Senior Design Manager – Structures
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About the Role
Buro Happold is seeking a Senior Design Manager – Structures to lead structural design management on a landmark luxury project in Riyadh. The role involves overseeing structural design delivery, consultant coordination, technical assurance, and interface management.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Manage structural consultants and specialist engineering inputs across multiple project packages.
- Review calculations, reports, drawings and design submissions for quality, coordination and compliance.
- Coordinate closely with architecture, MEP, interiors, landscape and infrastructure teams.
- Lead technical workshops, design reviews and gateway submissions.
- Manage design risks, changes, value engineering and buildability reviews related to structural packages.
- Support programme planning and monitor consultant deliverables against milestones.
- Provide reporting and updates to project leadership and client teams.
- Support procurement activities, consultant scopes and technical evaluations where required.
- Mentor team members and support best practice in structural design management.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Structural or Civil Engineering
- Significant experience in structural design management on complex, high value building developments
- Strong understanding of structural systems, consultant coordination and multidisciplinary design processes
- Ability to review and challenge technical design submissions effectively
- Strong communication, reporting and stakeholder management skills
- Experience in BIM led project environments is preferred
- Middle East experience, ideally on major luxury, hospitality or mixed use projects, is strongly preferred
Full Job Posting
Your next role
- The purpose of this role is to provide senior structural design management across a major luxury project in Riyadh.
- You will oversee structural design delivery, consultant coordination, technical assurance and interface management to ensure the successful execution of structural packages across all project stages.
Your key duties
- Manage structural consultants and specialist engineering inputs across multiple project packages.
- Review calculations, reports, drawings and design submissions for quality, coordination and compliance.
- Coordinate closely with architecture, MEP, interiors, landscape and infrastructure teams.
- Lead technical workshops, design reviews and gateway submissions.
- Manage design risks, changes, value engineering and buildability reviews related to structural packages.
- Support programme planning and monitor consultant deliverables against milestones.
- Provide reporting and updates to project leadership and client teams.
- Support procurement activities, consultant scopes and technical evaluations where required.
- Mentor team members and support best practice in structural design management.
Your Skills And Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering.
- Significant experience in structural design management on complex, high value building developments.
- Strong understanding of structural systems, consultant coordination and multidisciplinary design processes.
- Ability to review and challenge technical design submissions effectively.
- Strong communication, reporting and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in BIM led project environments is preferred.
- Middle East experience, ideally on major luxury, hospitality or mixed use projects, is strongly preferred.
What We Offer You
- A senior role on a flagship luxury development in Riyadh.
- The opportunity to shape technically complex and architecturally ambitious outcomes.
- An attractive salary and benefits package.
- A collaborative project environment with strong leadership exposure.
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