Design Manager - Sports Adventure
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About the Role
AtkinsRéalis seeks a Design Manager for sports facilities in Riyadh. You will lead design activities for stadiums and leisure projects, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and ensure compliance with international standards.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage design activities for sports facilities from concept through construction stages
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams (architecture, structure, MEP, sports specialists, venue planners, and consultants)
- Review and validate design deliverables to ensure compliance with project requirements and international standards
- Establish and monitor the design programme aligned with overall project milestones
- Lead design reviews, workshops, and coordination meetings
- Provide expert input on sports facility planning and design
- Ensure compliance with international sports standards (e.g., FIFA, IOC, World Athletics)
- Review field/court layouts, spectator sightlines, circulation, and operational functionality
- Ensure integration of athlete facilities, media zones, VIP areas, and back of house operations
- Validate materials, surfaces, lighting, acoustics, and equipment specifications
- Promote sustainable and legacy driven sports design solutions
- Act as key interface between client, operators, sports consultants, and design teams
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 12–15+ years of experience including sports facility design and/or design management
- Experience in stadiums, major events, or large scale sports developments
- Previous experience in PMC, consultancy, or complex multidisciplinary projects
- Strong knowledge of international sports design standards and venue requirements
- Strong leadership and multidisciplinary coordination skills
- Deep understanding of sports facility planning and operations
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Overview
- The Design Manager – Sports is responsible for leading and managing the design of sports and leisure facilities across projects, ensuring delivery of high quality, compliant, and technically coordinated solutions.
- This role combines design management expertise with specialized knowledge of sports venues (stadiums, training facilities, community sports complexes) within a Project Management Consultancy (PMC) environment.
- The role focuses on design governance, coordination, and technical assurance, acting as the client's representative to ensure that sports facility designs meet international standards, operational requirements, and legacy objectives.
Your role
- Lead and manage design activities for sports facilities from concept through detailed design and construction stages
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams (architecture, structure, MEP, sports specialists, venue planners, and consultants)
- Review and validate design deliverables to ensure compliance with project requirements, international standards, and best practices
- Establish and monitor the design programme aligned with overall project milestones
- Lead design reviews, workshops, and coordination meetings
- Provide expert input on sports facility planning and design
- Ensure compliance with international sports standards (e.g., FIFA, IOC, World Athletics, etc.)
- Review field/court layouts, spectator sightlines, circulation, and operational functionality
- Ensure integration of athlete facilities, media zones, VIP areas, and back of house operations
- Validate materials, surfaces, lighting, acoustics, and equipment specifications
- Promote sustainable and legacy driven sports design solutions
- Act as the key interface between client, operators, sports consultants, and design teams
About You
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 12–15+ years of experience, including sports facility design and/or design management
- Experience in stadiums, major events, or large scale sports developments
- Previous experience in PMC, consultancy, or complex multidisciplinary projects
- Strong knowledge of international sports design standards and venue requirements
- Strong leadership and multidisciplinary coordination skills
- Deep understanding of sports facility planning and operations
Rewards & benefits
- Tax free salary
- Comprehensive life insurance coverage
- Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents
- Generous annual leave balance
- Flexible and hybrid work solutions
- Remote work opportunities outside of country
- Company gratuity scheme
- Discretionary bonus program
- Annual flight contribution
- Relocation assistance
- Transportation & housing allowances (available for remote work locations)
- Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition
About AtkinsRéalis
- We're AtkinsRéalis, a world class engineering services and nuclear organization.
- We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems.
- Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world.
- We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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