Expert Sports Architect
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About the Role
Mace is seeking an Expert Sports Architect to lead the design and delivery of major stadium projects in Riyadh, including new builds and redevelopments. You will develop sports facilities for football, ensure FIFA compliance, and oversee construction.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and design sports facilities specifically for football, including stadiums, training centres, and other related structures
- Collaborate with clients, stakeholders, and other professionals to ensure the project meets the needs of athletes, spectators, and the community
- Ensure compliance against international codes and standards, sporting standards including FIFA compliance
- Oversee the construction process to ensure the facility is constructed according to the design and on schedule and budget
- Collaborate with other professionals, such as engineers and contractors, to ensure smooth project execution
- Communicate with clients and stakeholders throughout the project to ensure their needs and expectations are met
- Review overall design status with the design management team and recommend corrective action where necessary
- Demonstrate a logical approach to mitigate complex design issues and communicate solutions within team / to design consultant
Requirements
- Proven leader with experience inspiring high performing teams and fostering collaboration
- Extensive sports architecture and stadium delivery experience, including FIFA compliant design and multidisciplinary coordination
- Strong stakeholder engagement, design management and value engineering expertise across complex programmes
- Degree qualified architect with extensive years’ experience; proficient in CAD/BIM, industry standards and sustainability principles
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The Project
- Mace is providing strategic project management consultancy for major new build stadiums, multiple stadium redevelopments and wider precinct transformations in Riyadh.
- Scope includes delivery of new stadiums, increasing existing stadia capacity, delivering major mixed use amenities and introducing robust knowledge transfer.
You’ll Be Responsible For
- Develop and design sports facilities specifically for football, including stadiums, training centres, and other related structures.
- Collaborate with clients, stakeholders, and other professionals to ensure project meets needs.
- Ensure compliance against international code and standard, sporting standards including FIFA compliance.
- Oversee the construction process to ensure facility is constructed according to design and on schedule and budget.
- Collaborate with other professionals, such as engineers and contractors, to ensure smooth execution.
- Communicate with clients and stakeholders throughout the project.
- Reviewing overall design status with the design management team and recommend corrective action.
- Demonstrating a logical approach to mitigate complex design issues and communicate solutions.
You’ll Need To Have
- Proven leader, inspiring high performing teams and fostering collaboration, innovation and a positive project culture.
- Extensive sports architecture and stadium delivery experience, including FIFA compliant design and multidisciplinary coordination.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, design management and value engineering expertise across complex programmes.
- Degree qualified architect with extensive years’ experience; proficient in CAD/BIM, industry standards and sustainability principles.
Please note
- Obtaining a visa in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is subject to a criminal record check and qualifications and may encounter age restrictions.
Our values
- Safety first Going home safe and well
- Client focus Deliver on our promise
- Integrity Always do the right thing
- Create opportunity For our people to excel
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