Heritage Landscape Lead & BIM Coordinator

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 270,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Landscape Manager to lead horticulture, softscape, and landscape establishment across a major development program. You will oversee plant health, tree management, irrigation, and soil preparation while ensuring quality and compliance with design intent.

You will coordinate with BIM teams, review documentation, and support heritage conservation within heritage zones. A strong background in landscape architecture and GCC project experience is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• Minimum of 18 years of relevant experience in horticulture, forestry, softscape, planting, landscape establishment or landscape maintenance.
• Strong technical knowledge of plant health, tree management, soil science, irrigation requirements, nursery stock, pest control, fertilization, pruning and landscape establishment.

Responsibilities

• Manage horticultural, softscape, forestry, planting and landscape establishment activities across the project.
• Provide technical oversight on plant selection, tree species, nursery stock, soil preparation, planting methodology, irrigation requirements, fertilization, pruning, pest control and plant health.
• Review planting plans, landscape specifications, method statements, material submittals, inspection requests and contractor technical documentation.
• Monitor site works to ensure planting, tree works, soil works, irrigation interfaces and horticultural activities are delivered in line with approved designs, contract requirements and project quality standards.
• Inspect nursery stock, trees, palms, shrubs, groundcovers, turf and other plant materials to confirm quality, suitability and compliance before installation.
• Support tree management activities, including tree protection, relocation, replacement, establishment and long‑term maintenance planning.
• Conserve the topography and open spaces within heritage zones and associated cultural landscapes so that their character is preserved for future generations.
• Safeguard architectural heritage interrelated with the cultural landscape by ensuring that landscape and open-space works respect and foster the special character and heritage of the region.
• Ensure that heritage‑related landscape works comply with the Client sustainability program, Saudi heritage legislation and UNESCO/ICOMOS guidelines.
• Enhance relationship between people and heritage places by creating landscape connections that respect heritage buildings and landscapes.
• Coordinate with clients/design consultants/contractors to ensure conservation principles are clearly defined and followed.
• Apply conservation principles to landscape interventions, ensuring changes respect heritage assets and materials.

Skills

Horticulture

Landscape management

BIM coordination

Tree management

Plant health

Heritage landscape knowledge

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture/Forestry/Landscape Architecture

Tools

BIM software

Job description

Parsons is seeking a Landscape Manager to lead horticulture, softscape, and landscape establishment across a major development program. You will oversee plant health, tree management, irrigation, and soil preparation while ensuring quality and compliance with design intent.

You will coordinate with BIM teams, review documentation, and support heritage conservation within heritage zones. A strong background in landscape architecture and GCC project experience is highly valued.