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About Dar Al Riyadh Consultants and the Role

Dar Al Riyadh Consultants is seeking a Design Team Manager for a full-time position in Riyadh. This role involves leading and managing multidisciplinary design teams across various projects, ensuring design excellence and compliance from concept through handover.

Role Overview

The Design Team Manager will oversee and coordinate all design activities within architecture, engineering, BIM, and specialist disciplines. Key responsibilities include establishing and implementing BIM standards, leading coordination efforts, and ensuring that all deliverables meet project requirements and specifications throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary design teams across architecture, engineering, BIM, and specialist disciplines.
• Coordinate design activities from concept and schematic design through detailed design, IFC, construction, and handover.
• Establish and implement BIM standards, protocols, BIM Execution Plans (BEP), and project information requirements.
• Lead BIM coordination activities, including model coordination, clash detection, design reviews, and design issue resolution.
• Review and coordinate architectural, engineering, and BIM deliverables to ensure compliance with project requirements, standards, and specifications.
• Manage design interfaces between different disciplines and ensure timely resolution of technical and coordination issues.
• Monitor design progress, deliverables, resources, and key milestones against the approved project schedule.
• Coordinate with the PMO, project management teams, consultants, contractors, and client representatives.
• Review technical drawings, models, specifications, design reports, and other project deliverables.
• Ensure effective document control and management of design information and BIM models.
• Identify design risks, constructability issues, and potential impacts on cost, quality, and schedule.
• Support design change management, technical reviews, value engineering, and optimization initiatives.
• Prepare design progress reports, dashboards, presentations, and management updates for PMO leadership.
• Promote the effective use of BIM and digital technologies to improve design coordination, project delivery, and information management.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to design and BIM teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in design, BIM, design management, or a related technical role.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary design teams within large-scale engineering, construction, infrastructure, or building projects.
• PMP, BIM, or relevant professional certification is an advantage.

Essential Skills and Expertise

• In-depth experience with BIM software and 3D modelling, particularly Revit and AutoCAD.
• Expert knowledge of BIM standards, protocols, BIM Execution Plans, and information management requirements.
• Strong experience leading BIM processes, including clash detection, model coordination, design coordination, and document control.
• Advanced proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, and BIM collaboration/project management platforms.
• Strong understanding of architectural and engineering design principles and the ability to interpret complex technical drawings and models.
• Good understanding of the complete project lifecycle, from concept design through construction and handover, and the application of BIM throughout the lifecycle.
• Experience with multidisciplinary coordination and design interface management.
• Strong knowledge of design quality assurance, constructability, design risk, and technical review processes.
• Excellent leadership, communication, coordination, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Saudi Arabia/GCC project experience is preferred.

Application Information

Candidates who meet the specified qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply for this challenging role.