Design Manager📣 إعلان

About the Role

HanmiGlobal Saudi is seeking an experienced Design Manager to join its program management and PMCM team. This full-time position is based in Riyadh and involves driving design management for a large-scale land and infrastructure development program. The role requires a professional with over 10 years of experience to provide program-level leadership and technical oversight for all multidisciplinary design activities.

Role Context and Responsibilities

The Design Manager will ensure all design deliverables are integrated and compliant with master plans, technical standards, statutory requirements, sustainability objectives, operational needs, and client project requirements. This role is crucial for supporting the successful delivery of the overall development program.

• Lead the implementation of program-wide design governance, management procedures, review processes, and quality assurance standards.
• Monitor design progress, compliance, and performance against approved milestones and objectives.
• Review and validate Design Management Plans and oversee multidisciplinary design coordination.
• Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary design reviews, ensuring timely resolution of comments.
• Review engineering studies, technical reports, specifications, design changes, and Value Engineering proposals for compliance.
• Coordinate design interfaces between architectural, urban planning, infrastructure, transportation, utilities, landscape, and engineering disciplines.
• Coordinate with the Client, Lead Developers, consultants, utility providers, statutory authorities, and other stakeholders to facilitate approvals and resolve technical issues.
• Facilitate design coordination meetings, technical workshops, and stakeholder review sessions.
• Provide leadership and technical direction to the Senior Urban Planning Specialist and Senior Materials Engineer.
• Promote the adoption of BIM, digital engineering, and effective document management systems.
• Drive continuous improvement and best practices in design management.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates for this position must meet the following criteria:

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture from an accredited university.
• Chartered Professional membership or equivalent professional accreditation.
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years of professional experience in architecture, urban development, master planning, infrastructure, or major mixed-use developments.
• Demonstrated experience within PMCM, PMC, consultancy, developer, or client-side organizations, preferably on large-scale land development and infrastructure programs in Saudi Arabia or the GCC.

Core Competencies

Successful candidates will possess the following core competencies:

• Design Management and Governance
• Master Planning and Urban Development
• Multidisciplinary Design Coordination
• Design Quality Assurance
• Value Engineering
• BIM and Digital Engineering
• Design Change and Risk Management
• Stakeholder and Authority Coordination
• Leadership, Strategic Planning, and Decision Making
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role operates within a program management and PMCM framework, focusing on a significant land and infrastructure development program.