Director Design Golf Sport BU (SPA )

About the Role
Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a Director - Design - Golf - Sport BU (SPA304) to lead the end-to-end design management, governance, and technical delivery of world-class golf courses, clubhouses, country clubs, and associated real estate assets. This full-time role involves leading multidisciplinary consultant teams through all project phases, ensuring adherence to international golf industry standards and local regulatory requirements.
Strategic Design Leadership

Lead the overall design vision, strategy, and delivery approach for golf and country club developments.
Establish and maintain design standards across all golf-related assets.
Ensure alignment between master planning, golf course design, architecture, landscape architecture, hospitality, sports operations, and development objectives.
Provide executive-level design leadership to internal stakeholders and project leadership teams.
Support development and operational teams by translating business requirements into successful design outcomes.

Golf Course & Clubhouse Design Management

Lead the design management of championship golf courses, private golf clubs, resort golf courses, practice facilities, academies, driving ranges, and associated hospitality assets.
Manage relationships with internationally recognized golf course architects and specialist consultants.
Review and approve golf course routing plans, landscape strategies, irrigation approaches, agronomy design requirements, and operational considerations.
Ensure seamless integration between golf operations, hospitality functions, member experiences, and real estate developments.
Oversee clubhouse, maintenance facility, academy, food & beverage, event, wellness, and recreation facility designs.

Consultant and Stakeholder Management

Manage Lead Design Consultants and specialist sub-consultants across all disciplines.
Establish clear design deliverables, review protocols, and governance frameworks.
Lead design workshops, technical reviews, and stage-gate approvals.
Present design strategies and project progress to executive leadership and steering committees.
Engage with operators, golf management companies, hospitality brands, governing bodies, and external stakeholders.
Support procurement activities including consultant selection and technical evaluations.

Design Governance and Quality Assurance

Chair design review meetings and design approval forums.
Implement and maintain Design Review and Change Control processes.
Ensure compliance with project design standards, quality requirements, operational objectives, and international best practice.
Review and approve design submissions throughout each project stage.
Drive innovation whilst protecting design intent and project value.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum of 15+ years of design leadership experience across large-scale golf, hospitality, sports, mixed-use, or destination developments.
Demonstrated experience delivering internationally recognized golf and country club projects.
Strong client-side, developer, or owner-representative experience.
Experience managing globally recognized golf course architects and specialist consultants.
Proven experience delivering projects from concept design through construction and handover.
Experience across major mixed-use destinations, luxury resorts, golf communities, or giga-project environments.
Experience working within complex multi-stakeholder environments.
Middle East experience is preferred.