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Fletcher Piccolo Associates (FPA)

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 NOW HIRING &ndash;Design Director
 
 
 
 
 
 Our client is a Real Estate Development company based in Riyadh, currently delivering an iconic mixed-use development.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Role
 
 
 
 The Design Director will lead the end-to-end design delivery of residential and mixed-use projects, ensuring design excellence, technical rigor, and alignment with project objectives. The role reports directly to the Chief Development Officer and works cross-functionally to deliver high-quality, market-leading developments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Requirements
 
 
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 Minimum 20 years of experience, with strong knowledge of the Saudi market.
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 Current experience with a Tier 1 developer, ideally in Saudi.
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 Strong portfolio of residential, mixed-use, or large-scale developments.
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 Bachelor&rsquo;s or Master&rsquo;s degree in Architecture or Engineering
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 Key Responsibilities
 
 
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 Oversee the full design lifecycle from concept to IFC, maintaining design intent while ensuring technical coordination across architecture, structure, MEP, fa&ccedil;ade, and landscape disciplines.
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 Ensure full compliance with the Saudi Building Code, including fire life safety, accessibility, and building systems integration.
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 Direct mixed-use planning strategies within buildings, ensuring proper segregation of uses (residential vs. retail), with separate access, circulation, servicing, and parking solutions.
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 Lead design quality control by reviewing drawings, specifications, and material selections to ensure consistency, buildability, and alignment with brand positioning.
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 Balance design excellence with financial performance by driving value engineering, cost optimization, and efficient unit planning (NSA/GFA, unit mix, core efficiency).
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 Lead cross-functional collaboration with construction, sales, and marketing teams to ensure the design meets commercial objectives and customer expectations.
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 Oversee construction-stage technical processes, including shop drawing reviews, RFIs, mock-ups, and site inspections to ensure alignment with IFC documentation.
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 Build and manage high-performing design teams and consultants, setting clear standards, workflows, and accountability across complex mixed-use developments.
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Design Director

Mace Group

<div>Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.
The project:
This is an opportunity to work on one of the largest programmes in Saudi Arabia. This unique project consists of major mixed-use development including sports facilities, entertainment, and arts along with all associated infrastructure.
As part of the delivery partner team, you will oversee multidisciplinary design across multiple neighbourhoods and community assets, ensuring alignment with programme objectives, buildability, cost certainty, and world-class quality standards. This is a senior leadership role requiring strong design management expertise, stakeholder influence, and the ability to drive design performance across a fast-paced mega programme.
You'll be responsible for:<ul><li>
Lead safe, high‑quality, and compliant project delivery, championing well-being, inclusion, and adherence to local regulations.</li><li>
Direct the design management function, driving strategic outcomes, annual business plans, and strong client relationships.</li><li>
Implement robust design governance and shape long‑term business strategy aligned with Mace values.</li><li>
Manage a team of senior design managers, design managers, technical specialists, and BIM/digital teams.</li><li>
Mentor and develop talent, promoting innovation, best practices, and a high‑performing, inclusive culture.</li><li>
Define and lead the overall design strategy for the residential business unit, ensuring alignment with programme vision, technical requirements, cost plans, and schedule priorities.</li><li>
Establish governance structures including the Design Management Plan, design stage gates, design assurance protocols, and approval pathways.</li><li>
Lead senior-level design and technical review forums, steering consultants toward innovative, efficient, and buildable solutions.</li><li>
Drive consistency across multiple neighbourhoods and assets through standardisation, modularisation, DFMA/MMC, and lessons learned.</li><li>
Act as the principal point of design leadership across internal delivery partner teams, consultants, contractors, and wider stakeholders.</li><li>
Own the design delivery programme, ensuring progress aligns with project controls and master schedule milestones.</li><li>
Coordinate with commercial teams to support cost plan validation, change assessments, value engineering, and contract package strategies.</li><li>
Support tendering, contractor engagement, technical clarifications, and review of shop drawings and submittals.</li></ul>
You&rsquo;ll need to have:<ul><li>
20+ years&rsquo; experience in design leadership on large-scale residential or mixed-use masterplan developments.</li><li>
Proven track record delivering major programmes within a PMC/delivery partner environment.</li><li>
Degree in architecture, engineering, or a related field.</li><li>
Chartered status (RIBA, ICE, CIBSE, AIA, PMI, or equivalent) preferred.</li><li>
Extensive design management experience with deep knowledge of building safety, standards, contracts and statutory requirements.</li><li>
Proven leadership of diverse teams and effective senior‑level stakeholder engagement.</li><li>
Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and have relevant work experience working on high-valued projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business, which are required for immigration and client approval.</li></ul> 
Our values
Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of well-being in every team.
Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables and strategic outcomes and build long-term relationships with our clients.
Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry while always aligning with our compliance obligations.
Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop. 
Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfill all the criteria, please apply, as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation. 
We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.
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Transpo Group Middle East

