Director - Design - Commercial Office (SPA187)

The Director \- Design will lead the design management discipline for Qiddiya's Commercial Office Development portfolio, a core component of the wider giga\-project masterplan. The role is accountable for translating Qiddiya's design vision into deliverable, investment\-grade office assets — from concept and masterplan integration through to design development, authority approvals, and construction\-ready documentation — while managing a network of international architecture and multidiscipline engineering consultants. Key Responsibilities: * Lead design competitions, consultant selection, and novation of architectural firms \& lead design consultants for individual office assets and mixed\-use commercial parcels. * Manage a team of specialist design managers to direct the concept design, schematic design, detailed design development, and construction documentation stages, ensuring design intent is preserved through to delivery * Interface with masterplanning, infrastructure, landscape, and sustainability teams to ensure fully coordinated design outcomes. * Manage design consultant performance against scope, program, and fee, including chairing design review boards and technical workshops. * Manage the development of consultant performance KPIs to measure performance across all design phases, collate KPIs and share with central QIC procurement function * Ensure compliance with Saudi Building Code, Mostadam/LEED sustainability targets, civil defense requirements, Qiddiya design guidelines \& COBU design, technical, smart, and sustainability guidelines. * Lead value engineering exercises without compromising design quality or investment value of commercial office assets. * Present design proposals and progress to executive leadership, investment committees, and government stakeholders. * Support leasing and investment teams by translating market and tenant requirements into design briefs for office product. * Mentor and build out an in\-house design team as the Commercial Office Development pipeline scales. * Review and address COBU design, technical, smart and sustainability guidelines and update with annual continuous improvement. **Requirements** * Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture or Construction Management, Project Management or relevant field of study. * Professional registration in the respective discipline (or similar – i.e. Chartered Engineer) would be an advantage * Registration as a Project Management Professional (PMP) would be an advantage. * At least 12 years of design management experience, including senior design leadership on large\-scale commercial office or mixed\-use developments. * Experience in leading a design team to deliver to program, balancing competing requirements on project to deliver design outcome (e.g. cost v. time v. quality). * Expert knowledge of local and international design standards, codes and regulations. * Previous KSA/Middle East experience preferred * Track record delivering BCO Grade A / investment\-grade office towers or business park product from concept through to handover. * Strong command of design review processes, authority approval pathways and international best practice in commercial office design. * Experience managing multi\-disciplinary international consultant teams (architecture, structure, MEP, facade, sustainability). * Excellent stakeholder management and executive presentation skills; comfortable operating in a fast\-paced, giga\-project delivery environment * Major program experience – managing multiple projects, conflicting priorities, and stakeholders. * Supports team through periods of business change. * Provides strategic oversight and guidance in managing and prioritizing the workload, deadline\-driven and ability to optimize workload. * Leverage exceptional written and verbal skills in English – articulate ideas, strategies, and project performance to a range of audiences and to influence at senior levels. * Leverage in\-depth knowledge of enterprise\-level digital design solutions and applications. * Strong leadership skills to inspire large, diverse teams and deliver results. * Strategic thinker with excellent leadership skills and the ability to lead the function's direction, specifically endorsing or opposing practices as needed.