Senior Design Manager - Public Realm

Qiddiya
Riyadh
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 10-15 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Cross-functional coordination","Risk management","Mentor","Governance"]

Lead the planning, design coordination, and delivery of public realm projects across assigned districts and citywide initiatives. Own public realm design management through CMP, DMP, land servicing, and detailed design stages, coordinating consultant deliverables and multidisciplinary inputs. Ensure designs align with approved masterplans, Stage Gate requirements, citywide standards, and the Public Realm Design Manual, while managing interfaces, risks, and consultant performance.

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Qiddiya
Qiddiya
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Senior Design Manager - Public Realm

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Job Summary

Lead the planning, design coordination, and delivery of public realm projects across assigned districts and citywide initiatives. Own public realm design management through CMP, DMP, land servicing, and detailed design stages, coordinating consultant deliverables and multidisciplinary inputs. Ensure designs align with approved masterplans, Stage Gate requirements, citywide standards, and the Public Realm Design Manual, while managing interfaces, risks, and consultant performance.
Location: Riyadh
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as Lead Public Realm Design Manager for assigned districts and project portfolios.
  • •Manage public realm design development through CMP, DMP, land servicing, and detailed design stages.
  • •Coordinate and review consultant deliverables to ensure compliance with approved masterplans and design standards.
  • •Coordinate public realm interfaces with infrastructure, mobility, utilities, irrigation, sustainability, and operational teams.
  • •Monitor programme delivery, design risks, dependencies, and support procurement, consultant management, scope development, and RFP reviews.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture.
  • •10–15 years' experience in landscape architecture, public realm, urban design, or large-scale development projects.
  • •Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants through all design stages.
  • •Strong technical understanding of public realm systems including parks, streetscapes, irrigation, hardscape, softscape, and infrastructure interfaces.
  • •Experience delivering large-scale mixed-use developments, master planned communities, or mega-projects.
Experience:10-15 years
Education:Bachelor's in Landscape Architecture
Skills:Technical leadershipCross-functional coordinationRisk managementMentorGovernance

Company Brief

Qiddiya
Developing Qiddiya City, a PIF-backed giga-project near Riyadh delivering theme parks, sports venues, cultural attractions, hospitality, and entertainment ecosystems to drive tourism, jobs, and economic diversification under Saudi Vision 2030.
Industry: Real Estate Development
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Government & Public Sector
Funding: Government Funded
Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Founded: 2018
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