Senior Design Manager - KSA
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About the Role
AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Design Manager with 12+ years of postgraduate experience and 8+ years in the Middle East to lead multi-disciplinary design teams on large-scale projects in Riyadh.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the overall technical input of the multidisciplinary design team, ensuring design outputs are fully coordinated and compliant
- Create, maintain, and actively manage the Design Management Plan (DMP)
- Accountable for design coordination and interface management process
- Develop, own, and manage a multidisciplinary design programme
- Ensure all design deliverables are reviewed, approved, and issued in accordance with QMS
- Integrate Safety in Design principles throughout all stages of the design process
- Act as the primary technical interface with the Client's technical team
- Provide day to day leadership and mentoring to Design Managers, Assistant Design Managers, and junior team members
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture or a relevant design/engineering discipline
- Minimum 12 years postgraduate experience with 8+ years within the Middle East
- Significant experience in Design Management (minimum 5 years) or multidisciplinary design delivery
- Proven track record leading small to medium scale projects of medium to high complexity
- Strong capability in multi disciplinary design coordination and interface management
- Proficient in digital delivery and BIM enabled environments, including Revit, Navisworks, and design coordination tools
- Advanced proficiency in MS Project, Excel, and Word
Full Job Posting
Overview
- Atkins are searching for a Candidate to join our team with experience of managing large scale multi disciplinary projects within KSA and the GCC Region. The candidate is to have a minimum of 12 years postgraduate experience with 8+ years within the Middle East with significant experience in Design M
Your role
- Leads and manages the overall technical input of the multidisciplinary design team, ensuring design outputs are fully coordinated, compliant with contractual and regulatory requirements, and delivered to the required quality standards.
- Creates, maintains, and actively manages the Design Management Plan (DMP), ensuring alignment with project scope, programme, organisation structure, communication protocols, and client requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
- Accountable for the design coordination and interface management process, ensuring effective integration between disciplines, subconsultants, third parties, and client requirements, and resolving coordination issues proactively.
- Develops, owns, and manages a multidisciplinary design programme, securing buying from Technical Leads and aligning design deliverables with client milestones, approvals, procurement strategy, and construction sequencing.
- Ensures that all design deliverables are reviewed, approved, and issued in accordance with the AtkinsRéalis Quality Management System (QMS), project procedures, and agreed document control processes.
- Integrates Safety in Design principles throughout all stages of the design process, ensuring hazards are identified, risks are managed, and design decisions support safe construction, operation, and maintenance outcomes.
- Responsible for confirming that contractual design deliverables have been achieved in accordance with the agreed scope and programme prior to the production of invoices.
- Identifies, coordinates, and supports the compilation of scope gaps and changes, working closely with the Project Manager, Lead Designer, and Discipline Leads to assess impacts on time, cost, and resources.
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of risk, contingency, and change management, applying commercial awareness and sound judgement to support overall project financial health.
- Manages and monitors design resources to ensure delivery is achieved in line with agreed budgets, programmes, and project priorities.
- Acts as the primary technical interface with the Client's technical team, working closely with the Project Manager or Project Director as required to ensure alignment on design objectives, scope, and delivery expectations.
- Manages client expectations through clear, structured communication, timely reporting, and coordinated, high quality responses to client comments, queries, and technical requests.
About You
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture or a relevant design / engineering discipline.
- Strong capability in multi disciplinary design coordination and interface management.
- Sound knowledge of design and construction processes, including Safety in Design requirements.
- Proficient in digital delivery and BIM enabled environments, including Revit, Navisworks, and design coordination tools.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Project, Excel, and Word.
- Strong understanding of Quality Management requirements.
- Demonstrates structured, methodical, and proactive leadership.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and emotional intelligence skills.
- Able to lead without reliance on authority, influencing outcomes through credibility and clarity.
- Results oriented with a continuous improvement and growth mindset.
- Upholds the highest standards of integrity, safety, and professionalism.
Rewards & benefits
- Tax free salary.
- Life insurance coverage.
- Medical insurance.
- Annual leave balance.
- Company gratuity scheme.
- Discretionary bonus program.
- Annual flight contribution.
- Transportation & housing allowances.
- Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.
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