Senior Design Manager – Utilities

Want to lead utilities design on a major luxury development in Riyadh? Your experience managing complex utilities packages and sitewide coordination might make you our new Senior Design Manager – Utilities.

The purpose of this role is to provide senior design management for utilities packages across a major luxury project in Riyadh. You will be responsible for overseeing dry and wet utility design, corridor coordination, authority interfaces, consultant management and technical assurance throughout project delivery.

• Lead utilities design management across concept, developed and detailed design stages.

• Oversee design coordination for power, telecom, district cooling, water, sewerage, stormwater, irrigation and related utility networks.

• Manage consultant teams and review utility strategies, layouts, calculations and technical submissions.

• Coordinate with infrastructure, roads, transport, architecture and landscape teams to resolve corridor and interface issues.

• Support authority engagement, technical approvals and utility provider coordination.

• Identify and manage risks, changes and design constraints affecting utility packages.

• Lead value engineering and design optimisation initiatives to improve efficiency, constructability and lifecycle performance.

• Monitor programme milestones, deliverable schedules and consultant performance.

• Prepare reports and updates for project leadership and client teams.

• Support procurement documentation, consultant selection and technical bid evaluations where required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or Utility Engineering, or a related field.

• Significant experience managing utility design on major infrastructure or mixed-use developments.

• Strong understanding of wet and dry utility systems and multidisciplinary coordination.

• Experience with authority approval processes and utility stakeholder engagement.

• Strong analytical, organisational and technical reporting skills.

• Ability to manage complex design interfaces in fast-paced project environments.

• BIM and digital coordination experience is advantageous.

• Middle East experience, particularly in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, is strongly preferred.

• A senior role on a landmark luxury development in Riyadh.

• The chance to shape the utility backbone of a high-profile destination project.

• An attractive salary and benefits package.

• A high-performing and multidisciplinary project environment.