Senior Design Manager - Public Realm

Qiddiya; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya invites a Senior Design Manager – Public Realm to lead planning, design coordination, and delivery of public realm schemes across districts and citywide initiatives. You will guide consultant teams, provide technical leadership, and ensure alignment with masterplans and PRDM.

Based in Riyadh, you will mentor staff, drive design quality, manage interfaces with infrastructure and sustainability teams, and support procurement and governance in large-scale developments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture required.
• 10–15 years of experience in landscape/public realm/urban design or large-scale development projects.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants through all design stages.

Responsibilities

• Lead Public Realm Design Manager for assigned districts and project portfolios.
• Manage design development through CMP, DMP, Land Servicing, and detailed design stages.
• Coordinate and review consultant deliverables to ensure compliance with masterplans, design standards, and technical requirements.
• Support the implementation of citywide public realm strategies, standards, and PRDM requirements.
• Coordinate public realm interfaces with infrastructure, mobility, utilities, irrigation, sustainability, environmental, and operations teams.
• Review design submissions and provide technical recommendations to support Stage Gate approvals.
• Monitor program delivery, design risks, and key project dependencies.
• Support procurement activities, consultant management, scope development, and RFP reviews.
• Mentor junior team members and promote consistency in public realm delivery and governance.
• Contribute to the development of public realm standards, technical guidance, and best-practice design solutions across the city.

Skills

Public realm design

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture

Job description

Senior Design Manager – Public Realm

Role Required:The Senior Design Manager – Public Realm will lead the planning, design coordination, and delivery of public realm projects within assigned districts and citywide initiatives. The role is responsible for managing consultant teams, providing technical leadership, coordinating multidisciplinary inputs, and ensuring public realm designsalignwith approved masterplans, Stage Gate requirements, citywide standards, and the Public Realm Design Manual (PRDM), People First Principles, project spirit teams andinhousedesign support. The position acts as the primary day-to-day public realm lead for district delivery teams and supports the Public Realm Director in driving successful project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as Lead Public Realm Design Manager for assigned districts and project portfolios.
• Manage public realm design development through CMP, DMP, Land Servicing, and detailed design stages.
• Coordinate and review consultant deliverables to ensure compliance with approved masterplans, design standards, and technical requirements.
• Support the implementation of citywide public realm strategies, standards, and PRDM requirements.
• Coordinate public realm interfaces with infrastructure, mobility, utilities, irrigation, sustainability, environmental, and operational teams.
• Review design submissions and provide technical recommendations to support Stage Gate approvals.
• Monitorprogrammedelivery, design risks, and key project dependencies.
• Support procurement activities, consultant management, scope development, and RFP reviews.
• Mentor junior team members and promote consistency in public realm delivery and governance.
• Contribute to the development of public realm standards, technical guidance, and best-practice design solutions across the city.

Key Accountabilities

• Delivery of coordinated and compliant public realm design packages.
• Achievement of districtprogrammemilestones and Stage Gate requirements.
• Effective management of consultant performance and design quality.
• Successful integration of public realm requirements with wider district infrastructure and developmentprogrammes.
• Identification and mitigation of design,programme, and technical risks.
• Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture
• 10–15 years' experience in landscape architecture, public realm, urban design, or large-scale development projects.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants through all design stages.
• Strong technical understanding of public realm systems, parks, streetscapes, irrigation, hardscape, softscape, and infrastructure interfaces.
• Experience working on large-scale mixed-use developments,masterplannedcommunities, or mega-projects.