VP of Design and Engineering

Job description / Role

VP of Design & Engineering – Riyadh
CLIENT

Linum Consult’s client is an established engineering services and consulting company currently seeking a bilingual Arabic- and English-speaking Vice President of Design and Engineering from an Architectural background on Civil Engineering projects. This role will be based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing the overall design process, advising on materials and environmental quality standards
• Preparing and maintaining specialised documents and reports on civil engineering projects
• Developing work methods and procedures
• Keeping up with technological advancements
• Managing a multidisciplinary engineering team on large, civil engineering and infrastructure projects
• Ensuring all projects adhere to industry and regulatory codes and standards, engineering procedures, and design standards

PROFILE

• Degree qualification in Architectural or Civil Engineering or similar subject, with preferably certification in Design Management (CPDM) from the Design Management Institute (DMI)
• At least 25 years of architectural design experience, with a minimum of 10 years as a Design Manager / Design Director for large projects
• Extensive experience in the design management of building, infrastructure, bridges, rail, and highway projects
• Excellent technical knowledge of industry codes and standards, engineering procedures and design standards
• Certified in STAAD, Civil 3D, Road design, Photoshop, SDRmap, BIM, and LEED
• Excellent spoken and written English and Arabic, with good communication skills

About the Company

Linum Consult is a niche global consultancy specialising in international recruitment of white collar workers across the Construction & Engineering, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors. We provide a full 360 consultancy service for clients, candidates and partners to eliminate the potential pitfalls of international mobilisation.

All Linum Consultants are industry experts with in country, international, multi-cultural experience. We provide precise market information combined with local knowledge to help facilitate informed decisions that are often life changing.