Senior Design Manager

Overview

• Want to lead architectural design management on one of Riyadh’s most ambitious luxury developments?
• Your experience in architectural design leadership might make you our new Senior Design Manager – Architect.
• Here, expect the exceptional.
• This is a senior role with responsibility for leading architectural design delivery, consultant coordination and technical excellence across a landmark project.
• Your next role
• The purpose of this role is to provide proactive architectural design management to deliver a major luxury project in Riyadh.
• You will be responsible for successful design execution, consultant coordination, stakeholder management and ensuring the technical and aesthetic integrity of the architecture package throughout the design lifecycle.
• Your key duties
• Lead architectural design management across concept, developed, detailed and IFC stages.
• Manage architectural consultants and coordinate inputs from specialist designers and technical advisors.
• Review and challenge design deliverables to ensure they meet project brief, quality expectations and technical requirements.
• Oversee multidisciplinary design coordination with interiors, MEP, structures, landscape and infrastructure.
• Lead design reviews, technical workshops and gateway submissions.
• Manage design risks, issues, changes and programme impacts related to the architecture package.
• Support value engineering, buildability and cost alignment exercises.
• Prepare and review reports, presentations and client-facing design updates.
• Contribute to consultant procurement, scope development and technical bid evaluations.
• Mentor junior team members and support consistent application of design management standards.
• Act as a key point of contact for architectural design matters with internal and external stakeholders.
• Your skills and experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture.
• Significant experience in architectural design management on complex, high-value projects.
• Strong knowledge of design stages, consultant management and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Experience working on luxury, hospitality, cultural, residential or mixed-use developments is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication, report writing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong technical review capability and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with BIM-led design management workflows is preferred.
• Middle East experience, ideally within Saudi Arabia or the GCC, is strongly preferred.
• What we offer you
• A senior role on a flagship luxury project in Riyadh.
• Career-defining project exposure and the opportunity to shape high-quality design outcomes.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• A collaborative and ambitious project environment.
• At Buro Happold, everyone else’s extraordinary is just our everyday.
• Apply today and be a part of our legacy.
• A place for everyone

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