skills. • Commercially sharp, calm under multi-site pressure and able to make balanced decisions with incomplete information. • High standards of integrity, transparency and accuracy in reporting. Key Relationships Internal • Chief Development Officer. • Portfolio project managers, PMO/project controls, commercial, handover and other resources. • Design & Master Planning and Technical Services. • Capital Procurement & Contracts, Finance, Legal/GRC and HSE. • Sales & Leasing, Asset Management, Destinations Management and other relevant OMRAN functions. External • Governors Offices, Municipalities, relevant ministries, utility providers and other government authorities. • Project management consultants, designers, engineers, cost consultants, contractors and specialist advisers. • Customers, investors, community representatives and other project stakeholders, as applicable. • 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.