Ref: HP881-1371

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration, through conceptualization, to realization of design or project delivery in the built and natural environments.

For over 50 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities. As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 200 International Design Firms; a Top 20 International PM firm; and 44th largest global architecture firm.

We draw from the expertise from over 60 nations, bringing experience from every major market of the globe. With over 2,500 multidisciplinary professionals and staff, we are an international professional consulting services firm.

We are now seeking an exceptional Design Manager - Buildings to join our award winning team based within our Jeddah Office. This critical role will be responsible for maintaining an overview of all the design services related to the project with a focus on buildings.

Paramount to success within this varied role will include;
• Coordinating design development of buildings, public realm and infrastructure with client, design consultants, regulatory agencies, involved stakeholders, including the contractor design consultant and the third party design review consultant.
• Ensuring that the design is coordinated with all regulatory and stakeholder requirements.
• Responsibility for resolving site specific design issues with design consultants and communicating those issues to the project delivery team.
• Assisting in the procurement process and management of design consultants.
• Responding to contractors’ RFI’s related to design issues, in context of the requirements.
• Providing and coordinating design deliverables schedule input to consultants and contractors, and ensure on-time delivery of documents.
• Review design documents and provide comments, review all comments for relevance and consistency.
• Provide technical leadership to assure that all technical work reviewed is of high quality, accurate, and within the context of schedule and budget.
• Assure design is in conformance with contractual requirements, assure that all design submissions meet the quality standards set forth by the program.

Requirements

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will bring a minimum of 15 years of career experience with a minimum of 5 years in a consultancy environment, with a Bachelor of Architecture.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.

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