Technical Director

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 counselling 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, employee referral rewards

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Technical Director to join our award-winning team based in Riyadh, 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 Riyadh. 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;

• Provide strategic and technical leadership across structural engineering and façade design, overseeing all technical aspects of project delivery from concept and detailed design through to construction and completion.
• Lead and manage the technical team, coordinating closely with planning, procurement, construction, project management, and other disciplines to ensure effective project execution.
• Lead, manage, and oversee lead design consultants and multidisciplinary design teams, ensuring effective coordination across structural engineering, façade systems, architecture, and associated building disciplines.
• Oversee the development, review, and approval of architectural and engineering designs, ensuring compliance with client requirements, project specifications, contractual obligations, applicable regulations, and international industry standards.
• Review and provide technical oversight of structural engineering designs and façade systems, ensuring structural integrity, façade performance, durability, safety, buildability, and compliance with project requirements.
• Direct and monitor all technical aspects of project delivery, ensuring that design outputs and construction activities meet the required quality standards, agreed scope, budget, and programme.
• Work closely with Project Managers and discipline leads to ensure all technical deliverables are coordinated, fit for purpose, and aligned with project objectives, design standards, regulatory requirements, and client expectations.
• Monitor the technical performance of lead design consultants, ensuring timely delivery of design packages, technical submissions, calculations, specifications, and construction documentation in accordance with agreed…