Director Design Standards Facades & Structures (Stadiums) (SPA )

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Director Design Standards Facades & Structures (Stadiums) to join their team in Riyadh, Riyadh. This full-time role involves establishing, governing, and continuously enhancing the design standards framework for all stadium, arena, and major sports infrastructure projects within the Qiddiya portfolio. The Director will act as the technical authority for stadium structures, long-span roofs, building envelopes, facades, and spectator venue engineering systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish, govern, and continuously enhance the design standards framework for all stadium, arena, and major sports infrastructure projects.
• Serve as the technical authority for stadium structures, long-span roofs, building envelopes, facades, and spectator venue engineering systems.
• Ensure all projects achieve world-class levels of safety, performance, durability, sustainability, architectural excellence, and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain design standards, technical specifications, performance requirements, and compliance frameworks for consistent application across multiple sports assets.
• Support project teams through design reviews, technical governance, innovation initiatives, and independent assurance processes.

Design Standards Leadership

• Develop, maintain, and govern Sports Design Standards for stadiums, arenas, training facilities, and associated sports infrastructure.
• Establish minimum technical requirements for stadium structures, long-span roof systems, retractable roof technologies, facade and building envelope systems, spectator seating bowl structures, structural resilience and redundancy, building movement and dynamic performance, and durability and lifecycle performance.

Technical Authority and Expertise

• Act as the subject matter expert for facade and structural systems across all sports developments.
• Advise on the design and delivery of FIFA-compliant stadiums, multi-purpose arenas, athletic stadiums, and indoor sports venues.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline.
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience is required for this role.

Application Process

Candidates who meet the specified qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply for this position at Qiddiya.