Design Manager

Sisco Jobs; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Sisco Jobs is hiring a Design Manager for a Saudi Arabia-based stadium project. The role demands leadership of the complete design lifecycle across multiple disciplines, oversight of design consultants, and strong stakeholder coordination to ensure on-time, quality delivery.

Candidates should have 15+ years of stadium project experience within a PMC environment, with a track record of managing complex interfaces and design governance.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Proven stadium projects exposure.
• Experience in PMC environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the complete design lifecycle for large stadium projects from concept through delivery.
• Coordinate architectural, structural, MEP, civil, landscape, and infrastructure design disciplines.
• Review design packages for constructability and compliance with specifications.
• Manage design consultants and interface requirements across teams.
• Represent the PMC in design coordination meetings with clients, consultants, contractors, and authorities.
• Identify design risks and dependencies, driving timely resolutions.
• Monitor deliverables against milestones and escalate critical issues.
• Provide senior design guidance to multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Stadium project delivery

Design management

PMC experience

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Civil/Structural Engineering

Postgraduate degree in Construction/Project Management (preferred)

Job description

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Posted on 04/09/2026

We are Sisco Jobs, a recruitment consultancy based in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. We are hiring for the position of Design Manager in Saudi Arabia. We are seeking a highly experienced professional with strong expertise in stadium project delivery, Project Management Consultancy (PMC), multidisciplinary design management, stakeholder coordination, and end-to-end project delivery. Candidates with 15+ years of relevant experience and proven stadium project exposure are encouraged to apply early as positions are limited.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the complete design lifecycle for large-scale stadium projects from design development through construction delivery.
  
• Coordinate architectural, structural, MEP, civil, landscape, specialist, and infrastructure design disciplines.
  
• Review design packages to ensure alignment with project requirements, approved specifications, constructability, programme, and quality objectives.
  
• Manage design consultants and coordinate technical submissions, approvals, design changes, and interface requirements.
  
• Represent the PMC team in design coordination meetings with clients, consultants, contractors, authorities, and specialist stakeholders.
  
• Identify design risks, clashes, technical dependencies, and programme impacts and drive timely resolution.
  
• Monitor design deliverables against project milestones and escalate critical design or approval issues.
  
• Provide senior-level design guidance and support effective project delivery across multidisciplinary teams.
  

Required Skills

1. Stadium Project Delivery: Proven experience delivering complex stadium or major sports infrastructure projects.

2. Design Management: Strong capability in coordinating multidisciplinary design packages, reviews, approvals, interfaces, and technical deliverables.

3. PMC Experience: Demonstrated experience working within a Project Management Consultancy environment on major projects.

4. Stakeholder Management: Ability to coordinate effectively with clients, consultants, contractors, authorities, operators, and specialist stakeholders.

5. Project Delivery: Strong understanding of design programmes, technical risk, constructability, approvals, interfaces, and delivery milestones.

Preferred Skills

• Experience managing highly complex multidisciplinary design interfaces.
  
• Exposure to major international construction or infrastructure programmes.
  
• Strong design governance, technical review, and reporting capability.
  

Work Experience Requirements

The position requires 15+ years of relevant professional experience. Candidates must have proven experience delivering stadium projects and working within a PMC environment, with substantial responsibility for stakeholder management and project delivery.

Education

Minimum: Typical qualification — Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline.

Preferred: Typical qualification — relevant postgraduate degree in Construction Management, Project Management, Engineering Management, or related field.

Additional: Relevant professional certifications may be advantageous.