Sr. Landscape Architect📣 Job Ad

About Dar Al Riyadh and the Role

Dar Al Riyadh is seeking a Sr. Landscape Architect to join its team in Tabuk. This full-time position requires over 10 years of experience and involves comprehensive oversight of landscape and architectural works within large-scale residential and infrastructure developments. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with design standards, specifications, and client requirements throughout project lifecycles.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and monitor landscape and architectural works for compliance with approved designs, IFC drawings, specifications, BOQs, codes, and client requirements.
• Oversee hardscape elements, including paving, kerbs, walkways, plazas, boundary treatments, landscape structures, street furniture, and public-realm components.
• Supervise softscape works, encompassing planting, trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and soil preparation.
• Coordinate and monitor irrigation systems and their interfaces with utilities, drainage, electrical, and infrastructure networks.
• Review residential architectural works, including external finishes, façades, entrances, boundary walls, and architectural details, particularly at landscape interfaces.
• Conduct regular site inspections to monitor construction progress against approved drawings, specifications, quality requirements, and schedules.
• Participate in inspections, snagging, punch-list preparation, rectification, testing, and final handover processes.
• Support the review of variations, change requests, quantities, and technical justifications related to landscape and architectural works.
• Maintain technical records and contribute to weekly/monthly reports, progress monitoring, risk identification, and issue tracking.

Project Coordination and Technical Review

• Review contractors' shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, RFIs, samples, mock-ups, and technical proposals.
• Coordinate landscape and architectural interfaces with civil, roads, utilities, drainage, structural, MEP, and other disciplines.
• Identify design clashes, constructability issues, and interface conflicts, coordinating their resolution effectively.
• Support integration between infrastructure development and residential/superstructure construction phases.
• Monitor contractor progress, resource allocation, material usage, and potential delays or quality issues.
• Participate in technical and coordination meetings with the Client, developers, designers, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Review technical submissions and provide informed recommendations to PMC/Client management.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in landscape architecture.
• Strong experience in large-scale residential and housing developments.
• Demonstrated experience covering both landscape and architectural works.
• Extensive hands-on experience in hardscape, softscape, irrigation, public realm, and external works.
• Experience across both infrastructure and superstructure/building phases of projects.
• Previous experience in PMC, engineering consultancy, or construction supervision is strongly preferred.
• Saudi Arabia or GCC project experience is strongly preferred.
• Saudi Council of Engineers registration is preferred or required where applicable.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of landscape and architectural construction practices, materials, specifications, BOQs, shop drawings, and technical submissions.
• Good understanding of multidisciplinary coordination, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC), constructability, variations, and project controls.
• Excellent communication, coordination, reporting, and problem-solving skills.

Application Information

Candidates who meet the specified qualifications and experience are invited to apply for this full-time position in Tabuk.