We are seeking an experienced Technical Director to lead the technical delivery of large-scale hospitality and mixed-use developments in Saudi Arabia. The role will oversee multidisciplinary design coordination, technical governance, and engineering excellence across all project phases from concept design through construction and handover.The Technical Director will work closely with the client, consultants, and contractors to ensure that design solutions are technically sound, aligned with project objectives, compliant with local regulations, and delivered within schedule and budget.Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical Leadership<ul><li>Provide strategic technical leadership across all disciplines including architecture, structural, civil, and MEP.</li><li>Oversee the technical development of hospitality, residential, retail, and mixed-use assets.</li><li>Ensure all design packages meet project performance requirements, international standards, and local authority regulations.</li><li>Lead design reviews and technical audits throughout the project lifecycle.</li></ul>Design Management &amp; Coordination<ul><li>Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary consultants and design teams.</li><li>Review and approve design deliverables at concept, schematic, detailed design, and IFC stages.</li><li>Resolve complex engineering and design challenges across multiple assets.</li><li>Ensure integration between architectural design, engineering systems, and operational requirements.</li></ul>Stakeholder &amp; Client Management<ul><li>Act as the primary technical interface between the client, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders.</li><li>Provide expert technical advice to senior leadership and project management teams.</li><li>Support project decision-making by evaluating technical risks, constructability, and value engineering opportunities.</li></ul>Project Delivery Support<ul><li>Collaborate with project directors and construction teams to ensure designs are practical and buildable.</li><li>Oversee technical compliance during procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning phases.</li><li>Review contractor technical submissions, shop drawings, and material approvals.</li></ul>Quality, Compliance &amp; Governance<ul><li>Ensure adherence to Saudi building codes, international standards, and hospitality brand requirements.</li><li>Implement technical governance frameworks and quality assurance procedures.</li><li>Monitor technical performance and mitigate engineering risks throughout project delivery.</li></ul>Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree in Engineering or Architecture from a recognized university.</li><li>Master&rsquo;s degree in a related discipline is preferred.</li><li>Professional membership (e.g., LEED AP, PMI, ICE, CIOB, RIBA ) is highly desirable.</li></ul>Experience Requirements<ul><li>Minimum 20 years of professional experience in engineering, architecture, or technical project delivery.</li><li>Extensive experience in hospitality and mixed-use mega developments.</li><li>Proven experience in large-scale projects in the Middle East, preferably in Saudi Arabia.</li><li>Experience working with international PMC, developers, or engineering consultancies.</li><li>Strong background in managing multidisciplinary design teams and complex technical packages.</li></ul>Pay: Up to ﷼60,000.00 per monthApplication Question(s):<ul><li>Did you attach your original &amp; updated CV?</li><li>Did you include the relevant projects you worked on in your CV?</li></ul>Education:<ul><li>Master's (Preferred)</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>hospitality or mixed-use project: 10 years (Required)</li><li>PMC or developer: 10 years (Required)</li></ul>License/Certification:<ul><li>relevant certifications (Preferred)</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Technical Director

Qsas | A PIF Company

<div>
 
 
 
 The Creative Director of Digital Experience Design
 
 
 is a key leadership role within our growing inter-disciplinary Riyadh studio to create the next generation of Destination, Brand Activation and Media &amp; Content experiences across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where you will be working closely with other creative directors and the wider group on the visioning and conception of highly experiential immersive environments, agnostic to scale and channel.
 
