Operational Design Director for City Infrastructure

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Design Director - Operational Assurance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This senior role leads operability, maintainability, and whole-life design for major city and district developments, ensuring assets are operable and safe from planning through handover.

You will review designs across multiple domains, define design standards, and coordinate with operators, maintainers, and asset owners to optimise lifecycle performance and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership with design management experience.
• Experience reviewing complex designs for operability and lifecycle performance.
• Ability to translate operator needs into practical design requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational design assurance across city, district, infrastructure, and assets.
• Review development from planning to handover with operator perspective.
• Assess operability, maintainability, functionality, and lifecycle performance; propose improvements.

Skills

Operability reviews

Maintainability reviews

Whole-life design

Asset management

Design governance

Job description

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Design Director - Operational Assurance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This senior role leads operability, maintainability, and whole-life design for major city and district developments, ensuring assets are operable and safe from planning through handover.

You will review designs across multiple domains, define design standards, and coordinate with operators, maintainers, and asset owners to optimise lifecycle performance and service delivery.