Change & Value Engineering Manager % (m/f)

About ARX | Smart Minds

ARX is a global network of specialists providing 360° consulting, project management, and technical services across various engineering, design, and architecture sectors. With offices spanning Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, ARX combines global expertise with local knowledge to address specific community needs while integrating international best practices. The company has expanded its presence into the Middle East, with offices in the UAE and KSA, reinforcing its commitment to innovation and engineering excellence in the GCC market.

The Role: Change & Value Engineering Manager

ARX | Smart Minds is seeking a Change & Value Engineering Manager for its site office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves evaluating design alternatives based on function, delivery, and long-term value. The manager will facilitate discussions between technical and commercial teams, highlight trade-offs, and ensure proposals are supported by clear decision trails. The position requires challenging incomplete assessments while maintaining a practical focus on program performance and quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and administer the design change process, covering initiation, screening, assessment, approval, and implementation tracking.
• Maintain the change register and audit trail, differentiating between proposed, approved, and implemented changes.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary assessments of technical, cost, and time impacts with package managers, project controls, and commercial teams.
• Lead value engineering workshops to define required functions and identify alternatives for structured comparison.
• Evaluate cost-saving proposals against performance, safety, maintainability, and design quality, documenting assumptions and residual risks.
• Prepare change and value engineering reports with options, supporting evidence, and recommendations for client approval.
• Track approved changes into revised drawings, specifications, and delivery programs, ensuring affected teams are informed of decisions.
• Monitor the realization of agreed value engineering benefits and report discrepancies between expected and achieved outcomes.
• Provide supporting records for change and claims assessments, and escalate unapproved scope growth or incomplete impact evaluations.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 8 to 10 years of relevant experience is required for this role.
• Demonstrated judgment in evaluating design alternatives based on function, delivery, and long-term value.
• Ability to facilitate constructive discussions between technical and commercial teams.
• Confidence in challenging incomplete assessments while maintaining a practical focus on required performance and quality.

Working with ARX | Smart Minds

ARX offers an opportunity to collaborate with a forward-thinking, synergistic, and innovative team. Employees gain exposure to projects driving development in the Middle East and North African regions. The company provides personalized professional growth and developmental avenues tailored to career aspirations.

Application Process

Interested candidates are invited to submit their complete application to join the team.