Design Manager

Egis Group; Riyad Al Khabra; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy based in Saudi Arabia is seeking a technical design reviewer with over 10 years of experience in managing mega-projects in the Middle East. You will provide guidance and leadership to ensure quality in design review activities, coordinate cross-discipline interfaces, and engage with multiple stakeholders to align on technical solutions. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication and relationship management skills, along with a proven track record in project delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in technical design review.
• Successful track record in mega projects.
• Experience in program management in the Middle East.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and coordination for contractors' design reviews.
• Draft and review design review plans to ensure effectiveness.
• Lead and manage a large multidisciplinary team of design engineers.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship management

Leadership skills

Risk management

Technical design review

Job description

Job Description

• Providing technical guidance, governance and day-today coordination of all contractor design review activities for contractual conformance
• Drafting and reviewing the status and adequacy of the design review plan to ensure continuing suitability and effectiveness
• Receiving, distributing, and tracking design reviews of the contractors design submittals for the duration of design and construction
• Contributing to the successful delivery of the project by leading and coordinating cross-discipline interfaces from a technical design perspective
• Ensuring appropriate processes and skills are in place to assure the safety and integrity of all engineering deliverables and projects
• Developing and managing a large multidisciplinary team of design engineers to raise the level of their technical capability and understanding
• Regularly engaging with the project senior management team when determining the allocation of resources (design / engineering) to support the project and initiating changes when necessary
• Providing leadership, direction and guidance to staff to ensure quality technical services are provided that meet both the project and client requirements
• Identifying and managing the delivery of information required by the contractors, the client and other internal and external stakeholders; monitoring their progress against agreed delivery dates
• Liaising with the client and the contractor to establish their requirements and to discuss technical solutions
• Identifying risks and opportunities associated with coordination (e.g. differing time scales for developing inter-related design solutions) and reporting back to the project senior leadership team
• Identifying, reviewing and advocating changes (variations) to designs in terms of technical capability, cost effectiveness, scope, durability and maintainability of design solutions

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience
• Successful track record in technical design review on mega Projects
• Experience in mega-project / program in the Middle East
• Excellent communication, relationship management and influencing skills and effective collaboration with multiple stakeholders
• Experience of managing risk and opportunity and administering change on projects
• Leadership Skills