Director - Design Standards - Facades & Structures (Stadiums) (SPA300)

Qiddiya Investment Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a Director of Design Standards (Facades & Structures) to establish and govern the design standards framework for stadiums, arenas, and major sports infrastructure. You will act as the technical authority for stadium structures, long-span roofs, façades, and related systems, ensuring safety, performance, durability, and architectural excellence across projects.

You will develop and maintain design standards, specifications, and compliance frameworks,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop, govern, and enhance the design standards framework for stadiums, arenas, and major sports infrastructure.

Skills

Design standards leadership

Technical authority

Stadium & arena expertise

Governance & compliance

Innovation & sustainability

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Structural/Civil Engineering, Architecture or related discipline

Job description

The Director of Design Standards (Facades & Structures) is responsible for establishing, governing, and continuously enhancing the design standards framework for all stadium, arena, and major sports infrastructure projects across the portfolio.

This role serves as the technical authority for stadium structures, long-span roofs, building envelopes, façades, and spectator venue engineering systems, ensuring that all projects achieve world-class levels of safety, performance, durability, sustainability, architectural excellence, and operational efficiency.

The successful candidate will develop and maintain design standards, technical specifications, performance requirements, and compliance frameworks that are applied consistently across multiple sports assets, while supporting project teams through design reviews, technical governance, innovation initiatives, and independent assurance processes.

Design Standards Leadership

• Develop, maintain, and govern the Sports Design Standards for stadiums, arenas, training facilities, and associated sports infrastructure.
• Establish minimum technical requirements for:
  • Stadium structures
  • Long-span roof systems
  • Retractable roof technologies
  • Façade and building envelope systems
  • Spectator seating bowl structures
  • Structural resilience and redundancy
  • Building movement and dynamic performance
  • Durability and lifecycle performance

Technical Authority & Assurance

• Act as the subject matter expert for façade and structural systems across all sports developments

Stadium & Arena Expertise

• Advise on the design and delivery of:
  • FIFA-compliant stadiums, Multi-purpose arena, Athletic stadium, Indoor sports venues

Governance & Compliance

Innovation & Sustainability

Stakeholder Management

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline.