Associate Director - Design Management

Mace Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in Riyadh as a Project Manager, overseeing a large luxury mixed-use development. You'll ensure safety, manage client relationships, and lead design teams to deliver exceptional results. Your expertise will drive project success while fostering a culture of integrity and opportunity for your team.

Qualifications

• Experience on high-value projects/programmes for a project management consultancy.
• Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Responsibilities

• Lead design management to achieve strategic outcomes and KPIs.
• Act as the main point of contact for client design issues.
• Mentor and develop project teams.

Skills

Leadership

Client Management

Safety Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Project Management

Education

Relevant bachelor's degree

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consulting business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The project:

This is an opportunity to work on a large luxury mixed-use development in Riyadh, KSA. Mace is providing project management consultancy services.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey. They are:

1. Safety first - Going home safe and well:
   You will be a leading advocate of Mace's value of safety first, accountable for maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability, and compliance standards for the design resources you manage.
   You will possess advanced technical expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to the project portfolio.
   You will champion a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people you manage.
2. Client focus - Deliver on our promise:
   Act as the day-to-day operational manager for any design managers or other design management resources deployed to projects.
   Lead the delivery of design management to achieve key strategic outcomes & sub-function KPIs, directly influencing strategic development.
   Be the main point of contact for client design issues, ensuring relationships are managed and maintained.
   Contribute to strategy development, develop plans, oversee delivery, and manage the achievement of the annual business plan within time and budget.
   Assess and define project strategic design management delivery.
   Implement and approve consultant appointments across all work streams when required.
   Build and lead project design teams (internal/external) to ensure correct resource allocation and clarity of project deliverables.
   Partner with multiple stakeholders, working collaboratively to implement strategies, programmes, and initiatives.
   Manage, influence, and negotiate with key senior stakeholders.
   Lead and present management review data/KPIs to senior leadership.
   Support business development and work-winning activities.
   Drive continuous process improvements, applying best practices and lessons learned.
   Ensure relevant training is identified, developed, and delivered.
   Ensure management systems are followed throughout the project lifecycle and roles and responsibilities are adhered to.
   Act as the focal point for design issues, maintaining client relationships.
   Provide leadership and strategic direction for all design engineering activities, including external stakeholders.
   Collaborate towards the net zero carbon transition, proactively managing associated carbon emissions and reductions during project delivery.
3. Integrity - Always do the right thing:
   Implement and execute design management systems, processes, and protocols to meet statutory, legal, and contractual requirements.
   Influence the long-term development of strategies for the business unit, creating a sustainable future.
   Commit to making a positive impact for our people, clients, and planet, taking ownership of upholding Mace values and holding others accountable.
4. Create opportunity for our people to excel:
   Mentor, coach, and develop your project team, fostering an environment for knowledge sharing.
   Network actively, innovate, and seek best practices, utilizing resources like the Mace group knowledge hubs.
   Identify talent, lead recruitment, and support the development, retention, and mobility of personnel to help them reach their potential.

Requirements:

• Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and relevant work experience on high-value projects/programmes for a project management consultancy, required for immigration and client approval.
• Relevant bachelor’s degree (or equivalent).
• Member of a relevant professional body.

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