Design Manager

Compass Project Consulting; Makkah Region; Sur place; SAR 400 000 - 650 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Compass Project Consulting in Makkah seeks a senior Design Management Leader to direct client-side design for major developments. You will oversee design governance, coordinate multidisciplinary consultants, and ensure outputs meet the brief, budget, and authority requirements.

In this role you will manage design reviews, risk management, and interface control while engaging with the client, contractors, and PMC teams to maintain project progress on site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related field.
• 18+ years of relevant design management experience on major developments.
• Strong PMC/client-side design management experience is essential.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultants on large-scale projects.
• Knowledge of Saudi codes, regulations, and development standards.
• Willing to work site-based in Makkah.

Responsabilités

• Lead client-side design management to align outputs with briefs and budgets.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design consultants through all design stages.
• Lead design reviews, governance, and interface management.
• Ensure deliverables are coordinated, complete, and buildable at gates.
• Coordinate approvals, stakeholder inputs, and operator requirements.
• Review tender packages and manage design-related queries.
• Maintain design logs, risk registers, and key interfaces.
• Collaborate with client, consultants, contractors, and PMC teams to progress the project.

Connaissances

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Coordination across disciplines

Risk management

Design governance

Decision making

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related

Description du poste

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Strong PMC/client-side design management experience is essential.
• 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.