Senior Architect

KEO International Consultants; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

KEO International Consultants seeks a Senior Architect to join our Project Management Division in Jeddah, KSA. The role ensures client parameters are delivered on time and within cost for architectural tasks.

The successful candidate will have 15 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Architectural studies, with PMC/PMO experience preferred to coordinate with site engineers and consultants.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of work experience in architecture and design.
• Bachelor's degree in Architectural studies.
• Experience in PMC/PMO environments is a strong point.
• Experience on large-scale mixed-use projects including luxury hotels.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining proper and complete communication with the client's site discipline engineers on all project related issues.
• Reviewing, understanding and implementing contract drawings and specifications onsite.
• Preparing project reports (written and photographic) on progress of the works, quality and technical conformance of the works, safety and other matters.
• Supervising and implementing on site the approved design in accordance with national and international codes of practice and established KEO project management policy and procedures manual.
• Identifying issues and risks that need to be brought to the attention of senior management.
• Supervising and inspecting the site works in progress (as and when directed by senior management) throughout the day and continually monitoring all critical areas for quality, safety and progress.
• Being a point of contact for senior site personnel on project engineering issues.
• Coordinating with other project discipline engineers

Skills

Senior Architect

Project Management

Site Coordination

Contract Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architectural studies

Job description

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51stlargest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior Architect to join our Project Management Divisionbased in Jeddah, KSA. This position is responsible for ensuring that client parameters are delivered in time and within cost relating to Architectural tasks.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Maintaining proper and complete communication with the client's site discipline engineers on all project related issues.
• Reviewing, understanding and implementing contract drawings and specifications onsite.
• Preparing project reports (written and photographic) on progress of the works, quality and technical conformance of the works, safety and other matters.
• Supervising and implementing on site the approved design in accordance with national and international codes of practice and established KEO project management policy and procedures manual.
• Identifying issues and risks that need to be brought to the attention of senior management.
• Supervising and inspecting the site works in progress (as and when directed by senior management) throughout the day and continually monitoring all critical areas for quality, safety and progress.
• Being a point of contact for senior site personnel on project engineering issues.
• Coordinating with other project discipline engineers

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 15 years work experience partnered with a Bachelor's degree in Architectural studies.

You will have worked on various large scale mixed use projects that include luxury hotels, various transport modalities and the associated utilityworks that would be needed to support such assets.

Experience working in a PMC or PMO environment will be a strong point in your candidature

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.