Design Manager (Structural) Project

Job description

About the Role: the employer is seeking a Design Manager (Structural) to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is accountable for the delivery, quality, coordination, and constructability of all structural design outputs within Design & Build projects. The Design Manager ensures that structural design solutions meet contractual, technical, statutory, programme, and construction requirements for permanent works. Key Responsibilities: Own and control structural design development across all project stages, ensuring compliance with Employer’s Requirements, contract documents, codes, and standards; approve and be accountable for all structural design drawings, calculations, shop drawings, and technical submissions prior to issue or construction release; direct Technical Coordinators and discipline engineers to resolve structural design clashes, omissions, constructability issues, and interface risks; ensure structural design is fully coordinated with architectural, MEPF, geotechnical, utilities, and temporary works requirements; plan, manage, and drive the structural design programme to meet project milestones, procurement needs, and construction priorities; establish and enforce structural design QA/QC requirements, including discipline reviews, coordination checks, and approval protocols; act as the single point of technical authority for all structural design matters within the project; identify opportunities for structural optimization, value engineering, and construction efficiency improvements

Requirements

• Over 10 years of proven experience leading structural design teams and managing Technical Coordinators
• strong knowledge of structural design codes, standards, and authority approval processes
• demonstrated experience managing design risk, constructability, and site-driven design changes
• experience in Design & Build construction projects requiring discipline-led structural design management
• experience with large-scale, multidisciplinary developments with complex construction and authority requirements
• strong capability in structural design leadership, technical governance, and approval of complex structural systems
• demonstrated understanding of progressive collapse design principles and their application to robustness and risk mitigation
• working knowledge of blast analysis and protective structural design sufficient to review, challenge, and approve specialist analysis
• proficiency in review and governance of structural analysis and design models prepared using industry-standard software (SAP2000, ETABS, SAFE or equivalent)
• ability to review and validate structural calculations, modelling assumptions, and design outputs produced by consultants and specialist designers
• strong understanding of construction-driven structural design and contractor-led Design & Build delivery models
• preferred experience with façade structural systems and interfaces
• sound engineering judgment and decision‑making under programme, construction, and risk constraints
• clear leadership and communication skills to direct Technical Coordinators and discipline inputs and engage confidently with senior stakeholders and authorities.

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