Landscape Design Manager - Sustainable Urban Projects

AtkinsRéalis Group; Saudi Arabia; Hybrid; SAR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Annual leave

Hybrid work solutions

Relocation assistance

Flight allowance

Housing allowance

Wellbeing program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Design Manager – Landscape to lead landscape design across projects within a PMC environment, ensuring client requirements, project objectives, and regulatory standards are met.

You will coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams, review submissions, manage the landscape design programme, and provide expert input on planting, irrigation, grading, drainage, and sustainability while balancing quality, cost and constructability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture or related field.
• Minimum 12–15+ years of experience, including significant exposure to design management and landscape projects.
• Proven experience in PMC, consultancy, or large-scale infrastructure/urban development projects.
• Strong knowledge of Landscape design principles and urban design, Irrigation, grading, drainage, and sustainability practices and Design coordination across disciplines
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Excellent coordination and stakeholder management abilities
• Proficiency in design and coordination tools (AutoCAD, BIM, GIS)
• Solid understanding of international standards, codes, and authority requirements
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to balance design quality, cost, and constructability
• Acts as client representative for landscape design oversight, rather than primary designer
• Focus on review, governance, integration, and delivery assurance
• Ensures consultants deliver coordinated, buildable, and compliant landscape designs

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all landscape design activities from concept through detailed design and construction support.
• Coordinate landscape design with multidisciplinary teams (architectural, civil, utilities, infrastructure, and MEP).
• Review and validate landscape design submissions from consultants for compliance with project scope, quality standards, and regulations
• Ensure design integration across disciplines through regular design reviews and clash detection processes.
• Develop, monitor, and manage the landscape design programme aligned with overall project timelines.
• Provide expert input on landscape design including planting strategies, irrigation, grading, drainage, and hardscape.
• Review landscape concepts for functionality, sustainability, and aesthetic quality.
• Ensure use of appropriate plant species (native, climate-appropriate, low-maintenance).
• Assess environmental impact, soil conditions, hydrology, and long-term maintainability of proposed designs.
• Verify implementation of sustainable design solutions, including water efficiency and green infrastructure.
• Liaise with clients, authorities, and stakeholders for design approvals and compliance.
• Participate in technical meetings with consultants and contractors to resolve design issues.
• Support project reporting by providing updates on landscape design progress and risks.
• Monitor design changes and assess their impact on cost, schedule, and quality. Support value engineering exercises for landscape elements without compromising quality.
• Identify and mitigate design-related risks and technical challenges.
• Provide technical support during construction phases, including responding to RFIs and reviewing shop drawings.
• Oversee landscape implementation to ensure design intent is maintained.
• Monitor site progress related to landscaping and coordinate with supervision teams

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Design coordination across disciplines

Problem solving

Client representation

Regulatory knowledge

AutoCAD

BIM

GIS

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

BIM

GIS

Job description

AtkinsRéalis in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Design Manager – Landscape to lead landscape design across projects within a PMC environment, ensuring client requirements, project objectives, and regulatory standards are met.

You will coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams, review submissions, manage the landscape design programme, and provide expert input on planting, irrigation, grading, drainage, and sustainability while balancing quality, cost and constructability.