Senior Design Manager
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About the Role
Mace is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead design management on a major mixed-use development programme in Saudi Arabia. You will manage the Lead Design Consultant through design stages, ensure design integration and buildability, and support transition into construction.
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Responsibilities
- Act as the lead design management representative within the Delivery Partner team
- Lead and manage the Lead Design Consultant through schematic, developed, and detailed design stages
- Ensure delivery of coordinated, complete, and buildable design aligned with project objectives and programme
- Drive design integration across all disciplines to support efficient construction delivery
- Support the transition from design into construction, ensuring clarity, completeness, and buildability of information
- Identify design risks, constraints, and coordination issues, ensuring timely resolution
- Manage and oversee the performance of the Lead Design Consultant
- Establish clear design deliverables, responsibilities, and review processes
- Monitor quality and completeness of design outputs across all disciplines
- Lead design coordination workshops and technical review sessions
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Architecture, Engineering, or a related discipline
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in design management on major projects
- Proven experience managing lead design consultants and multidisciplinary design teams
- Strong experience delivering Commercial / mixed use developments, Design & build projects and design through to construction delivery
- Experience within delivery partner / PMC environments preferred
- Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and relevant work experience on high valued projects 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, a major mixed use development including sports facilities, entertainment, and arts along with all associated infrastructure.
You’ll be responsible for
- Act as the lead design management representative within the Delivery Partner team.
- Lead and manage the Lead Design Consultant (LDC) through schematic, developed, and detailed design stages.
- Ensure delivery of coordinated, complete, and buildable design aligned with project objectives and programme.
- Drive design integration across all disciplines to support efficient construction delivery.
- Ensure design outputs are aligned with construction sequencing, logistics, and site constraints.
- Support the transition from design into construction, ensuring clarity, completeness, and buildability of information.
- Identify design risks, constraints, and coordination issues, ensuring timely resolution.
- Operate in a coordination and assurance capacity, supporting delivery without relieving the Contractor of their obligations.
- Manage and oversee the performance of the Lead Design Consultant (LDC).
- Establish clear design deliverables, responsibilities, and review processes.
- Monitor quality and completeness of design outputs across all disciplines.
- Lead design coordination workshops and technical review sessions.
You’ll need to have
- Degree qualified in Architecture, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in design management on major projects.
- Proven experience managing lead design consultants (LDCs) and multidisciplinary design teams.
- Strong experience delivering Commercial / mixed use developments, Design & build projects and design through to construction delivery.
- Experience within delivery partner / PMC environments preferred.
- 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.
- 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.
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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