Design Compliance Manager Landscape📣 Job Ad

About Mace Group

Mace Group combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in projects and redefine ambition. As a delivery partner, Mace is involved in one of the largest programs in Saudi Arabia, a significant mixed-use development encompassing sports facilities, entertainment, arts, and associated infrastructure.

The Opportunity

Mace is seeking an experienced Design Compliance Manager - Landscape to join its team in Riyadh. This part-time role supports a major program currently in the construction phase, where the manager will act in the capacity of the engineer. The position involves providing independent landscape design assurance and compliance oversight, ensuring all landscape and public realm works adhere to approved designs, employer’s requirements, and applicable codes and standards. The manager will protect design intent, uphold quality standards, and address design-related challenges during construction, particularly within complex, high-profile developments.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as part of the engineer’s team, providing independent review, verification, and approval of landscape design and construction deliverables.
• Lead landscape design compliance during construction, ensuring all works align with approved IFC drawings, specifications, planting strategies, and employer’s requirements.
• Review and approve shop drawings, material submittals, planting schedules, mock-ups, RFIs, and landscape construction details.
• Provide site-based assurance of landscape installations, including hardscape, softscape, streetscape, public realm, irrigation systems, water features, and specialist landscape elements.
• Ensure adherence to design intent, aesthetics, functionality, and quality standards, particularly for high-profile, design-led public realm and landscape environments.
• Identify and manage design deviations, non-compliance, and technical risks, driving resolution with contractors, landscape architects, and design consultants.
• Review and verify landscape materials, planting selections, irrigation systems, and external finishes, ensuring compliance with performance, sustainability, and maintenance requirements.
• Support the issuance of engineer’s instructions, approvals, and design compliance certifications in line with contractual requirements.
• Interface with contractors, supervision teams, and consultants to ensure clear interpretation and execution of landscape design requirements on site.
• Support authority inspections, approvals, and statutory compliance processes related to landscape and public realm works.
• Participate in mock-ups, sample approvals, inspections, snagging, and handover activities, ensuring delivery meets required quality, operational, and maintenance standards.
• Monitor the establishment and quality of planting works, ensuring successful implementation and achievement of design objectives.
• Provide reporting on landscape design compliance status, risks, and construction progress to senior stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Over 10 years of proven experience managing design delivery on large-scale or master-planned developments.
• Experience in multidisciplinary coordination and consultant management.
• Prior experience in the MENA region is preferred.
• 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, required for immigration and client approval.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Effective technical communication skills.

Work Environment and Commitment

Mace Group is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. The company is open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options where suitable for the role. Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet every criterion, as they may still be considered for this or other roles within the organization.