Senior Design Manager - Public Realm

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

Lead the planning, design coordination, and delivery of public realm projects across assigned districts at Qiddiya. You’ll manage consultants through CMP/DMP and detailed design stages, ensure compliance with masterplans and Stage Gate requirements, and integrate public realm interfaces with infrastructure, mobility, utilities, sustainability, and operations teams. Serve as the day-to-day public realm design lead, support the Public Realm Director, and mentor junior team members to deliver consistent, high-quality design packages.

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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 at Qiddiya. You’ll manage consultants through CMP/DMP and detailed design stages, ensure compliance with masterplans and Stage Gate requirements, and integrate public realm interfaces with infrastructure, mobility, utilities, sustainability, and operations teams. Serve as the day-to-day public realm design lead, support the Public Realm Director, and mentor junior team members to deliver consistent, high-quality design packages.
Location: Riyadh
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act 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, design standards, and technical requirements.
  • •Coordinate public realm interfaces with infrastructure, mobility, utilities, irrigation, sustainability, environmental, and operational teams.
  • •Support Stage Gate approvals by reviewing submissions, monitoring delivery risks and dependencies, and mentoring junior team members.

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 working on large-scale mixed-use developments, masterplanned communities, or mega-projects.
Experience:10-15 yearsPublic realmUrban designLandscape architectureMixed-useMasterplanned communitiesMega-projects
Education:Bachelor's in Landscape Architecture
Skills:Technical leadershipStakeholder coordinationRisk managementMentoringDesign governance

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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