Senior Design Compliance Manager - Structures
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About the Role
Mace is seeking an experienced Senior Design Compliance Manager – Structures to provide independent structural design assurance and engineering oversight on a major mixed-use development programme in Saudi Arabia.
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Responsibilities
- Act as part of the Engineer’s team, providing independent review, verification and approval of structural design and construction deliverables.
- Lead structural design compliance during construction, ensuring works align with approved IFC drawings, specifications and Employer’s Requirements.
- Review and approve shop drawings, calculations, method statements, RFIs and temporary works designs.
- Provide technical oversight of structural works on site, including concrete, steel, composite and specialist structural systems.
- Verify construction methodologies and sequencing, ensuring structural safety, buildability and compliance with design intent.
- Identify and manage design deviations, non compliance and technical risks, issuing guidance and driving resolution with contractors and consultants.
- Oversee coordination between structural, architectural and MEP disciplines, ensuring effective integration across complex interfaces.
- Review and approve temporary works and construction engineering solutions, ensuring they meet design and safety requirements.
- Support the issuance of Engineer’s Instructions, approvals and certifications, in line with contractual obligations.
- Interface with contractors, supervision teams and consultants to ensure clear interpretation and implementation of structural design intent.
- Support authority inspections, approvals and statutory compliance processes.
- Participate in structural inspections, testing, commissioning and handover, ensuring compliance and performance standards are met.
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering (or related discipline)
- Proven experience in structural design management, design compliance or engineering assurance during construction
- Strong experience acting for or alongside the Engineer on major projects under FIDIC or similar contracts
- Demonstrable experience reviewing and approving shop drawings, calculations and structural installations
- Experience delivering large scale infrastructure or complex developments
- Strong understanding of structural systems, construction methodologies and temporary works design
- Experience within the Middle East, with knowledge of regional authority requirements (KSA preferred)
- Chartered Engineer status preferred
- Strong stakeholder management and technical communication skills
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Position Overview
- This opportunity is for a bid, so it is not yet a secured role.
- Mace is one of the delivery partners requiring high calibre and experienced professionals to lead integrated teams throughout each phase of the project.
- Mace is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager – Structures to support a major programme currently in the construction phase, acting in the capacity of the Engineer.
You’ll be responsible for
- Act as part of the Engineer’s team, providing independent review, verification and approval of structural design and construction deliverables.
- Lead structural design compliance during construction, ensuring works align with approved IFC drawings, specifications and Employer’s Requirements.
- Review and approve shop drawings, calculations, method statements, RFIs and temporary works designs.
- Provide technical oversight of structural works on site, including concrete, steel, composite and specialist structural systems.
- Verify construction methodologies and sequencing, ensuring structural safety, buildability and compliance with design intent.
- Identify and manage design deviations, non compliance and technical risks, issuing guidance and driving resolution with contractors and consultants.
- Oversee coordination between structural, architectural and MEP disciplines, ensuring effective integration across complex interfaces.
- Review and approve temporary works and construction engineering solutions, ensuring they meet design and safety requirements.
- Support the issuance of Engineer’s Instructions, approvals and certifications, in line with contractual obligations.
- Interface with contractors, supervision teams and consultants to ensure clear interpretation and implementation of structural design intent.
- Support authority inspections, approvals and statutory compliance processes.
- Participate in structural inspections, testing, commissioning and handover, ensuring compliance and performance standards are met.
You’ll need to have
- Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering (or related discipline).
- Proven experience in structural design management, design compliance or engineering assurance during construction.
- Strong experience acting for or alongside the Engineer on major projects under FIDIC or similar contracts.
- Demonstrable experience reviewing and approving shop drawings, calculations and structural installations.
- Experience delivering large scale infrastructure or complex developments.
- Strong understanding of structural systems, construction methodologies and temporary works design.
- Experience within the Middle East, with knowledge of regional authority requirements (KSA preferred).
- Chartered Engineer status preferred.
- Strong stakeholder management and technical communication skills.
- 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.
Our values
- Safety first Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment.
- Client focus Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables and strategic outcomes.
- Integrity Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry.
- Create opportunity For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture.
Additional Information
- Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.
- We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.
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