Senior Design Manager

Buro Happold Limited; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 223,200 - 334,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Attractive salary and benefits package

Continuous development program

Memberships to professional bodies

Job summary

Buro Happold Limited in Jeddah is looking for a Senior Design Manager to lead Major Building and/or Infrastructure Projects. The role focuses on ensuring successful project execution and managing client relations, with a strong emphasis on design management in a BIM environment.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and proven leadership skills. The company offers a hybrid working arrangement, an attractive salary, and continuous development opportunities.

Join Buro Happold and be part of a diverse and inclusive team making a real impact!

Qualifications

• Experience in managing design projects and liaising with clients.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and projects.
• Proven leadership experience and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive Design Management for Major Building and/or Infrastructure Projects.
• Lead all design execution and manage remote design teams.
• Ensure successful project delivery and manage client relationships.
• Conduct feasibility studies and oversee the selection of consultants.

Skills

Design Management

BIM environment

REVIT

BIM360

Navisworks

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering or related field

Job description

Overview

Want to work with the most sought‑after minds and most talked‑about projects? Your experience of Design Management in Engineering Consultancy might just make you our new Senior Design Manager. Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional. From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career‑defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.

Your next role

Buro Happold has a clear strategic plan, strong learning culture and entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to thrive. You’ll be part of something bigger than us all where sustainability, equity, social and performance outcomes matter. All of Buro Happold is committed to doing the right thing, even when that’s the hardest thing. This is a genuine opportunity to make impact – and leave a real legacy.

Your key duties

• The role is to provide proactive Design Management to deliver Major Building and/or Infrastructure Projects in the Middle East.
• Responsible for successful project execution and delivery, client interface, and leading the technical quality of all project‑related matters.
• Oversee and lead all design execution for your designated role by managing remote design teams, located Jeddah – Saudi Arabia.
• Provide technical input into design‑related material and deliverables within the scope of BH.
• Lead the BIM approach to design development and collaboration.
• Manage issues, risks and project change requests related to design, to ensure successful and on‑time project delivery.
• Oversee RIBA design stages within individual projects, and masterplan developments.
• Review design submissions for gateway approvals.
• Partake in value engineering and cost validation exercises.
• Support the Project Manager/Director in the overall project deliverables.
• Create RFPs for design consultants and related activities.
• Write weekly and monthly reports on the design progress.
• Client liaison on all design matters.
• Develop the best way in which programs or projects are to be structured, directed and managed.
• Define the organisation of the design and delivery process, including the level of client interface and oversight, resources and skills, design cycles, assurance approach, information and communication management and design packaging approach.
• Support the Project Planner in developing the schedule and strategic milestones, analysing key dependencies and testing various phasing options.
• Evaluate the progress of a project to detect limitations or faults in order to seek solutions to a more efficient process.
• Use processes to delegate and ensure even distribution of tasks to project team members.
• Conduct feasibility studies and oversee the selection of consultants and sub‑consultants.
• Support the growth and improvement of the PDM processes and procedures.

Your skills and experience

A person who demonstrates the experience of working with clients and a broad understanding of the design process. You will be able to demonstrate a profile of:

• A highly organised, creative, and conscientious individual, capable of managing multiple key stakeholder expectations.
• Ability to operate in a BIM environment, familiar with REVIT, BIM360 and Navisworks.
• Excellent written, visualisation and verbal communication skills, and can easily simplify complex concepts into compelling narratives to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• A positive, resilient attitude with a willingness to undertake volume work processes.
• Experience of acting as a mentor and coach to their team.
• Proven ability to manage time and act with pace, demonstrating a highly organised approach to work, and customer service.
• A Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering or related field.
• Demonstrable leadership skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to write complex reports and RFPs.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational and technical skills.
• Good interpersonal and multi‑tasking skills.
• Exceptional time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to adapt and stress management skills.
• Good IT and mathematical skills.

Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package.
• Strong commitment to your continuous development, with a learning and development programme.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• An international culture that, wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers. Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key – we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive. We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are under‑represented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact [e-mail] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

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