Architectural Design Reviewer

About the Employer:

Our Company is one of the world’s leaders in multidisciplinary engineering; an independent group owned by its engineers who rely on their talent, passion, and know-how for over 60 years.

Our Company has prestigious references for a wide range of fields that cover infrastructure, transport, water engineering, energy efficient buildings, industrial installations, and project management consultancy services. Playing a role on some of the largest current design & construction projects worldwide, the group’s engineers take on challenges in real estate development by bringing value to the projects they engage.

Job Description:

Job Title: Architectural Design Reviewer

Work Location: Abha City, Saudi Arabia

Key Internal Relationships:
PMC line manager, systems & procedures team members, IT-digital portal system team members, media & advertising-training campaigns team members, other third-party submissions technical review & certification team members

Key External Relationships:

Regional Development Authorities; Real Estate Investors & Developers; Architectural and Engineering Offices; Real Estate Owners; Private Owners

General Summary:

The Architectural Design Reviewer is responsible for reviewing third-party real estate project design submissions for compliance against KSA regional directives & guidelines, uploading the review comments onto the Design Studios web portal for the Design Studio’s Technical Delivery PM’s review & compliance certificate disposition, and, reviewing its comments with the third-party submitter (and Client, as required) to foster understanding and render compliance advice. The Architectural Design Reviewer is also responsible for contributing to the Design Studio’s Lean Process and Continuous Quality Improvement programs which aims to incorporate lessons for improvement learned from the review process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Focus is submittal review and the compliance certification process, design review checklists, reports, and QA/QC in the context of evaluating the design and aesthetics of individual buildings or structures within a development project assessing proposed designs based on criteria such as visual appeal, compatibility with the surrounding context, and adherence to architectural guidelines. Review includes compliance with regional architectural heritage, historic districts and conservation areas and includes elements like building materials, facade design, rooflines, fenestration (windows and doors), landscaping, and overall architectural character.
• Assist the development of execution requirements by means of constructive feedback.
• Coordinate the Architectural Design Reviewer work with other team members.
• Prepare review reports.
• Communicate work status.

• Transact receipt, processing, and finalization of third-party real estate project compliance review applications.
• Review submissions in accordance with the Design Studio compliance verification Manuals, Methodologies and Tools.
• Collaborate in the preparation and on-going refinement of the Design Studio Operational Manual.
• Coordinate with Stakeholders from the Development Authorities, Amanah, Municipalities, شىي Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing (MoMRAH)
• Coordinate with client and stakeholders to provide advice and support when needed. Guide project owners on the requirements, tools, and designs necessary to align their projects with the required design guidelines.
• Provide design review services to ensure submissions compliance with design directives of public realm and urban identities.
• Provide technical reports on each reviewed request and share them with all relevant entities.
• Make recommendations regarding acceptance or denial of design directives & architectural identities compliance certificates.
• Maintain submission review files (active & archive) on the Design Studio’s digital information & processing platform.
• Submit reports on the status of the work as well as evaluation of review procedures.
• Support the line managers in developing the methodology, training programs, and tests to grant certificates to local architects, planners, and designers, enabling them to be accredited by the studio.
• Support, as required, various workshops, training courses, and qualification programs for the staff of municipalities, and municipal authorities.
• Propose improvements for the shortcomings in the processes of issuing compliance certificates and municipal licenses to ensure the optimal implementation of architectural identities.
• Conduct periodic inspection visits to several projects (as a selected sample) to verify the implementation of projects according to the issued compliance certificate.