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.

Desired Candidate Profile

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.