Design Creative Director

Jacobs; Saudi Arabia; Hybrid; SAR 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Design Creative Director, where you'll be at the forefront of one of the largest projects in the world. This role involves leading the design quality of neighborhood master plans and architectural designs, ensuring creative excellence across a vast area. Collaborate with a talented team to transform visionary concepts into reality, while driving innovation and sustainable practices. With a commitment to improving lives and communities, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact in a dynamic environment. Embrace the challenge and help shape the future of urban living.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Global giving and volunteering program

Inclusive employee networks

Positive mental health champions

Qualifications

• 20+ years of architectural design and management experience.
• Ability to manage international design consultants across sectors.
• Solid knowledge of products, materials, zoning/building codes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design quality of master plans and architectural designs.
• Manage creative design interfaces with city-level designers.
• Lead design delivery from concept through to completion.

Skills

Architectural Design

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Revit

AutoCAD

Adobe Suite

Education

B.Arch or B.Sc. in Architecture

Postgraduate in Architecture or Urban Design

International accreditation (RIBA, AIA)

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Adobe Suite

Rhino

Grasshopper

V-Ray

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Design Creative Director

What if we showed you how we're solving the world's greatest challenges by transforming intangible ideas into intelligent solutions for a more connected, sustainable world

Our People & Places Solutions business reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the why of what we do the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.

About The Opportunity

At Jacobs, we push the limits of what's possible to make the world smarter and more connected. We are one of the delivery partners for NEOM THE LINE, one of the most iconic giga projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, arguably one of the largest projects in the world. Based at NEOM Site, Jacobs has an opening for a Design Creative Director

The Design Creative Director in The LINE Design team will lead and manage the design of different assets related to The Line. The Creative Design Director for THE LINE Design team will oversee the design quality of neighborhood master plans and architectural designs for THE LINE Module 46. This role entails ensuring creative design excellence for a module consisting of eight neighborhoods, covering approximately 4,000,000 square meters of assets. The Director will maintain a comprehensive overview of the module, guiding and understanding the creative design development, and will challenge the design teams to deliver optimal design solutions.

The Creative Design Director will work in close collaboration with the Design Management Director and the Neighborhood Design Directors to ensure consistency across various neighborhoods within the module.

Time will be allocated 80% on Neighborhoods designs, and 20% on NEOM Business responsibilities.

Summary Requirements

Responsibilities

• Drive quality of Neighborhoods design and implementation of the Vision for THE LINE
• Manage the design by creative approach, spatial qualities, and aesthetic / architectural character
• Oversee the quality of Neighborhood master planning, public realm design, architectural, and engineering design.
• Lead the design quality delivery from concept through schematic design for various architectural Asset types residential, hospitality, commercial, retail, mixed use, healthcare, educational, cultural, etc
• Understand the importance of urban design in context of master planning and architecture
• Commitment to innovation and design excellence
• Manage the creative design interfaces of Neighborhoods with City-level designers (City Planning Consultant, City Asset Design Architect, and City Infrastructure Engineers), and Urban Designers / Public Realm Designers
• Coordinate the creative design interfaces between Neighborhoods, and of Neighborhoods with Anchor Assets
• Collaborate with THE LINE Development and THE LINE Projects Neighborhood teams, to ensure integrated delivery.
• Creative role in Design and Asset Brief compliance, conformance to Development Control Regulations, Guidelines, and Design KPIs, including design coordination of architectural designs with other disciplines.
• Single point of contact for project Leadership
• Escalation point for Design Consultants
  
  