 
 
 
 
 QSAS prides itself in building a creative department of &lsquo;T&ndash;Shaped&rsquo; people, meaning that while you will have a core specialism in digital interactive engagement and experiential design at which you will excel, your role will also include being asked to think across various design disciplines to assist and guide in the envisioning, development, production and delivery of physical and virtually-integrated attractions.
 
 
 
 
 
 As a Creative Director you will report in directly to the head of creative and lead a team of senior, mid and junior creative personnel within the studio. You will possess exceptionally strong leadership skills, someone who thrives in collaborative environments as a team player with an innate ability to unlock, develop and nurture the team&rsquo;s competencies to elevate our creative product offering.
 
 
 
 
 
 Your core strengths should be rooted in the generation of Big Ideas, highly-conceptual design thinking, narrative ideation and overarching story-telling experience visioning. This will include all forms of digital communication touch-points, interactive media design, art direction, motion content, VR / AR technology design, UX / UI, film and content creation, and the mapping out the connected end-to-end persona journeys, all underpinned by deep understanding of cultural, heritage, historical and lifestyle factors and insights that drives our conceptual thinking.
 
 
 
 
 
 You will be strategic and highly-capable on both B2C and B2B types of project and New Business pitch engagements, experienced at unpacking clients&rsquo; briefs to better understand their business, brand and audience challenges, and translate that into creative narrative-led inspiration to guide our design team.
 
 
 
 
 
 It is also important that you have the attitude of a hands-on type of creative, able to be &lsquo;on-the-tools&rsquo; when needed, to lead by design demonstration, to won presentation decks with a passion for visual excellence.
 
 
 
 
 
 You will possess a charisma that shines through with impeccable inter-personal, human and communication skills, confident in articulating our work, presenting to senior clients and liaising with the stakeholders from different departments within our organization.
 
 
 
 
 
 As a highly-organized operator, you have proven experience in managing small teams, delegating work-loads, planning foresight, an excellent listener and the ability and maturity to adapt and flex to changing project needs.
 
 
 With an excellent understanding of what&rsquo;s happening in your core creative industry field, you will have your finger on the pulse of relevant exemplars in the Kingdom and beyond, and will bring these insights and inspiration into our studio.
 
 
 
 
 
 As a self-starter with an interpleural spirit you will liaise with clients directly in briefings, workshops, brainstorm sessions and presentations, as well as throughout project stages with vendors ensuring projects progress according to intention.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Please share your portfolio along with your CV , as it is mandatory.
 
 
 
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Creative Director (Digital Experience Design)

REEF GROUP | مجموعة ريف

<div>
 
 
 Creative Product Director | Reef Group
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Position Title:
 
 Creative Product Director
 
 
 
 Job Type:
 
 Full-Time
 
 
 
 
 
 
 About the Role:
 
 
 
 Reef Holding is seeking a visionary and strategic
 
 Creative Product Director
 
 to lead the creative direction behind the group&rsquo;s product portfolio across fragrances and cosmetics. This role focuses on shaping the creative identity of products from the earliest concept stage, ensuring that every product reflects a strong narrative, distinctive positioning, and a compelling brand presence in the market.
 
 
 The role will oversee the creative foundation of products including concept development, product naming, storytelling, packaging direction, and overall brand expression. The Creative Product Director will work closely with product development, marketing, and design teams to ensure that every launch reflects a cohesive and powerful brand vision across all categories.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities:
 
 
 
 
 Lead product creative direction and concept development:
 
 
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 Develop the creative vision behind new products across fragrances and cosmetics.
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 Define product concepts, themes, and narratives that resonate with target markets and strengthen brand differentiation.
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 Lead the ideation process for product naming, storytelling, and brand positioning.
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 Shape product identity and packaging direction:
 
