We are seeking a Senior Data & Digital Governance Expert to support the development and detailing of data-driven initiatives under a construction ecosystem maturity program in the GCC. The role focuses on refining priority construction-sector data use cases, defining governance and quality requirements, and translating initiatives into implementation-ready operating models and roadmaps for government owners.
What You’ll Do
❏ Refine priority construction-sector data use cases and define the required datasets, KPIs, and decision-intelligence needs
❏ Develop sector-wide data standards, dictionaries, taxonomies, and metadata requirements
❏ Define governance models including roles, ownership, stewardship, quality controls, and compliance mechanisms
❏ Translate initiatives into implementation-ready models with clear workflows, operating models, and governance structures
❏ Specify data platform requirements, integration pathways, and interoperability standards
❏ Assess project-level and market-level data requirements for construction ecosystem maturity
❏ Prepare detailed implementation roadmaps, handover packages, and documentation for government owners
❏ Coordinate with government entities, regulators, and ecosystem stakeholders to ensure alignment with national data frameworks (SDAIA, NDMO)
Requirements
❏ Construction-sector expertise
❏ Data strategy, sector data standards, dictionaries, and taxonomies
❏ Data governance, quality, ownership frameworks, and stewardship models
❏ Construction use-case development, KPIs, and decision-intelligence design
❏ Data platforms, integration, and interoperability
❏ Initiative design, operating models, and implementation roadmaps
❏ Government engagement and multi-stakeholder coordination
❏ GCC experience with familiarity in SDAIA/NDMO frameworks
❏ Preferably Arabic speaking
You’re Our Match If You Have
❏ Deep experience in data strategy, governance, and sector-level data frameworks
❏ Strong understanding of construction-sector data needs, project data flows, and market intelligence
❏ Proven ability to design data standards, dictionaries, and taxonomies for complex ecosystems
❏ Experience developing governance, quality, and ownership frameworks
❏ Ability to translate high-level initiatives into practical implementation models and roadmaps
❏ Strong stakeholder-management skills, especially with government and regulatory bodies
❏ Familiarity with SDAIA/NDMO policies, controls, and national data governance requirements
❏ Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments
❏ Ability to work on-site as needed
Bonus Points If You Have Experience With
❏ National-level data governance programs or digital-transformation initiatives
❏ Construction analytics platforms, BIM data flows, or project-intelligence systems
❏ Designing dashboards, monitoring frameworks, and decision-support tools
❏ Interoperability standards across contractors, ministries, and ecosystem platforms
❏ Metadata management, lineage, and enterprise data cataloging
❏ Advisory work with government ministries or semi-government entities
❏ Experience in GCC mega-projects or construction ecosystem maturity programs
❏ Arabic language proficiency
Skills Required
- Construction-sector expertise
- Experience in data strategy, sector data standards, dictionaries, and taxonomies
- Experience with data governance, data quality, ownership frameworks, and stewardship models
- Experience developing construction use cases, KPIs, and decision-intelligence designs
- Experience with data platforms, integration, and interoperability
- Experience designing initiatives, operating models, and implementation roadmaps
- Government engagement and multi-stakeholder coordination experience
- GCC experience and familiarity with SDAIA and NDMO frameworks
- Deep experience in data strategy, governance, and sector-level data frameworks
- Strong understanding of construction-sector data needs, project data flows, and market intelligence
- Proven ability to design data standards, dictionaries, and taxonomies for complex ecosystems
- Experience developing governance, quality, and ownership frameworks
- Ability to translate high-level initiatives into practical implementation models and roadmaps
- Strong stakeholder-management skills with government and regulatory bodies
- Familiarity with SDAIA and NDMO policies, controls, and national data governance requirements
- Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments
- Ability to work on-site as needed
- Arabic speaking
- Experience with national-level data governance programs or digital-transformation initiatives
- Experience with construction analytics platforms, BIM data flows, or project-intelligence systems
- Experience designing dashboards, monitoring frameworks, and decision-support tools
- Experience with interoperability standards across contractors, ministries, and ecosystem platforms
- Experience with metadata management, lineage, and enterprise data cataloging
- Advisory experience with government ministries or semi-government entities
- Experience in GCC mega-projects or construction ecosystem maturity programs
- Arabic language proficiency
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