Associate Director Landscape Design ( Area)

About Mace

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy services to enhance projects and support individual potential. The company's values guide its consulting approach and define the professionals it seeks to join its teams.

The Opportunity

Mace is seeking an experienced Associate Director – Landscape Design to lead complex, large-scale projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves driving design excellence from strategy through to delivery within a collaborative team. The project focuses on a major entertainment and luxury hospitality development, requiring collaboration with architects and global consultants on extensive infrastructure and built assets. The delivery approach emphasizes hands-on construction management, suitable for professionals experienced in managing both main and sub-contract packages.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of landscape design strategy, ensuring alignment with programme objectives, timelines, and budget.
• Oversee the full design management lifecycle, including design planning, workflows, and deliverables.
• Manage and approve consultant appointments across all workstreams.
• Build, lead, and coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams, both internal and external.
• Act as the primary design interface, resolving issues and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Drive senior stakeholder engagement and influence decision-making to achieve project outcomes.
• Monitor and present KPIs and performance data to senior leadership.
• Collaborate towards net zero carbon transition goals and share responsibility for identifying and managing associated carbon emissions and reductions during work delivery.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Proven capability in design risk management, mitigation, and delivery planning.
• Commercial awareness with experience managing budgets, fees, and programme delivery.
• Strong working knowledge of design systems, workflows, and multi-disciplinary coordination.
• Ability to meet necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Relevant work experience on high-valued projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business, as required for immigration and client approval.

Work Environment

This role is based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is a full-time position within a high-performing team dedicated to delivering major projects.