Technical Director

Job description / Role

Overview

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 60 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 recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you'll discover more than just a job - you'll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counseling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun runs, in-house sports teams, and beach clean-ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits, you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, and employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Technical Director to join our award-winning team based in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. We are seeking an experienced Technical Director to lead and oversee the technical aspects of a large-scale high-rise construction project in Madinah. This role is crucial for ensuring that all technical operations, design, and implementation meet the highest standards and are delivered on time and within budget.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Leading the technical team and coordinating with other departments such as planning, procurement, and construction to ensure smooth project execution.
• Overseeing the development, review, and approval of architectural and engineering designs to ensure compliance with the client's requirements, regulations, and industry standards.
• Monitoring and controlling all technical aspects of the construction process, ensuring the quality of work meets project specifications and standards.
• Providing expert consultancy and technical advice to both the project team and clients, resolving any design or construction challenges.
• Identifying technical risks and implementing mitigation strategies to ensure the timely completion of the project with minimal disruptions.
• Liaising with key stakeholders including clients, architects, consultants, and subcontractors to resolve technical issues and ensure alignment with project goals.
• Ensuring all work complies with local building codes, international standards, and sustainability practices.
• Overseeing the allocation of resources, monitoring project budgets, and ensuring cost-effective solutions for the project's technical needs.
• Establishing and maintaining rigorous quality assurance and quality control procedures to ensure the highest standards of work are maintained throughout the project.
• Mentoring, guiding, and managing the technical team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Developing and maintaining client relationships, enhancing opportunities and business initiatives.
• Overseeing the technical aspects of all projects and working with the PMs and other disciplines to ensure designs within the discipline are in line with the project scope, standards and regulations, budget, and client goals.
• Ensuring that the project design and technical details are carried out to suitable standards for quality as defined in the Project Execution Plan, by taking an active role in the QA/QC procedures for the client within the discipline.
• Attending and chairing workshops with consultants and contractors, preparing meeting minutes, and following up to achieve identified actions.
• Advising clients on all technical matters pertaining to cost, scope, and schedule.
• Ensuring work is conducted with quality assurance protocols.
• Identifying and resolving issues, including management, technical, or administrative, to ensure that the project objectives are achieved.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 25 years of work experience partnered with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or similar.

Excellent experience in a previous technical PMC role is essential.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety, and our people. We embrace diversity and recognize its contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

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.