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Contract TypeFull-time
Workplace typeOn-site
LocationRiyadh

Job Description

About the Senior Design Manager Role

Sineen is seeking a highly accomplished Senior Manager Design to lead the design direction and coordination for its exclusive residential and hospitality developments. Based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this full-time position is critical for ensuring that every design detail reflects the sophistication and excellence that define the Sineen brand.

Core Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage all design activities to ensure timely delivery in line with project schedules.
  • Take full ownership of multidisciplinary design coordination, ensuring alignment with client requirements and industry standards.
  • Develop and implement innovative design solutions, supported by clear and comprehensive documentation.
  • Establish and enforce standardized design procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency across all project stages.
  • Review and approve project documentation, including reports, drawings, specifications, and calculations, ensuring compliance with required standards.
  • Define and maintain effective communication protocols between all project stakeholders to minimize errors and close coordination gaps.
  • Identify, assess, and resolve design issues throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Ensure all design deliverables are accurate, efficient, and meet client expectations and industry benchmarks.

Project and Design Coordination

  • Manage and coordinate internal teams and external disciplines on design and BIM-related activities.
  • Plan, organize, and participate in meetings with clients, consultants, and contractors to support project objectives.
  • Drive proactive coordination with all stakeholders to deliver high-quality, consistent design and presentation outputs.
  • Undertake detailed reviews of technical submissions and ensure consultant deliverables comply with project requirements, applicable codes, and quality standards.
  • Prepare RFP documentation and manage consultant and contractor procurement processes, including tender evaluation, commercial assessment, negotiations, and award recommendations.
  • Prepare and review project programs, assess program compliance, monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation measures.
  • Develop and assess value engineering initiatives, review consultant and contractor proposals, and manage the overall value engineering process while maintaining design intent, functionality, and quality.
  • Provide involvement during construction, including mock-up reviews, material approvals, response to contractor queries, stakeholder coordination, and oversight of design compliance during project execution.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Minimum of 10-12 years of experience as a Design Manager within construction, engineering, infrastructure, real estate, or project-based environments.
  • Proven experience in managing technical documents, drawings, contracts, and project correspondence with consultants.
  • Experience working with consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
  • Experience in high-end residential, hospitality, or other luxury developments is highly desirable.

Required Skills

  • Ability to critically assess layouts, façade options, space programs, adjacency diagrams, and overall design quality.
  • Strong understanding of design development processes and consultant coordination.
  • Data organization skills and attention to detail.

Work Type and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role operates within a dynamic environment focused on delivering high-quality design for luxury developments.


Requirements

  • Requires 5-10 Years experience

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