Senior Leading Architect: Infra & Master Planning Lead

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Assystem is seeking a Sr. Leading Architect to oversee architectural design for buildings and infrastructure within Saudi Arabia.

You will lead architectural teams, coordinate with multidisciplinary groups, and ensure compliance with Saudi codes while delivering high-quality documentation and design packages. The role emphasizes leadership, technical direction, and collaboration with authorities, clients, and stakeholders to drive projects from concept to construction while maintaining design

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture from a recognized university.
• 12–15 years of relevant architectural design experience.
• Strong experience in building and infrastructure architectural design.
• Demonstrable experience leading architectural teams.
• Significant experience with multidisciplinary engineering consultancy or design organizations.
• Strong experience in concept, schematic, detailed design, tender documentation, and construction support.
• Experience with large-scale and complex projects.
• Experience with Saudi Arabian projects is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural team across assigned projects.
• Allocate architectural activities to architects, senior architects, and architectural designers based on project priorities, workload, and competence.
• Provide technical direction, mentoring, and support to architectural team members.
• Review workload and resource requirements and report requirements to management.
• Monitor design productivity, deliverable progress, and project milestones.
• Ensure consistent design standards, architectural principles, and engineering practices are implemented across projects.
• Support recruitment, technical interviews, and assessment of architectural candidates when required.
• Support professional development and competency improvement within the architectural team.
• Establish and maintain high standards of architectural design quality and documentation.

Skills

Team leadership

Architectural coordination

Project management

Technical direction

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Navisworks

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Office

Job description

Assystem is seeking a Sr. Leading Architect to oversee architectural design for buildings and infrastructure within Saudi Arabia.

You will lead architectural teams, coordinate with multidisciplinary groups, and ensure compliance with Saudi codes while delivering high-quality documentation and design packages. The role emphasizes leadership, technical direction, and collaboration with authorities, clients, and stakeholders to drive projects from concept to construction while maintaining design