Senior Structural Design Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the structural design development for residential projects from concept through detailed design and construction support.
• Manage and review the work of external design consultants and engineering partners.
• Ensure compliance with Saudi Building Code, international design standards, and project-specific requirements.
• Coordinate structural design activities with architecture, MEP, infrastructure, and other disciplines.
• Review and approve structural calculations, drawings, specifications, and technical submissions.
• Identify design risks and implement mitigation measures to support project delivery.
• Monitor design progress against project schedules and budgets.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams and junior engineers.
• Support value engineering initiatives without compromising quality, safety, or performance.
• Participate in design reviews, workshops, stakeholder meetings, and technical presentations.
• Provide construction-phase support, including RFI responses, design clarifications, and site issue resolution.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of structural design software such as ETABS, SAFE, SAP2000, STAAD Pro, and similar tools.
• Thorough understanding of Saudi and international design codes and standards.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design coordination.
• Excellent stakeholder management and consultant management skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and value engineering experience.

Preferred Experience

• Large-scale residential master-planned communities.

• Mega and giga projects in Saudi Arabia or the GCC.

• Design management within developer organizations.

• Experience interfacing with authorities and regulatory bodies.

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (Master's degree preferred).

• Professional Engineering registration or chartership preferred (PE, CEng, ICE, or equivalent).

• Minimum 15 years of experience in structural design and engineering.

• At least 5 years in a leadership or managerial role overseeing large residential or mixed-use developments.

• Strong experience with reinforced concrete, steel structures, high-rise residential buildings, and residential communities.

• Experience working with major developers, engineering consultancies, or giga projects is highly desirable.