Sports & Venues Design Lead for Major Projects

Mott MacDonald; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 480,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Maternity leave

Membership support

Medical insurance

Career development

Inclusive culture

Employee ownership bonus

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Senior Design Manager, Sports and Venues, based in Riyadh, to lead multidisciplinary design delivery for major sports, entertainment and venue projects in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

You will coordinate with clients, architects, specialist consultants and venue operators to deliver integrated design packages aligned with briefs, programmes and budgets. The role focuses on complex venues with safety, accessibility and long-term legacy considerations.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in architecture, engineering, construction or related built-environment discipline.
• Demonstrable experience leading design management on large, complex multidisciplinary building projects.
• Experience coordinating multiple design disciplines and specialist consultants.
• Ability to show how client and operational requirements inform design decisions.
• Experience working with clients, consultants and project stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and manage design risks, interfaces and dependencies.
• Experience monitoring design resources and fee budgets with change control.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design activities on complex sports and venue projects.
• Manage design delivery through all stages from pre concept to tender.
• Coordinate architectural, structural, building services and specialist inputs for integrated outcomes.
• Act as interface between client, design teams and project management.
• Maintain design management plan, programme, responsibility matrix and interface register.
• Lead design coordination meetings and resolve multidisciplinary issues.
• Monitor progress, resources and budgets against scope and programme.

Skills

Design management

Stadium design

BIM delivery

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Client liaison

Risk management

Buildability

Middle East experience

Education

Relevant degree in architecture/engineering/construction

Tools

BIM

Job description

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Senior Design Manager, Sports and Venues, based in Riyadh, to lead multidisciplinary design delivery for major sports, entertainment and venue projects in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

You will coordinate with clients, architects, specialist consultants and venue operators to deliver integrated design packages aligned with briefs, programmes and budgets. The role focuses on complex venues with safety, accessibility and long-term legacy considerations.