Director Design Commercial Office (SPA )📣 إعلان

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Director Design Commercial Office (SPA) to lead the design management discipline for its Commercial Office Development portfolio. Based in Riyadh, this full-time position is integral to the wider giga-project masterplan. The role is responsible for translating Qiddiya's design vision into deliverable, investment-grade office assets, overseeing the process from concept and masterplan integration through to design development, authority approvals, and construction-ready documentation. This involves managing a network of international architecture and multidiscipline engineering consultants.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design competitions, consultant selection, and novation of architectural firms and lead design consultants for individual office assets and mixed-use commercial parcels.
• Manage a team of specialist design managers to direct concept design, schematic design, detailed design development, and construction documentation stages, ensuring design intent is preserved through to delivery.
• Interface with masterplanning, infrastructure, landscape, and sustainability teams to ensure fully coordinated design outcomes.
• Manage design consultant performance against scope, program, and fee, including chairing design review boards and technical workshops.
• Manage the development of consultant performance KPIs, collate them, and share with the central QIC procurement function.
• Ensure compliance with Saudi Building Code, Mostadam/LEED sustainability targets, civil defense requirements, Qiddiya design guidelines, and COBU design, technical, smart, and sustainability guidelines.
• Lead value engineering exercises without compromising design quality or investment value of commercial office assets.
• Present design proposals and progress to executive leadership, investment committees, and government stakeholders.
• Support leasing and investment teams by translating market and tenant requirements into design briefs for office products.
• Mentor and build an in-house design team as the Commercial Office Development pipeline scales.
• Review and address COBU design, technical, smart, and sustainability guidelines, and update with annual continuous improvement.

Experience and Qualifications

• A minimum of 12 years of design management experience, including senior design leadership on large-scale commercial office or mixed-use developments.
• Demonstrated experience in leading a design team to deliver projects to program, balancing competing requirements such as cost, time, and quality.
• Expert knowledge of local and international design standards, codes, and regulations.
• Previous experience in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) or the Middle East is preferred.
• A proven track record of delivering BCO Grade A / investment-grade office towers or business park products from concept through to handover.

Skills and Expertise

• Strong command of design review processes, authority approval pathways, and international best practices in commercial office design.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary international consultant teams, including architecture, structure, MEP, facade, and sustainability.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to articulate ideas, strategies, and project performance to diverse audiences and influence at senior levels.
• In-depth knowledge of enterprise-level digital design solutions and applications.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive presentation skills.

Leadership and Work Environment

• Strong leadership skills to inspire large, diverse teams and deliver results.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to lead the function's direction, specifically endorsing or opposing practices as needed.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, giga-project delivery environment.
• Experience in major program management, handling multiple projects, conflicting priorities, and various stakeholders.
• Ability to support teams through periods of business change and provide strategic oversight and guidance in managing and prioritizing workload effectively.

Application Process

Candidates who meet the above qualifications and are interested in this opportunity are encouraged to apply.