Associate Director - Design Management

Mace; Al Jubayl; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace seeks an experienced Project Manager for a luxury mixed-use development in Riyadh/Umluj. The role requires oversight of design management and strategic development processes, focusing on stakeholder relationships and quality deliverables. This position is a fantastic opportunity to lead a design team and contribute to ambitious projects while ensuring compliance, strategic outcomes, and promoting a culture of safety and excellence.

Qualifications

• Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent is mandatory.
• Experience in high-value projects required for project management consultancy.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of a design management team of 12 people.
• Establish and manage client and design consultant relationships.
• Ensure timely delivery of design submissions.

Skills

Design Management

Client Relationship Management

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Development

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Position status:This opportunity is for a secured role that is due to commence in November subject to approval. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The project:

This is an opportunity to work on a large luxury mixed-use development in Riyadh / Umluj, KSA. Mace are providing project management consultancy services.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Act as the day-to-day operational manager for a design management team of up to 12 people or other design management resource deployed to projects.

• Leading the delivery of design management to deliver key strategic outcomes & sub-function KPIs, directly influencing strategic development.

• Main point of contact for client design issues, ensuring relationships are managed and maintained.

• Main point of contact for design consultant issues, ensuring relationships are managed and maintained and production meets the required schedule for procurement to happen in alignment with the master schedule and budget.

• Contributes and inputs into strategy development, develops plans and oversees the delivery and manages the achievement of plan to time and budget.

• Assesses and defines project strategic design management delivery.

• Implements and approve consultant appointments across all work streams when contractually required.

• Oversees and signs off on consultant progress payments.

• Builds and leads project design team (internal/external) to ensure correct resource is allocated and project deliverables are clear.

• Partners with multiple internal and external stakeholders, working in collaboration to (implement strategy/programmes/initiatives).

• Manages, influences & negotiates with key senior stakeholders.

• Oversees the design team in their reviews of the consultant design submissions at the various design submission points.

• Supports the commercial team with the delivery scope of works / design packs for procurement activities.

• Provides the client bodies with regular design progress reports

• Assesses the level of resources / input requirements for design consultant claims and supports the client and Mace commercial team in defending the consultant claims.

• Actively works to reduce / avoid consultant claim entitlement.

• Delivers continuous improvements in processes through application of best practices and lessons learned. Drives transformational change.

• Responsible for ensuring the identification, development, and delivery of relevant training.

• Ensures management systems are followed during project lifecycle roles and responsibilities are adhered by.

• Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

You’ll need to have:

• Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and have relevant work experience working on high valued projects/ programmes for a project management consultancy business, which are required for immigration and client approval.

• Relevant bachelor’s degree (or equivalent).

• Member of a relevant professional body.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: Wechampion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role

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