 
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 Define creative guidelines for product packaging, visual identity, and overall aesthetic direction.
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 Collaborate with design teams to ensure packaging reflects the product story and brand vision.
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 Ensure consistency of visual identity and product presentation across the group&rsquo;s portfolio.
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 Drive innovation and market relevance:
 
 
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 Monitor global beauty and fragrance trends, consumer behavior, and market positioning strategies.
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 Translate market insights into creative product opportunities and new concept directions.
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 Ensure products stand out through originality, storytelling, and emotional connection with consumers.
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 Collaborate across product and brand teams:
 
 
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 Work closely with product development teams to align creative concepts with technical feasibility and product formulation.
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 Partner with marketing teams to ensure that product narratives and positioning are clearly reflected in brand communication.
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 Support cross-functional alignment from concept stage through product launch.
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 Strengthen brand identity across categories:
 
 
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 Ensure a cohesive creative direction across the group&rsquo;s product lines, including fragrances and cosmetics.
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 Define and maintain the overall product storytelling framework that supports the group&rsquo;s brand vision and long-term growth.
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 Required Qualifications:
 
 
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 Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Design, Branding, Marketing, Product Development, or a related field.
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 Proven experience in creative direction within the beauty, fragrance, or consumer product industry.
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 Strong ability to develop product concepts, brand storytelling, and product positioning strategies.
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 Experience collaborating with product development, and design teams.
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 Strong understanding of consumer trends, product aesthetics, and brand identity development.
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 Excellent leadership, creativity, and strategic thinking skills.
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 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Why Join Us?
 
 
 
 At Reef Holding, we believe that exceptional products begin with powerful ideas. Joining our team means shaping the creative vision behind products that inspire customers, strengthen brands, and drive growth in the beauty and fragrance industry. You will be part of a dynamic environment that values creativity, innovation, and bold thinking.
 
 
 
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Creative Director

<div>
 
 The Media &amp; Content Director is responsible for leading the development of narrative-driven content across creative projects, attractions, exhibitions, immersive environments, and audience experiences. The role combines creative leadership with hands-on development of storytelling, media content, and narrative frameworks that shape engaging visitor journeys.
 
 
 This role focuses on creative storytelling and content development for experiences and attractions and does not fall under marketing or promotional communications. The position supports the creative vision of the company by developing narrative and content used within attractions, experiences, and creative installations.
 
 
 The Director will work closely with creative, design, technology, and production teams to translate stories, cultural narratives, and creative concepts into compelling content that enhances audience engagement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Responsibilities: Narrative &amp; Content Development:
 
 
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 Develop story worlds, characters, and narrative structures that support creative projects and audience experiences.
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 Create scripts, narrative outlines, and content frameworks used across attractions, exhibitions, and creative environments.
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 Support the integration of media, sound, visuals, and storytelling elements within experiences and creative installations.
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 Work closely with creative team, experience designers and technology teams to ensure narrative continuity and content integration.
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 Participate in concept development workshops and creative development processes for new projects and experiences.
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 Ensure content quality, narrative consistency, and alignment with creative and cultural objectives.
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 Explore innovative storytelling techniques that enhance audience engagement.
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 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Minimum Qualifications:
 
 
 
 Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Creative Media, Storytelling, Communications, Creative Writing, Media Production, or a related field.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Years &amp; Nature of Experience:
 
 
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 8&ndash;10 years of experience in
 
 creative storytelling, content development, narrative design, or creative media roles
 
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 Experience working on
 
 creative projects, attractions, exhibitions, museums, experiential environments, or entertainment initiatives
 
 is highly desirable.
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 Strong experience in
 
 narrative development and creative content creation
 
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 Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams including creative, design, production, and technology teams.
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 Relevant industry experience may include the following sectors:
 
 
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 Attractions, themed entertainment, and experiential entertainment
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 Museums, exhibitions, and cultural experience design
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 Gaming and interactive storytelling
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 Animation, visual storytelling, or creative studios
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 Architecture and spatial experience design
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 Experiential and brand experience agencies
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 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Technical Competencies
 
 
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 Narrative development and storytelling
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 Creative content development
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 Experience and audience journey design
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 Multimedia content for attractions and installations
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 Creative concept development
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 Live entertainment and theatrical productions
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 </ul>
 
 
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Media & Content Director

ECEC East Consulting Engineering Company

<div>
 
 
 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
 
 
 
 
 A. Project Portfolio Management &amp; Delivery
 
 
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 Own end-to-end delivery accountability for all assigned design projects from contract award through design completion, ensuring every milestone, submission, and contractual obligation is met in full.
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 Manage a concurrent portfolio of projects across multiple sectors and scales, maintaining clear project health visibility at all times through structured reporting and milestone tracking.
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 Assign and direct the work of the Assistant Design Projects Manager across specific projects, calibrating workload to complexity and priority.
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 Develop and maintain master project delivery programmes, identifying critical path items, inter-dependency risks, and resource pinch points well in advance of impact.
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 Lead project kick-off processes, establishing delivery frameworks, communication protocols, and submission schedules aligned with the contract and client expectations.
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 </ul>
 
 
 B. Contractual Governance &amp; Scope Management
 
 
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 Serve as the primary contractual interface for all assigned projects &mdash; thoroughly understanding the scope of work, deliverable schedules, and obligations defined in each design services agreement.
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 Monitor scope boundaries rigorously, identifying and formally processing all scope deviations, change orders, and variation requests in accordance with the contract mechanism and firm policy.
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 Maintain a live contractual tracker for each project, documenting all amendments, approvals, extensions of time, and outstanding obligations.
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 Ensure that all design submissions are reviewed for scope compliance and completeness prior to issue to the client or authority.
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 Manage project closeout processes, ensuring all contractual deliverables are formally accepted, archived, and signed off.
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 C. Client &amp; Stakeholder Management
 
 
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 Act as the principal point of contact for clients across the project portfolio &mdash; building trusted, long-term relationships with both private developers and government/semi-government entities.
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 Lead client meetings, design review workshops, authority coordination sessions, and stakeholder presentations &mdash; preparing structured agendas, facilitating productive discussions, and producing formal minutes of meetings.
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 Manage client expectations proactively, communicating progress, risks, and decisions with clarity and professionalism at all times.
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 Navigate government authority submission and approval processes &mdash; including MOMRAH, municipality, and other relevant regulatory bodies &mdash; coordinating submission strategies with the technical team.
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 Represent the firm at project sites, client offices, and authority counters as required, maintaining the highest standards of professional conduct.
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 </ul>
 
 
 D. Commercial Management &amp; Fee Control
 
 
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 Own the commercial performance of each assigned project &mdash; tracking actual hours consumed against planned fee budgets on a regular basis, and taking corrective action when consumption trends exceed projections.
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 Prepare and present regular project financial health reports to the Design Director, highlighting fee burn rates, over-run risks, and commercial exposure.
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 Coordinate with the Operations Manager to align production planning with fee budget availability, ensuring that design team deployment is commercially justified.
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 Manage the identification, appointment, and contractual engagement of sub-consultants and specialist advisors on a project-by-project basis &mdash; covering disciplines or scopes that fall outside the firm's core services, or are engaged to manage production capacity constraints.
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 Prepare sub-consultant scope briefs, evaluate proposals, negotiate fees, and administer sub-consultant agreements throughout the project lifecycle.
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 Track sub-consultant deliverable schedules and fee drawdowns, ensuring alignment with the master project programme and the client contract.
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 </ul>
 
 
 E. Internal Coordination with Operations
 
 
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 Work in close and structured collaboration with the Operations Manager to ensure design team resourcing, production scheduling, and delivery timelines are fully aligned across all active projects.
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 Communicate client priorities, scope changes, and submission schedule updates to the Operations Manager promptly to enable agile production planning.
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 Participate in regular operations and project management coordination meetings, contributing portfolio-level visibility and flagging cross-project resource conflicts.
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 Escalate unresolved delivery risks or inter-disciplinary coordination issues to the Design Director with clear problem statements and proposed resolution paths.
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 </ul>
 
