Smart City Design Expert (J26-52)
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About This Role
**Location :** Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
**Industry:** Real Estate / Large Assets / Construction
Role Overview
The **Smart City Design Expert** is responsible for defining, structuring, and integrating smart city concepts into large-scale real estate developments and complex assets such as mixed-use districts, malls, campuses, airports, or large urban infrastructures.
This role sits at the intersection of **urban design, real estate development, digital systems, and operational performance**.
The focus is not academic smart cities, but **deployable, value-driven solutions** aligned with asset lifecycle, ROI, and long-term operations.
Smart City & Digital Design
- Define smart city strategies adapted to **large real estate assets** (districts, malls, mega-projects, portfolios).
- Translate urban and real estate objectives into **functional smart systems** (mobility, energy, security, utilities, digital services).
- Design integrated smart city architectures (ICT, IoT, data platforms, digital twins where applicable).
Real Estate & Asset Integration
- Work closely with **developers, asset managers, and operators** to align smart solutions with business and operational goals.
- Ensure smart systems support **asset value, user experience, sustainability, and operational efficiency**.
- Integrate smart requirements into **masterplans, concept designs, and technical specifications**.
Technical Coordination
- Coordinate with urban planners, architects, MEP engineers, IT teams, and system integrators.
- Define use cases, system interfaces, data flows, and interoperability requirements.
- Review and validate smart city design deliverables from consultants and vendors.
Performance & Sustainability
- Support energy efficiency, smart mobility, environmental monitoring, and resource optimization strategies.
- Contribute to ESG objectives through measurable, technology-enabled solutions.
- Define KPIs and performance monitoring frameworks for smart assets.
Stakeholder & Project Support
- Support client presentations, workshops, and design reviews.
- Provide expert input during tenders, RFPs, and technology selection phases.
- Ensure alignment between design intent and operational reality.
Background & Experience
- Strong experience in **real estate development or large-scale assets** (urban districts, malls, campuses, airports, large mixed-use projects).
- Proven exposure to **smart city, smart buildings, or digital infrastructure projects**.
- Experience working on **complex, multi-stakeholder developments**.
Skills & Expertise
- Solid understanding of:
- + Smart city frameworks and digital urban systems
- + Real estate asset lifecycle (design, construction, operations)
- + ICT, IoT, data platforms, and system integration principles
- Ability to bridge **technical design and business objectives**.
- Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills.
Profile Type
- Real estate–oriented expert, **not purely IT or academic**.
- Pragmatic, solution-driven, capable of designing **implementable smart solutions**.
- Comfortable working on large, high-value assets with long-term operational vision.
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