Job description

The Project Manager – Show (Theme Parks) will lead the end-to-end development and delivery of a flagship, technically advanced immersive entertainment spectacle within a mega-development near Riyadh, managing the full lifecycle from early design through construction and final handover. The role defines and manages show-related timelines, budgets, scope, and documentation; drafts EOIs, PQQs, RFPs, and technical proposals; and coordinates internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless integration of creative vision, infrastructure, and cutting-edge systems including immersive projection mapping, AV systems, special effects (SFX), show control systems, and media. The Project Manager assesses and mitigates risks, prioritizes tasks, runs team check-ins, and provides regular progress updates to leadership, clients, and partners while managing client and IP relationships to maintain alignment with design intent and contractual obligations. Responsibilities include collaborating with discipline leads on schedules, budgets, and resource allocation; ensuring construction plans reflect design intent, constructability, methodology, HSE standards, and delivery strategy; working closely with contractors to deliver scope to time and budget; resolving gaps or conflicts between design documentation and contract requirements; and monitoring technical interfaces and dependencies across systems. Experience leading complex show and entertainment projects in theme parks or location-based entertainment environments, managing multiple projects, applying appropriate digital tools for scope/schedule/budget/resource control, and understanding scripts, show technologies, media, and show control is required, with knowledge of show and entertainment design, engineering, and safety standards preferred, and familiarity with water-based show technologies highly beneficial.