Senior Design Project Lead | Client-Focused, Multidisciplinary

Khatib & Alami; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Khatib & Alami in Riyadh is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Design to lead large, multidisciplinary design projects from mobilization through closeout. You will drive programme, quality, and delivery, coordinate diverse teams, and maintain client relationships while managing budgets and risk.

The role requires 15–20 years in design project management, GCC experience, and strong knowledge of BIM, EDMS, and QA/QC processes. Excellent English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification in Project Management, Engineering, or Architecture is an advantage.
• PMP or an equivalent recognised project management certification is preferred.
• 15 to 20 years of overall professional experience, including a minimum of 12 years in highly relevant design project management roles.
• Proven track record managing large, complex, multidisciplinary design projects within a consultancy environment, from concept design through detailed design, tender, and closeout.
• Saudi Arabia or GCC experience, with familiarity with local clients, authorities, and approval processes, is highly desirable.
• Strong design project management, leadership, client relationship management, and stakeholder coordination capabilities.
• Demonstrated commercial awareness, including budget, man-hour, profitability, variation, and change-management control.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design projects in line with contractual scope, programme, budget, quality, and client requirements.
• Act as the principal client contact, managing expectations, priorities, decisions, and project interfaces.
• Coordinate architecture, structural, MEP, infrastructure, landscape, BIM, and specialist design teams.
• Develop and maintain the Project Management Plan, design programme, deliverables schedule or MIDP, responsibility matrix, risk register, and reporting requirements.
• Monitor design progress against the approved baseline programme and implement recovery measures where needed.
• Chair internal and client progress meetings, ensuring timely closure of actions, technical matters, and decisions.
• Manage project resources, workload, and team performance in coordination with discipline leads.
• Control project budgets, man-hours, profitability, invoicing, variations, and change management.
• Identify additional services and lead the preparation and management of variation orders.
• Ensure compliance with QA/QC, BIM, document-control procedures, and client standards.
• Coordinate with authorities, approving entities, and external stakeholders to support approvals, permits, and NOCs.
• Identify and mitigate design, commercial, contractual, programme, and delivery risks.
• Support tender-stage activities, including bidder queries, design clarifications, and technical evaluations.
• Ensure timely project closeout, completion of deliverables, and resolution of outstanding comments.

Skills

Project management leadership

Client relationship management

Stakeholder coordination

Budget & change management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture/Engineering

Postgraduate qualification in PM/Engineering/Architecture

PMP or equivalent certification

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

BIM

Aconex

EDMS tooling

Job description

Khatib & Alami in Riyadh is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Design to lead large, multidisciplinary design projects from mobilization through closeout. You will drive programme, quality, and delivery, coordinate diverse teams, and maintain client relationships while managing budgets and risk.

The role requires 15–20 years in design project management, GCC experience, and strong knowledge of BIM, EDMS, and QA/QC processes. Excellent English communication is essential.