Senior Design Manager, Sports & Venues

Mott MacDonald; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Mott MacDonald in Riyadh seeks a Senior Design Manager, Sports and Venues, to lead multidisciplinary design delivery for major sports and entertainment venues in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. You will manage design planning, coordination and assurance, reporting to the Project Director.

You will coordinate with clients, architects and consultants to deliver integrated design packages that meet brief, programme and budget, focusing on safety, accessibility, sustainability and long-term value

Qualifications

• Degree in architecture, engineering, construction, project management or related built-environment discipline.
• Demonstrable experience leading design management on large, complex multidisciplinary projects with design programmes and interface management.
• Ability to lead multiple design disciplines and specialist consultants with clear responsibility matrices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design activities on complex sports and venue projects.
• Manage design delivery through all stages from pre-concept to tender, with design assurance and interface management.
• Coordinate architectural, structural, building services and specialist inputs for integrated outcomes.
• Act as key interface between client, design teams and consultants.
• Establish and maintain design management plan, programme, responsibilities and logs.
• Lead design coordination meetings and resolve multidisciplinary issues.
• Monitor progress, resources and budgets; escalate risks and corrective actions.
• Document design changes and support change-control submissions with project leadership.
• Coordinate reviews, approvals and buildability considerations with discipline leads.

Skills

Senior design management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Client liaison

BIM coordination

Stadium design

Stakeholder management

Design risk management

Sustainability focus

Communication

Collaborative work

Education

Architecture/Engineering degree

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Job description

Mott MacDonald in Riyadh seeks a Senior Design Manager, Sports and Venues, to lead multidisciplinary design delivery for major sports and entertainment venues in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. You will manage design planning, coordination and assurance, reporting to the Project Director.

You will coordinate with clients, architects and consultants to deliver integrated design packages that meet brief, programme and budget, focusing on safety, accessibility, sustainability and long-term value