Senior Design Director — Luxury Developments (Hybrid)

Mace; Saudi Arabia; Hybrid; SAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is seeking an experienced associate design director/design lead for a prestigious, confidential development programme in Saudi Arabia. You will provide strategic leadership across design delivery, chair design reviews, and oversee governance to ensure alignment with budget, programme and quality objectives.

You’ll manage large multidisciplinary teams, engage exec-level stakeholders, and guide the project through concept, construction and handover with a focus on design excellence and client

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in architecture, engineering, or related discipline.
• Proven senior design leadership experience on major developments.
• Strong governance, design management, and project delivery understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall design strategy and delivery across buildings and infrastructure.
• Act as primary interface between client, PMC, consultants and stakeholders.
• Establish robust design governance, reviews and approvals.
• Direct multidisciplinary consultant teams to ensure design quality and integration.
• Provide leadership from concept to handover and manage design risks.
• Chair design reviews, workshops and senior stakeholder presentations.
• Support procurement strategies and consultant/contractor selection.

Skills

Design leadership

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary teams

Design governance

Construction knowledge

Education

Degree in architecture/engineering

Job description

Mace is seeking an experienced associate design director/design lead for a prestigious, confidential development programme in Saudi Arabia. You will provide strategic leadership across design delivery, chair design reviews, and oversee governance to ensure alignment with budget, programme and quality objectives.

You’ll manage large multidisciplinary teams, engage exec-level stakeholders, and guide the project through concept, construction and handover with a focus on design excellence and client