Senior Design Manager – Landscape

Buro Happold; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 262,467 - 356,205; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary and benefits package

Collaborative and ambitious team culture

Job summary

Buro Happold is seeking a Senior Design Manager – Landscape Architect in Riyadh to lead landscape design management for a luxury development. This role focuses on ensuring design excellence and technical coordination while collaborating closely with various stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture and significant experience in managing landscape design on high-end projects. Attractive salary and benefits are included.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in landscape design management on high-end hospitality or mixed-use projects.
• Strong understanding of external works coordination and landscape detailing.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary coordination and design interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead landscape design management across all project stages, from concept design to construction support.
• Manage landscape consultants and ensure integration of design with architecture and infrastructure.
• Review design submissions for quality and compliance with project objectives.

Skills

Landscape design management

Public realm design

Stakeholder management

BIM awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or related

Job description

Want to shape the external environment of a landmark luxury destination in Riyadh? Your experience leading landscape design management on premium developments might make you our new Senior Design Manager – Landscape Architect.

Overview

This role offers the opportunity to lead landscape design management for a luxury project where the external environment is central to the guest and user experience.

Your next role

The purpose of this role is to lead landscape design management across a major luxury project in Riyadh. You will oversee the delivery of landscape architecture packages, ensuring design excellence, technical coordination, authority compliance and integrated delivery with architecture, infrastructure and public realm elements.

Your key duties

• Lead landscape design management across all project stages, from concept design through detailed design and construction support.
• Manage landscape consultants, public realm designers and specialist subconsultants.
• Review design submissions for quality, coordination, feasibility and compliance with project objectives.
• Ensure integration of landscape design with architecture, structures, irrigation, lighting, utilities and sitewide infrastructure.
• Lead design reviews, material discussions and technical coordination workshops.
• Manage design risks, programme impacts and interface issues related to public realm and landscape packages.
• Support value engineering and design optimisation while maintaining premium design quality and user experience.
• Coordinate with client, operators and project teams on design intent, maintenance considerations and operational requirements.
• Monitor consultant deliverables and report on progress, constraints and decisions.
• Support procurement and consultant selection activities where required.

Your Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Architecture or a related design discipline.
• Significant experience in landscape design management on high-end hospitality, residential, mixed-use or destination projects.
• Strong understanding of public realm design, external works coordination and landscape detailing.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary coordination and design interfaces.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capability.
• Good understanding of design review, approvals and construction support processes.
• BIM awareness and experience with digital coordination workflows are preferred.
• Middle East project experience is strongly preferred.

What We Offer You

• The chance to influence the landscape identity of a world‑class luxury project in Riyadh.
• A senior role in a design‑led and high‑visibility development environment.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• A collaborative and ambitious team culture.