Key design related roles

• Develop THE LINE architecture design and ensures implementation across the module.
• Responsible as part of the senior management team for delivering THE LINE Design Management mandate, including stakeholder engagement internally and externally
• Managing the design by creative approach and aesthetic design
• Design delivery from concept design to completion.
• Responsible to deliver the design of various architectural typologies residential, mixed use, commercial, public, healthcare, educational, civic and cultural, etc.
• Manage architectural design consultants to deliver NEOM architectural content and context
• Strong ability to prepare, develop and edit drawings and presentations
• Supervise the production of visualization, pre-concept, concept, developed and detailed design
• Acts as Lead reviewer of qualitative architectural design review process, providing analysis, comment, and recommendation to executive management.
• Management and oversight of Senior Architects, Architects, Designers within the department and across different sectors/departments.
• Draft comprehensive architectural sets from concept until detailed design documents
• Manages Design and Asset Brief compliance, completeness and accuracy, including design coordination within architecture and across disciplines
• Lead, develop and review design asset briefs
• Prepare SoW, specifications, reports and related data tables
• Lead and develop design manuals, standard design documents
• Manages preparation of and checks materials schedules and sample boards and mock-ups
• Manages preparation of and checks FF&E schedules and sourcing, including samples and mock-ups as appropriate
• Understanding materiality and its specifications
• Understanding Public realm design and application
• Technical detailing and construction administration experience
• Ability to solve design issues in a creative and pragmatic way by developing multiple designs options that meet the design approach and budget
• Manage communication, coordination, and management of consultants, contractors, various NEOM departments/sectors
• Produce deliverables in accordance with NEOM standards and policies.
  
  

Leadership

• Prepare and deliver presentations, reports, and other communication materials tailored to stakeholder needs.
• Ensure that all stakeholder engagement activities comply with the relevant regulations and ethical standards.
• Utilize data analytics to drive strategies and decisions.
  
  

Culture and Values

• Embrace NEOM's culture and Values
• Act with honesty and integrity by following best practices, and upholding the robust standards and expectations set out in NEOM's Code of Conduct.
• Maintain fair, ethical and professional work practices in accordance with NEOM's Values and Code of Conduct.
• Adhere to NEOM's Policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with rules.
  
  

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Here's what you'll need

Experience & Qualifications

Knowledge

• Excellent conceptual and design skills, with emphasis on aesthetics
• Fluent in writing and speaking English, spoken and written
• Ability to negotiate,
• Flexibility and attitude towards company objectives.
• Cordial relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Commitment to innovation and design excellence
• Solid knowledge of products, materials, zoning / building codes and construction methods
• A keen eye for attention to detail and accuracy
• Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative in response to direction from project managers, directors and partners
• A team player, with a flexible and open attitude towards new ways of working and collaborating
• Understanding of financial and commercial management of projects.
• Full understanding of risk management and ability to transmit the same to others.
• Understanding of scope definition, interface and ability to transmit the to others.
• Full knowledge of international standards, policies, codes and procedures and ability to transmit the same to others.
• Full knowledge of Statutory Authorities requirements,
• Knowledge of international and local codes, regulations and submission requirements.
• Developed knowledge of Sustainable Design principles.
  
  

Skills

• Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills, communication with clarity, purpose and accuracy
• Strong organizational skills, ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines on budget and on time
• Strong leadership skills
• Attention to detail and a methodical approach to work.
• Outstanding presentation skills.
• Excellent ability in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, Adobe Suite; Grasshopper and V-Ray is a plus
  
  

As a successful candidate you will

• 20+ years of post-graduate outstanding architectural design and management experience
• Proven related experience in an Architectural Practice, including management of international design consultants across sectors and typologies
• Experience working in signature architecture design studios
• Design experience in various architectural types residential, mix use, commercial, public, healthcare, educational, etc.
• Experience and extensive knowledge on design and construction materials and their application
• Design experience of public realm design and application
• Extensive project experience with emphasis on large projects and programs
• Experience in Middle East is appreciated
  
  

Qualifications

• B.Arch or B.Sc. in Architecture from a recognized university
• Postgraduate in Architecture or Urban Design
• International accreditation (RIBA, AIA, or equivalent)
  
  

Jacobs. A world where you can.

From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions we're committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally - and together, our diverse perspectives and unique backgrounds power our collective strength. We collaborate and share! By supporting one another, we all succeed.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximise your potential. You'll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you'll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals all at a single global company.

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed today and into tomorrow.???

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