Senior Design Manager - Infrastructure
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About the Role
Mace is hiring a Senior Design Manager for a major mixed-use development program in Riyadh. The role requires 12-15+ years of experience in multi-disciplinary design management, leading design teams, and ensuring compliance with project requirements.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the design team by setting objectives, managing performance, and fostering a high performing culture
- Oversee design progress reporting, analytics, and risk management, identifying issues and implementing mitigation and value engineering strategies
- Direct technical design reviews to ensure compliance with project requirements, design briefs, systems engineering, BIM, GIS, innovation, and relevant standards
- Manage the design process from concept through construction documentation, coordinating consultants and ensuring alignment with project objectives
- Ensure all designs are fit for purpose, incorporating Safety in Design principles, quality assurance processes, regulatory compliance, and design sign off requirements
- Lead interface coordination among internal and external stakeholders to proactively manage impacts on project schedules, budgets, quality, and delivery outcomes
- Ensure design development aligns with approved cost plans, business objectives, operational requirements, and change management procedures
- Oversee the development of design and engineering Work Breakdown Structures and ensure deliverables support procurement, construction staging, project phasing, and successful project execution
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline
- 12–15+ Years’ experience in multi disciplinary design management on large, complex developments
- Proven experience acting as a senior technical lead and managing multiple consultants and infrastructure packages
- Strong experience in design governance, assurance, and complex interface management
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Overview
- Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition.
- This is an opportunity to work on one of the largest programmes in Saudi Arabia. This unique project consists of major mixed use development including sports facilities, entertainment, and arts along with all associated infrastructure.
You’ll Be Responsible For
- Lead and develop the design team by setting objectives, managing performance, and fostering a high performing culture aligned with organizational values and safety requirements.
- Oversee design progress reporting, analytics, and risk management, identifying issues and implementing mitigation and value engineering strategies.
- Direct technical design reviews to ensure compliance with project requirements, design briefs, systems engineering, BIM, GIS, innovation, and relevant standards.
- Manage the design process from concept through construction documentation, coordinating consultants and ensuring alignment with project objectives and ways of working.
- Ensure all designs are fit for purpose, incorporating Safety in Design principles, quality assurance processes, regulatory compliance, and design sign off requirements.
- Lead interface coordination among internal and external stakeholders to proactively manage impacts on project schedules, budgets, quality, and delivery outcomes.
- Ensure design development aligns with approved cost plans, business objectives, operational requirements, and change management procedures, including assessment of design changes.
- Oversee the development of design and engineering Work Breakdown Structures and ensure deliverables support procurement, construction staging, project phasing, and successful project execution.
You’ll Need To Have
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or related discipline.
- 12–15+ Years’ experience in multi disciplinary design management on large, complex developments.
- Proven experience acting as a senior technical lead and managing multiple consultants and infrastructure packages.
- Strong experience in design governance, assurance, and complex interface management.
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