Senior Design Manager – Transport

Buro Happold; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

Buro Happold in Riyadh is seeking a Senior Design Manager – Transport to lead transport design across a landmark luxury development. You will supervise access roads, internal circulation, parking and multimodal strategies, coordinating with infrastructure, architecture, landscape and utilities teams.

Role focuses on aligning transport solutions with a premium user experience, operational efficiency and authority requirements.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading transport design management on major developments.
• Strong ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams across complex projects.
• Proven track record in transport planning and access/parking strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead transport design management across a major luxury development in Riyadh.
• Oversee transport planning and design coordination for access roads, internal circulation, parking and multimodal integration.
• Coordinate transport consultants with infrastructure, architecture, landscape and utilities teams.
• Review traffic studies and ensure solutions align with luxury user experience and authority expectations.
• Manage risks, changes and coordination issues; support design reviews and approvals.
• Provide reporting and recommendations to client and project leadership; contribute to value engineering.

Skills

Transport design management

Stakeholder management

Report writing

Communication

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Transport Engineering

Planning background

Job description

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Want to lead transport design coordination on a flagship luxury development in Riyadh? Your experience managing transport planning and design interfaces on major projects might make you our new Senior Design Manager – Transport.

Here, expect the exceptional.

This is an opportunity to lead transport-related design management on a large-scale luxury project where access, mobility, circulation and user experience are critical to overall success.

Your next role

The purpose of this role is to lead transport design management across a major luxury development in Riyadh. You will oversee transport planning and design coordination related to access roads, internal circulation, drop-off strategies, parking, service movements and multimodal integration.

Lead transport design management from planning and concept development through detailed design.

Coordinate transport consultants and interface with infrastructure, architecture, landscape and utilities teams.

Review traffic and transport studies, access strategies, circulation plans and technical reports.

Ensure transport design solutions align with luxury user experience, operational efficiency and authority expectations.

Support design reviews, technical workshops and approval submissions.

Manage transport-related risks, changes and coordination issues across the programme.

Contribute to value engineering and operational optimisation initiatives.

Monitor consultant deliverables, key decisions and programme milestones.

Provide reporting and recommendations to client and project leadership teams.

Support the preparation of RFPs, technical scopes and consultant assessments where needed.

Your skills and experience

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transport Engineering, Planning or a related discipline.

Significant experience in transport design management or transport planning for major developments.

Good understanding of access design, internal circulation, parking, servicing and integrated mobility planning.

Experience managing multidisciplinary coordination on complex projects.

Strong report writing, communication and stakeholder management capability.

Ability to assess technical submissions and guide consultant teams effectively.

Middle East experience is preferred, ideally with large-scale mixed-use or destination projects.

What we offer you

A senior role on a landmark luxury project in Riyadh.

The chance to influence mobility and access strategy for a high-profile destination.

An attractive salary and benefits package.

A collaborative environment with strong exposure to senior project stakeholders.

At Buro Happold, everyone else’s extraordinary is just our everyday.

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 underrepresented 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.