Design Manager (Mechanical)

WS Atkins & Partners Overseas Engineering Consultants; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance coverage

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus programme

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Programme

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Design Manager - Mechanical in Saudi Arabia to lead the mechanical engineering design function across projects, ensuring technical excellence and compliance with industry standards. The role requires coordinating with civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, and process disciplines, managing budgets, and driving value engineering.

You will mentor engineers, oversee schedules, and interface with clients and regulators to mitigate risks and deliver high-quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering required; Master's degree an advantage.
• Minimum 10–15 years of experience in mechanical engineering design, including leadership or management roles.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale hospitality or leisure projects (hotels, resorts, entertainment venues).
• Strong knowledge of international codes, standards, and industry best practices; ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical engineering design activities from concept to construction support.
• Develop and review deliverables, specifications, calculations, reports and drawings.
• Ensure designs comply with codes, standards, and client requirements.

Skills

Mechanical design leadership

HVAC systems

Piping systems

Rotating equipment

Multidisciplinary coordination

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's Degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

HVAC design software

Job description

Job Description Overview

The Design Manager - Mechanical is responsible for leading the mechanical engineering design function across projects, ensuring technical excellence, compliance with industry standards, and delivery of innovative engineering solutions. The role oversees multidisciplinary coordination, design quality, resource planning, and stakeholder management throughout the project lifecycle. The Design Manager provides technical leadership to engineering teams while ensuring project objectives related to safety, quality, schedule, and cost are achieved.

Your role

Lead and manage mechanical engineering design activities from concept through detailed design and construction support. Develop and review mechanical engineering deliverables, specifications, calculations, reports, and drawings. Ensure designs comply with applicable codes, standards, regulations, and client requirements. Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, including civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, and process disciplines. Manage design schedules, resource allocation, and engineering budgets to meet project milestones. Conduct technical reviews, design audits, and value engineering studies to optimize project outcomes. Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and performance management for mechanical engineers and designers. Interface with clients, consultants, contractors, and regulatory authorities on technical matters. Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the design and execution phases. Support procurement activities by reviewing vendor documents, technical bids, and equipment specifications. Ensure implementation of quality assurance and quality control procedures within the design process. Participate in project planning, engineering strategy development, and management reporting. Drive continuous improvement initiatives and adoption of engineering best practices.

About you

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering; Master's Degree is an advantage. Minimum 10-15 years of experience in mechanical engineering design, including leadership or management responsibilities. Proven experience delivering large-scale hospitality or leisure projects (hotels, resorts, entertainment venues). Strong knowledge of international engineering codes, standards, and industry best practices. Proven experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and complex engineering projects. Proficiency in engineering design software and mechanical engineering tools. Strong understanding of HVAC, piping, utility systems, rotating equipment, and mechanical packages, as applicable to project requirements. Demonstrated ability to manage project schedules, budgets, and technical deliverables. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills. Ability to mentor engineering teams and foster a collaborative work environment. Professional Engineer (PE), Chartered Engineer (CEng), or equivalent certification is desirable. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus programme.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Programme: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.