 
 F. Team Leadership &amp; Development
 
 
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 Provide day-to-day direction, mentorship, and performance guidance to the Assistant Design Projects Manager and Document Controller.
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 Foster a high-performance project management culture within the team &mdash; promoting accountability, precision in documentation, and proactive client service.
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 Support the professional development of the Assistant Design Projects Manager, progressively delegating responsibility commensurate with demonstrated capability.
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 Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management processes, templates, and tools within the firm.
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 </ul>
 
 
 G. Documentation &amp; Reporting
 
 
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 Oversee the document control function, ensuring all project correspondence, submissions, approvals, RFI/RFA logs, and transmittals are managed and archived to firm standards.
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 Prepare executive-level project status reports and portfolio dashboards for the Design Director on a cadence aligned with firm governance requirements.
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 Ensure comprehensive and audit-ready project files are maintained throughout the project lifecycle and formally closed out upon completion.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 3. QUALIFICATIONS &amp; REQUIREMENTS
 
 
 
 
 Education
 
 
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 Bachelor's degree in Architecture (strongly preferred) or a relevant Engineering discipline from an accredited university.
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 A postgraduate qualification in Project Management (PMP, MSc Project Management, or equivalent) is highly desirable and will be given preference.
 </li>
 <li>
 Additional certifications in contract management, BIM management, or design management are advantageous.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 Professional Accreditation
 
 
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 Valid registration with the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) is required. Candidates currently based outside the Kingdom must demonstrate full eligibility to obtain SCE registration and the appropriate KSA professional work visa upon appointment.
 </li>
 <li>
 Additional professional memberships (e.g., RIBA, AIA, PMP/PMI, RICS) are a competitive advantage.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 Experience
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 12 to 15 years of progressive experience in architectural, engineering, or multi-disciplinary design project management.
 </li>
 <li>
 Demonstrated track record of independently managing multiple concurrent projects across diverse sectors including Residential, Commercial, Hospitality, Government &amp; Civic, Mixed-Use, and Infrastructure.
 </li>
 <li>
 Proven experience managing both private-sector developer clients and government/semi-government clients (e.g., PIF-related entities, Royal Commissions, government ministries, semi-government authorities) in the Saudi or GCC market.
 </li>
 <li>
 Hands-on experience in sub-consultant procurement, scope management, contract administration, and fee control within a design consultancy environment.
 </li>
 <li>
 Minimum 5 years of experience working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC design market is strongly preferred.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 Language
 
 
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 Professional proficiency in English &mdash; written and spoken &mdash; is mandatory.
 </li>
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 Arabic language proficiency (written and spoken) is a strong advantage, particularly for government client engagement and authority submission processes.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES &amp; SOFTWARE
 
 
 
 The Design Projects Manager is not expected to produce design drawings or documentation. The following technical literacy is required to effectively govern project environments, review deliverables, and communicate with design teams and clients:
 
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 Autodesk AutoCAD, Revit &mdash; ability to navigate, review, and interrogate design files without production-level proficiency.
 
 Design Software Literacy:
 </li>
 <li>
 
 Autodesk BIM 360 / Autodesk Construction Cloud &mdash; document control, issue tracking, model coordination review, and submission management.
 
 BIM &amp; Document Management:
 </li>
 <li>
 
 Familiarity with scope matrix development, sub-consultant brief preparation, and RFI/RFA management.
 
 Sub-consultant &amp; Scope Tools:
 </li>
 <li>
 
 Proficiency in MS Project or equivalent scheduling software for programme development and milestone management.
 
 Project Scheduling:
 </li>
 <li>
 
 Advanced MS Excel for fee burn tracking, resource planning, and project financial dashboards.
 
 Commercial Tracking:
 </li>
 <li>
 
 MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) to an advanced professional standard.
 
 Reporting &amp; Presentation:
 </li>
 <li>
 
 MS Teams, SharePoint, or equivalent digital project collaboration environments.
 
 Collaboration Platforms:
 </li>
 </ul>
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Design Projects Manager

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