Senior Design Manager – Landscape

Overview

Senior Design Manager – Landscape Architect.

Lead landscape design management for a luxury project in Riyadh, overseeing delivery of landscape architecture packages, ensuring design excellence, technical coordination, authority compliance and integrated delivery with architecture, infrastructure and public realm elements.

• Lead landscape design management across all project stages, from concept through detailed design and construction support.
• Manage landscape consultants, public realm designers and specialist subconsultants.
• Review design submissions for quality, coordination, feasibility and compliance with project objectives.
• Ensure integration of landscape design with architecture, structures, irrigation, lighting, utilities and sitewide infrastructure.
• Lead design reviews, material discussions and technical coordination workshops.
• Manage design risks, programme impacts and interface issues related to public realm and landscape packages.
• Support value engineering and design optimisation while maintaining premium design quality and user experience.
• Coordinate with client, operators and project teams on design intent, maintenance considerations and operational requirements.
• Monitor consultant deliverables and report on progress, constraints and decisions.
• Support procurement and consultant selection activities where required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Architecture or a related design discipline.
• Significant experience in landscape design management on high‑end hospitality, residential, mixed‑use or destination projects.
• Strong understanding of public realm design, external works coordination and landscape detailing.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary coordination and design interfaces.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capability.
• Good understanding of design review, approvals and construction support processes.
• BIM awareness and experience with digital coordination workflows are preferred.
• Middle East project experience is strongly preferred.

An attractive salary and benefits package, a senior role in a design‑led and high‑visibility development environment, and a collaborative and ambitious team culture.

Buro Happold values flexibility in working patterns, diversity of thought and background, and is committed to improving representation of marginalised groups in the built environment.