Design Manager

Compass Project Consulting; Makkah Region; On-site; SAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Project Consulting seeks a Senior Design Manager with a proven track record leading client-side design management on major developments in Saudi Arabia. You will coordinate multidisciplinary consultants, manage design reviews, and ensure outputs meet the brief, budget, programme, and authority requirements, guiding progress at every stage gate.

Based in Makkah, the role requires site-based work and deep knowledge of Saudi codes, with strong leadership and stakeholder-management skills to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 18+ years of relevant design management experience on major development projects.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary consultants on large-scale mixed-use or major developments.
• Strong understanding of design development, coordination, authority approvals, procurement, tender documentation, and construction interfaces.
• Experience in design governance, value engineering, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi codes, regulations, authority requirements, and development standards.
• Excellent leadership, communication, coordination, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Saudi/GCC experience is highly preferred.
• Willing to work site-based in Makkah.

Responsibilities

• Lead the client-side design management function ensuring outputs align with the project brief, development strategy, budget, programme, authority requirements, and end-user objectives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design consultants and specialist advisors throughout all design stages.
• Lead design reviews, technical workshops, design governance, interface management, and design risk management.
• Ensure design deliverables are coordinated, complete, compliant, and buildable at each stage gate.
• Coordinate authority approvals, stakeholder requirements, operator inputs, and developer standards.
• Review design packages, scopes, Employer’s Requirements, and technical deliverables during procurement and tender stages.
• Manage design-related tender queries and coordinate technical responses.
• Maintain design decision logs, risk registers, and key design interfaces.
• Coordinate closely with the client, consultants, contractors, and PMC teams to resolve design issues and maintain project progress.

Skills

Leadership

Coordination

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

• Lead the client-side design management function, ensuring design outputs align with the project brief, development strategy, budget, programme, authority requirements, and end-user objectives.
• Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary design consultants and specialist advisors throughout all design stages.
• Lead design reviews, technical workshops, design governance, interface management, and design risk management.
• Ensure design deliverables are coordinated, complete, compliant, and buildable at each stage gate.
• Coordinate authority approvals, stakeholder requirements, operator inputs, and developer standards.
• Review design packages, scopes, Employer’s Requirements, and technical deliverables during procurement and tender stages.
• Manage design-related tender queries and coordinate technical responses.
• Maintain design decision logs, risk registers, and key design interfaces.
• Coordinate closely with the client, consultants, contractors, and PMC teams to resolve design issues and maintain project progress.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 18+ years of relevant design management experience, preferably on major development projects.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary consultants on large-scale mixed-use, masterplan, commercial, residential, hospitality, or major development projects.
• Strong understanding of design development, coordination, authority approvals, procurement, tender documentation, and construction interfaces.
• Demonstrated experience in design governance, value engineering, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Strong knowledge of relevant Saudi codes, regulations, authority requirements, and development standards.
• Excellent leadership, communication, coordination, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Saudi/GCC experience is highly preferred.
• Must be willing to work site-based in Makkah.