Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy

Location

Valencia, Spain

Contact

Summary

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy with 10+ years’ experience delivering complex urban and development projects across Eastern Europe and Asia. Specialises in developing financially sound concepts for complex, multi-stakeholder sites and guiding projects from concept through design, approvals, and construction. Combines a background in construction, economics and PR to balance human-centred public spaces and mixed-use districts with realistic budgets (up to ~$19M) and large territories (up to ~6.4 km²).

Experience

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy / Urban Projects Lead

XENIOS·May 2021 – Present·Eastern Europe & Asia

Lead concept development and urban strategy for complex city, public space, residential, and mixed-use projects.

Act as a single coordination point between municipalities, developers, investors, and project teams.
Transform initial project briefs into clear, structured concepts with defined budgets, phasing, and implementation plans.
Prepare feasibility studies, valuation calculations, and preliminary financial models.
Coordinate architects, engineers, analysts, and contractors through design, approvals, and construction.
Led budgeting and economic coordination for large public space systems and city-wide programmes (up to ~$19M).
Worked on international projects across Russia, Georgia, and India.

Head of Project Management Office – City Anniversary Programme (Perm-300)

XENIOS·May 2022 – October 2023·Russia

Managed a federal-level city anniversary programme, coordinating planners, designers, analysts, contractors, and officials.

Served as the main interface between ministries, city departments, and project teams.
Controlled budgeting and expenditure for a ~$19M city-wide programme.
Developed scopes of work, technical specifications, and evaluated contractor proposals.
Led the Design & Brand Department to ensure consistency across projects.

Head of Investment Projects

ALTERCASA·December 2019 – May 2021·Moscow, Russia

Led high-end real estate investment projects from concept to commissioning.

Managed a team of 12 and multiple parallel projects ($6–7M per project).
Prepared valuation calculations, budgets, and business cases.
Supervised architectural and interior design to align with investment objectives.
Delivered 4 facilities into operation within 1.5 years.

Head of Tender Department

INVITRO / ARCHMEDSTROY·October 2017 – August 2019·Moscow, Russia

Managed the full tender lifecycle for construction and fit-out projects.

Led a team of 6 and negotiated contracts with public and commercial clients.
Won 20 tenders, attracted 12 major customers, and supported delivery of 45+ projects.
Oversaw procurement, contract execution, and payment control.

Education

Higher School of Economics — Industrial & Civil Construction (2019–2020)

Kosygin Russian State University — Bachelor’s Degree, Advertising & Public Relations (2015–2019)

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics — Economics & Accounting (2013–2015)

Skills

Leading concept development for complex, multi-stakeholder territories
Turning ambiguous briefs into structured urban and development strategies
Preparing feasibility studies and preliminary financial models
Designing human-centred public spaces and mixed-use districts
Coordinating multidisciplinary teams from concept through construction
Managing large public programmes with budgets up to ~$19M
Navigating municipal and government stakeholder processes
Master site planning across large territories (up to ~6.4 km²)

Languages

Russian
English

Summary

Experience

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy / Urban Projects Lead

XENIOS·May 2021 – Present·Eastern Europe & Asia

Lead concept development and urban strategy for complex city, public space, residential, and mixed-use projects.

Act as a single coordination point between municipalities, developers, investors, and project teams.
Transform initial project briefs into clear, structured concepts with defined budgets, phasing, and implementation plans.
Prepare feasibility studies, valuation calculations, and preliminary financial models.
Coordinate architects, engineers, analysts, and contractors through design, approvals, and construction.
Led budgeting and economic coordination for large public space systems and city-wide programmes (up to ~$19M).
Worked on international projects across Russia, Georgia, and India.

Head of Project Management Office – City Anniversary Programme (Perm-300)

XENIOS·May 2022 – October 2023·Russia

Managed a federal-level city anniversary programme, coordinating planners, designers, analysts, contractors, and officials.

Served as the main interface between ministries, city departments, and project teams.
Controlled budgeting and expenditure for a ~$19M city-wide programme.
Developed scopes of work, technical specifications, and evaluated contractor proposals.
Led the Design & Brand Department to ensure consistency across projects.

Head of Investment Projects

ALTERCASA·December 2019 – May 2021·Moscow, Russia

Led high-end real estate investment projects from concept to commissioning.

Managed a team of 12 and multiple parallel projects ($6–7M per project).
Prepared valuation calculations, budgets, and business cases.
Supervised architectural and interior design to align with investment objectives.
Delivered 4 facilities into operation within 1.5 years.

Head of Tender Department

INVITRO / ARCHMEDSTROY·October 2017 – August 2019·Moscow, Russia

Managed the full tender lifecycle for construction and fit-out projects.

Led a team of 6 and negotiated contracts with public and commercial clients.
Won 20 tenders, attracted 12 major customers, and supported delivery of 45+ projects.
Oversaw procurement, contract execution, and payment control.

Skills

Leading concept development for complex, multi-stakeholder territories
Turning ambiguous briefs into structured urban and development strategies
Preparing feasibility studies and preliminary financial models
Designing human-centred public spaces and mixed-use districts
Coordinating multidisciplinary teams from concept through construction
Managing large public programmes with budgets up to ~$19M
Navigating municipal and government stakeholder processes
Master site planning across large territories (up to ~6.4 km²)

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy

Ksenia Gavrilova

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy

Location

Contact

Summary

Experience

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy / Urban Projects Lead

Head of Project Management Office – City Anniversary Programme (Perm-300)

Head of Investment Projects

Head of Tender Department

Education

Skills

Languages

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy

Ksenia Gavrilova

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy

Location

Contact

Summary

Experience

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy / Urban Projects Lead

Head of Project Management Office – City Anniversary Programme (Perm-300)

Head of Investment Projects

Head of Tender Department

Education

Skills

Languages

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy

Ksenia Gavrilova

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy

Resume Details

Location

Contact

Summary

Experience

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy / Urban Projects Lead

Head of Project Management Office – City Anniversary Programme (Perm-300)

Head of Investment Projects

Head of Tender Department

Education

Skills

Languages

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy

Ksenia Gavrilova

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy

Resume Details

Location

Contact

Summary

Experience

Head of Concept Development & Urban Strategy / Urban Projects Lead

Head of Project Management Office – City Anniversary Programme (Perm-300)

Head of Investment Projects

Head of Tender Department

Education

Skills

Languages