Design Coordinator - Data Center New Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Decima International; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Decima International is seeking a detail-oriented Design Coordinator to support multidisciplinary design activities for major data center projects in Riyadh. The role assists the Design Manager in coordinating technical information, tracking design deliverables, and maintaining effective communication between consultants, contractors, and engineering disciplines.

The successful candidate will help ensure design information is accurate, properly tracked, and available to support construction,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience coordinating design and engineering across multiple disciplines.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and engineering documentation.
• Experience tracking RFIs, submittals, drawings, and design clarifications.
• Experience maintaining design registers, trackers, and document logs.

Responsibilities

• Support the Design Manager in coordinating multidisciplinary design activities.
• Coordinate design information across CSA, MEP, ICT, Security, and other technical disciplines.
• Track design deliverables, outstanding actions, and submission status.
• Maintain design registers, trackers, and action logs.
• Track RFIs, technical submittals, drawings, design comments, and clarifications.
• Follow up with consultants, contractors, and project teams on overdue submissions and responses.
• Support multidisciplinary design coordination meetings.
• Prepare meeting minutes and monitor closure of action items.
• Assist with BIM coordination and clash detection / resolution activities.
• Identify design coordination issues, gaps, and conflicts and escalate them.
• Support drawing and design-package reviews for completeness and coordination.
• Assist with monitoring design progress against project schedules.
• Maintain records of approvals, revisions, design changes, and decisions.
• Coordinate design documentation for construction activities.
• Support preparation of design progress reports and client presentations.
• Assist with commissioning and handover documentation as required.

Skills

Multidisciplinary coordination

Stakeholder coordination

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Navisworks

Procore

BIM coordination tools

Job description

Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International’s founders established a simple yet powerful formula:

Approach each client engagement as apartnership, create an environment that attracts themost talented professionalsand allows them to flourish, and regulategrowthto maintainexcellencein our service standards.

Decima International is a professional services company providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across the industries we serve.

We are seeking a detail-oriented Design Coordinator to support multidisciplinary design activities for major data center projects in Riyadh. The role will assist the Design Manager in coordinating technical information, tracking design deliverables, and maintaining effective communication between consultants, contractors, and engineering disciplines.

The successful candidate will help ensure design information is accurate, coordinated, properly tracked, and available to support construction, commissioning, and handover activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Support the Design Manager in coordinating multidisciplinary design activities.

Coordinate design information across CSA, MEP, ICT, Security, and other technical disciplines.

Track design deliverables, outstanding actions, and submission status.

Maintain design registers, trackers, and action logs.

Track RFIs, technical submittals, drawings, design comments, and clarifications.

Follow up with consultants, contractors, and project teams on overdue submissions and responses.

Support multidisciplinary design coordination meetings.

Prepare meeting minutes and monitor closure of action items.

Assist with BIM coordination and clash detection / resolution activities.

Identify design coordination issues, gaps, and conflicts and elevate them to the Design Manager.

Support drawing and design-package reviews for completeness and coordination.

Assist with monitoring design progress against project schedules.

Maintain accurate records of approvals, revisions, design changes, and technical decisions.

Coordinate design documentation required for construction activities.

Support preparation of design progress reports and client presentations.

Assist with commissioning and handover documentation as required.

Support communication between engineering disciplines, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.

Experience in design coordination, engineering coordination, or a similar project role.

Strong ability to interpret technical drawings and engineering documentation.

Experience tracking RFIs, technical submittals, drawings, and design clarifications.

Experience maintaining design registers, trackers, and document logs.

Strong understanding of multidisciplinary coordination across CSA, MEP, ICT, and other engineering disciplines.

Strong organizational skills and ability to follow up on multiple actions simultaneously.

Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.

Good communication and stakeholder coordination skills.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Working knowledge of AutoCAD.

Basic to intermediate knowledge of Revit and Navisworks.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience on data center or mission-critical projects.

Experience within a PMC or engineering consultancy environment.

Experience working on large-scale construction, infrastructure, MEP, commercial, or industrial projects.

Familiarity with Procore.

Familiarity with Bluebeam.

Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Understanding of Saudi construction requirements and local project practices.

Experience supporting design through construction, commissioning, and handover phases.

POSITION DETAILS

Department: Project Management

Work Setting: Onsite

Industry: Data Centers / Mission-Critical Construction

PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

AutoCAD

Revit

Navisworks

Procore

BIM Coordination Tools

Design Tracking and Reporting Tools

Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to the safety and well-being of all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.