Senior Design Manager
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About the Role
Mace seeks a Senior Design Manager to lead design resources and oversee daily design operations on a major mixed-use development programme in Saudi Arabia. The role involves developing business plans, managing design teams, and ensuring compliance with management systems.
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Responsibilities
- Develops and delivers elements of the annual business plan within agreed deadlines and budgets
- Leads and manages design resources while overseeing daily design operations across projects
- Prepares and presents performance data and KPIs to project and functional leadership teams
- Supports business development, work winning activities, and strategic growth initiatives
- Ensures compliance with management systems, roles, and responsibilities across project teams
- Acts as the focal point for all design related matters and drives improvements to delivery plans, tools, and processes
- Supports procurement strategies and contractual/legal aspects while promoting technical excellence and effective communication
- Collaborates with PMO and wider teams, leverages organisational knowledge, and supports net zero carbon objectives through proactive emissions management
Requirements
- Relevant degree or equivalent
- Progressing toward chartership with a recognised professional body and ongoing professional development
- Proven leadership in health, safety and wellbeing, delivering measurable outcomes and embedding best practice
- Effective communicator with analytical capability and ability to engage, influence and build trusted stakeholder relationships
- Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and relevant work experience on high valued projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business
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Project Overview
- This is an opportunity to work on one of the largest programmes in Saudi Arabia, consisting of major mixed use development including sports facilities, entertainment, and arts along with all associated infrastructure.
- Mace is one of the delivery partners requiring high calibre and experienced professionals to lead integrated teams throughout each phase of the project.
You’ll Be Responsible For
- Develops and delivers elements of the annual business plan within agreed deadlines and budgets.
- Leads and manages design resources while overseeing daily design operations across projects.
- Prepares and presents performance data and KPIs to project and functional leadership teams.
- Supports business development, work winning activities, and strategic growth initiatives.
- Ensures compliance with management systems, roles, and responsibilities across project teams.
- Acts as the focal point for all design related matters and drives improvements to delivery plans, tools, and processes.
- Supports procurement strategies and contractual/legal aspects while promoting technical excellence and effective communication.
- Collaborates with PMO and wider teams, leverages organisational knowledge, and supports net zero carbon objectives through proactive emissions management.
You’ll Need To Have
- Relevant degree or equivalent.
- Progressing toward chartership with a recognised professional body and ongoing professional development.
- Proven leadership in health, safety and wellbeing, delivering measurable outcomes and embedding best practice.
- Effective communicator with analytical capability and ability to engage, influence and build trusted stakeholder relationships.
- 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, which are required for immigration and client approval.
Our Values
- Safety first Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.
- Client focus Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.
- Integrity Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.
- Create opportunity For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.
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