Design Manager

Job Purpose

HanmiGlobal is seeking a highly qualified Design Manager to join our program management and PMCM team in Saudi Arabia. In this role, you will drive the design management for a mega multi-work package land and infrastructure development program in Riyadh, delivered on behalf of a major government entity.

You will be providing program-level leadership, governance, coordination, and technical oversight for all multidisciplinary design activities across the program, ensuring all design deliverables are fully integrated and compliant with approved master plans, technical standards, statutory requirements, sustainability objectives, operational needs, and Client’s project requirements, while supporting the successful delivery of the overall development program.

Reports To: Program Director

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of program-wide design governance, management procedures, review processes, and quality assurance standards.
• Monitor design progress, compliance, and performance against approved milestones, design criteria, and project objectives.
• Review and validate Design Management Plans and oversee multidisciplinary design coordination across all project packages.
• Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary design reviews, consolidating comments from technical specialists and ensuring timely resolution of review comments.
• Review engineering studies, technical reports, specifications, design changes, and Value Engineering proposals to ensure compliance with design intent, constructability, maintainability, lifecycle performance, sustainability objectives, and operational requirements.
• Coordinate design interfaces between architectural, urban planning, infrastructure, transportation, utilities, landscape, and engineering disciplines to ensure integrated design solutions.
• Coordinate with the Client, Lead Developers, consultants, utility providers, statutory authorities, and other stakeholders to facilitate approvals, resolve technical issues, and support timely delivery of design submissions.
• Facilitate design coordination meetings, technical workshops, stakeholder review sessions, and Value Engineering workshops.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and technical directions to the Senior Urban Planning Specialist and Senior Materials Engineer.
• Promote the adoption of BIM, digital engineering, and effective document management systems to support design coordination, information management, and program delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and best practices in design management across the program.

Requirements Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture from an accredited university.
• Chartered Professional membership or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Minimum fifteen (15) years of professional experience in architecture, urban development, master planning, infrastructure, or major mixed-use developments.
• Demonstrated experience within PMCM, PMC, consultancy, developer, or client-side organizations, preferably on large-scale land development and infrastructure programs in Saudi Arabia or the GCC.

Core Competencies

• Design Management and Governance
• Master Planning and Urban Development
• Multidisciplinary Design Coordination
• Design Quality Assurance
• Value Engineering
• BIM and Digital Engineering
• Design Change and Risk Management
• Stakeholder and Authority Coordination
• Leadership, Strategic Planning, and Decision Making
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills