Senior Design Compliance Manager - Structures📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Mace is seeking a Senior Design Compliance Manager - Structures for a significant program in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This large-scale mixed-use development includes sports facilities, entertainment, arts, and associated infrastructure. As a key delivery partner, Mace requires experienced professionals to lead integrated teams through all project phases. In this role, you will act as the Engineer, providing independent structural design assurance and engineering oversight to ensure all structural works adhere to approved designs, Employer's Requirements, and applicable codes. You will be responsible for reviewing, certifying, and safeguarding structural integrity during construction, proactively managing technical risks and resolving design-to-construction challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as part of the Engineer's team, conducting independent reviews, verifications, and approvals of structural design and construction deliverables.
• Lead structural design compliance efforts during construction, ensuring works align with approved Issued For Construction (IFC) drawings, specifications, and Employer's Requirements.
• Review and approve shop drawings, structural calculations, method statements, Requests for Information (RFIs), and temporary works designs.
• Provide technical oversight of all structural works on site, including concrete, steel, composite, and specialist structural systems.
• Verify construction methodologies and sequencing to ensure structural safety, buildability, and adherence to design intent.
• Identify and manage design deviations, non-compliance issues, and technical risks, providing guidance and driving resolution with contractors and consultants.
• Oversee coordination between structural, architectural, and MEP disciplines, ensuring integration across complex project interfaces.
• Review and approve temporary works and construction engineering solutions, ensuring they meet design and safety requirements.
• Support the timely issuance of Engineer's Instructions, approvals, and certifications in accordance with contractual obligations.
• Liaise with contractors, supervision teams, and consultants to ensure clear interpretation and implementation of the structural design intent.
• Support authority inspections, approvals, and statutory compliance processes.
• Participate in structural inspections, testing, commissioning, and handover activities, ensuring compliance and performance standards are met.
• Prepare and present reports on design compliance, structural risks, and construction progress to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Degree qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Proven experience in structural design management, design compliance, or engineering assurance during the construction phase of major projects.
• Strong experience acting for or alongside the Engineer on significant projects governed by FIDIC or similar contract frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience in reviewing and approving shop drawings, structural calculations, and verifying structural installations on site.
• Prior experience delivering large-scale infrastructure projects or complex developments.
• Strong understanding of various structural systems, construction methodologies, and temporary works design principles.
• Previous experience working within the Middle East region is essential, with knowledge of regional authority requirements, particularly in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Chartered Engineer status is highly preferred.
• Possess the necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and relevant work experience on high-valued projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business, as required for immigration and client approval.

Required Skills

• Structural Design Management
• Design Compliance
• Engineering Assurance
• FIDIC Contracts
• Shop Drawings Review
• Calculations Review
• Structural Installations Verification
• Large-scale Infrastructure Development
• Complex Developments
• Structural Systems Understanding
• Construction Methodologies Understanding
• Temporary Works Design Understanding
• Middle East Experience
• Regional Authority Requirements Knowledge (KSA)
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Communication
• Civil Engineering
• Structural Engineering

Work Environment and Details

This full-time role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The position requires over 10 years of experience. Mace is the company advertising this Senior Design Compliance Manager - Structures position.