Design Manager - Data Center

Decimainternational; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Decima International in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks an experienced Design Manager to lead and coordinate the multidisciplinary design process for major data center projects. The role ensures packages are coordinated, constructible, compliant, and delivered on schedule.

The successful candidate will liaison between Owner, designers, consultants, contractors, and technical disciplines, guiding design from concept through IFC, construction, commissioning and closeout.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Strong experience in multidisciplinary design management and coordination.
• Experience managing complex design packages through concept, design development, and IFC stages.
• Strong understanding of CSA, MEP, ICT, Fire Protection, Security, and other major building systems.
• Strong technical drawing interpretation and design review capabilities.
• Experience managing RFIs, technical submittals, design comments, and clarifications.
• Strong constructability review and design risk management experience.
• Experience coordinating designers, consultants, contractors, and client stakeholders.
• Strong BIM coordination experience, including design clash review and resolution.
• Proficiency in Revit, Navisworks, and AutoCAD.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication, presentation, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple design priorities in a fast-paced project environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage multidisciplinary design development from concept through IFC.
• Coordinate CSA, MEP, ICT, Fire Protection, Security, and other technical disciplines.
• Lead multidisciplinary design coordination meetings and track resulting actions.
• Review design packages for technical compliance, completeness, coordination, and constructability.
• Identify design clashes, interface gaps, technical risks, and inconsistencies and drive timely resolution.
• Manage and track RFIs, design comments, submittals, technical clarifications, and outstanding design actions.
• Coordinate closely with designers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and client representatives.
• Support BIM coordination and clash detection / resolution activities.
• Monitor design deliverables against project schedules and escalate delays or constraints.
• Manage design changes, field changes, and design-related impacts during construction.
• Support constructability reviews and Value Engineering initiatives.
• Assist with technical reviews of long-lead equipment and major system packages.
• Ensure design interfaces between architecture, structure, MEP, ICT, security, and specialist systems are properly coordinated.
• Support resolution of site-based design issues during construction.
• Prepare design progress reports, dashboards, and client presentations.
• Maintain clear tracking of design risks, decisions, approvals, and outstanding actions.
• Support testing, commissioning, handover, and project closeout activities from a design perspective.
• Ensure design deliverables comply with applicable codes, standards, project specifications, and client requirements.

Skills

Multidisciplinary design management

BIM coordination

Revit

Navisworks

AutoCAD

Excel

PowerPoint

Stakeholder management

Communication

Design review

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

AutoCAD

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Procore

Bluebeam

CxAlloy

Job description

Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International’s founders established a simple yet powerful formula:

Approach each client engagement as apartnership, create an environment that attracts themost talented professionalsand allows them to flourish, and regulategrowthto maintainexcellencein our service standards.

Design Manager

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Onsite

Decima International is a professional services company providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across the industries we serve.

We are seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead and coordinate the multidisciplinary design process for major data center projects in Riyadh. The role will ensure design packages are coordinated, constructible, technically compliant, and delivered in line with project requirements and schedule.

The successful candidate will act as a key interface between the Owner, designers, consultants, contractors, and technical disciplines, supporting design development from concept through IFC, construction, commissioning, and closeout.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage multidisciplinary design development from concept through IFC.
• Coordinate CSA, MEP, ICT, Fire Protection, Security, and other technical disciplines.
• Lead multidisciplinary design coordination meetings and track resulting actions.
• Review design packages for technical compliance, completeness, coordination, and constructability.
• Identify design clashes, interface gaps, technical risks, and inconsistencies and drive timely resolution.
• Manage and track RFIs, design comments, submittals, technical clarifications, and outstanding design actions.
• Coordinate closely with designers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and client representatives.
• Support BIM coordination and clash detection / resolution activities.
• Monitor design deliverables against project schedules and *escalate* delays or constraints.
• Manage design changes, field changes, and design-related impacts during construction.
• Support constructability reviews and Value Engineering initiatives.
• Assist with technical reviews of long-lead equipment and major system packages.
• Ensure design interfaces between architecture, structure, MEP, ICT, security, and specialist systems are properly coordinated.
• Support resolution of site-based design issues during construction.
• Prepare design progress reports, dashboards, and client presentations.
• Maintain clear tracking of design risks, decisions, approvals, and outstanding actions.
• Support testing, commissioning, handover, and project closeout activities from a design perspective.
• Ensure design deliverables comply with applicable codes, standards, project specifications, and client requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Strong experience in multidisciplinary design management and coordination.
• Experience managing complex design packages through concept, design development, and IFC stages.
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• Strong understanding of CSA, MEP, ICT, Fire Protection, Security, and other major building systems.
• Strong technical drawing interpretation and design review capabilities.
• Experience managing RFIs, technical submittals, design comments, and clarifications.
• Strong constructability review and design risk management experience.
• Experience coordinating designers, consultants, contractors, and client stakeholders.
• Strong BIM coordination experience, including design clash review and resolution.
• Proficiency in Revit, Navisworks, and AutoCAD.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication, presentation, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple design priorities in a fast-paced project environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience on hyperscale data center or mission-critical projects.
• Experience in large-scale infrastructure, industrial, hospital, power plant, semiconductor, or similarly complex projects.
• Experience with Design-Build delivery models.
• Experience supporting Value Engineering and constructability reviews.
• Familiarity with Procore.
• Familiarity with Bluebeam.
• Familiarity with CxAlloy or similar commissioning platforms.
• PMP certification.
• Professional engineering certification or registration.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi Building Codes and local authority requirements.
• Experience working with hyperscale client standards such as AWS, Microsoft, or Google.
• Experience working on projects in Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC region.

POSITION DETAILS

• Position: Design Manager
• Department: Project Management
• Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Work Setting: Onsite
• Industry: Data Centers / Mission-Critical Construction

PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

• Revit
• Navisworks
• AutoCAD
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Procore
• Bluebeam
• CxAlloy
• BIM Coordination Platforms
• Design Tracking and Reporting Tools

Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to the safety and well-being of all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.