Senior Design Manager – Landscape📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Buro Happold is seeking a Senior Design Manager – Landscape Architect to lead landscape design management for a significant luxury destination development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role is central to shaping the external environment of a premium development where landscape architecture is integral to the overall guest and user experience. The position requires ensuring design excellence, technical coordination, and seamless integration of landscape design with other project elements.

This is a senior, design-led position on a high-visibility development, offering the opportunity to influence the landscape identity of a major project. The role involves overseeing the delivery of landscape architecture packages across all project stages, from concept design through to construction support, ensuring alignment with project objectives and maintaining a high standard of design quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead landscape design management across all project stages, from concept design through detailed design and construction support.
• Manage landscape consultants, public realm designers, and specialist subconsultants to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Review design submissions for quality, coordination, feasibility, and compliance with project objectives and client requirements.
• Ensure the seamless integration of landscape design with architecture, structures, irrigation systems, lighting, utilities, and sitewide infrastructure.
• Lead design reviews, material discussions, and technical coordination workshops to foster collaboration and resolve design challenges.
• Manage design risks, potential programme impacts, and interface issues related to public realm and landscape packages.
• Support value engineering and design optimisation initiatives while upholding premium design quality and enhancing the user experience.
• Coordinate closely with the client, operators, and project teams to align on design intent, maintenance considerations, and operational requirements.
• Monitor consultant deliverables, reporting on progress, identifying constraints, and facilitating necessary decisions.
• Support procurement processes and consultant selection activities as required.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture, Architecture, or a related design discipline.
• Significant experience in landscape design management, specifically on high-end hospitality, residential, mixed-use, or destination projects.
• Strong understanding of public realm design principles and best practices.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary coordination and complex design interfaces effectively.
• Demonstrated experience in external works coordination and landscape detailing.
• Good understanding of design review processes, authority approvals, and construction support procedures.
• Middle East project experience is strongly preferred.

Required Skills

• Landscape Architecture
• Architecture
• Design Management
• Public Realm Design
• External Works Coordination
• Landscape Detailing
• Multidisciplinary Coordination
• Design Interfaces Management
• Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Design Review
• Approvals Process Management
• Construction Support
• BIM awareness and experience with digital coordination workflows are preferred.

Work Context

This contract role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Buro Happold is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from individuals seeking flexible working patterns. The company aims to create an environment where everyone can thrive and contribute unique perspectives. Applicants are encouraged to inform the company if any adjustments are needed during the application process.