Landscape Architect

Surbana Jurong; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Surbana Jurong is seeking an experienced Landscape Architect to be based in the client’s Riyadh office, supporting landscape design reviews, project coordination, and site supervision for large-scale residential and mixed-use developments in Saudi Arabia.

The role requires strong technical capability, effective stakeholder coordination, and confident client-facing communication to deliver design reviews, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and support project delivery from concept to site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture is required.
• 8–10 years of professional experience in landscape design and technical review.
• Experience across residential communities, villas, apartments, commercial developments, retail, schools, parks and public realm.
• Middle East experience, preferably in Saudi Arabia, is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and review landscape design across concept, detailed design, and construction stages.
• Review consultants’ submissions to ensure compliance with the client's standards and project requirements.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, urban designers, and other disciplines.
• Support project management and design coordination activities.
• Provide technical support during site supervision, including shop drawings, materials, and site queries.
• Participate in client meetings and technical workshops.
• Support commercial and scope-related reviews linked to landscape design.
• Contribute to a collaborative and professional team environment.

Skills

Strong design and technical judgment

Clear confident communication

Client-facing skills

Site supervision experience

Commercial awareness

Proactive and team-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture

Job description

About SJ

Global engineering consultancy with excellent career growth opportunities. Opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects locally and internationally. Client-facing role within a major Saudi development programme.

About SJ: Surbana Jurong Group, a diverse collective of problem solvers for the built environment, continually reimagines ways to create a smart and sustainable future. Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 in Surbana Jurong and its member companies AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, CHIL, KTP, Prostruct, Robert Bird Group, SAA, and SMEC, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries. They include architects, designers, planners, engineers, facilities managers, and other specialists driven by progressive thinking and creative ideas to shape a better future.

About the Role

Surbana Jurong is supporting a client on large-scale residential and mixed-use developments in Saudi Arabia. We are seeking an experienced Landscape Architect to be based in the client's office in Riyadh, supporting landscape design review, project coordination, and site supervision activities. The role requires strong technical capability, effective stakeholder coordination, and confident communication in a client-facing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and review landscape design across concept, detailed design, and construction stages
• Review consultants’ submissions to ensure compliance with the client's standards and project requirements
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, urban designers, and other disciplines
• Support project management and design coordination activities
• Provide technical support during site supervision, including shop drawings, materials, and site queries
• Participate in client meetings and technical workshops
• Support commercial and scope-related reviews linked to landscape design
• Contribute to a collaborative and professional team environment

Experience and Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or related discipline
• 8-10 years of professional experience
• Strong experience in landscape design and technical review
• Experience across residential communities, villas, apartments, commercial developments, retail, schools, parks, and public realm
• Experience working on large-scale or master planned developments
• Middle East experience, preferably in Saudi Arabia, is an advantage

Skills and Attributes

• Strong design and technical judgment
• Clear and confident communication skills
• Comfortable working directly with clients
• Good understanding of construction and site supervision
• Commercial awareness related to design decisions
• Proactive, organized, and team-oriented

Why Join Us?

At Surbana Jurong Group, we bring together talent, teamwork, innovation, and a dynamic workplace to solve complex challenges creatively and collaboratively. Be part of a global multidisciplinary consultancy where your ideas and expertise are valued and rewarded.

Company Information

SJ is a diverse collective of problem solvers for the built environment, continually reimagining ways to create a smart and sustainable future. Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 in its member companies AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, CHIL, KTP, Prostruct, Robert Bird Group, SAA, SMEC and Surbana Jurong, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries. They include architects, designers, planners, engineers, facilities managers and other specialists driven by progressive thinking and creative ideas to shape a better future. Its technical experts deliver sustainable solutions that cover the entire project life cycle from planning and design, through to delivery and management, as well as a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across a diverse range of sectors including transportation, water, aviation, healthcare, hospitality and renewables. A global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firm with over 70 years of track record in successful project delivery, SJ has built more than a million homes in Singapore, created master plans in more than 60 countries and developed over 100 industrial parks globally. SJ is #23 in Engineering News-Record’s 2023 Top 225 International Design Firms, #14 in World Architecture 100 2024, and Asia Pacific FM Technology Provider of the Year 2022, awarded by International Facility Management Association.