Overview

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 51^st 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.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a an experienced and highly motivated Design Director, Riyadh.

KEO is seeking a highly proactive and technically strong Design Project Manager to join the Swift Mobilization Team supporting multiple fast-track infrastructure, early works, and vertical construction projects across our mega projects in Riyadh.

This role is focused on accelerating project readiness, resolving technical and design-related constraints, and supporting rapid project mobilization across multiple packages and stakeholders. The Design Project Manager will operate as a key coordination interface between KEO’s internal design and engineering teams, external consultants, QIC Design and Delivery teams, contractors, and CSC supervision personnel to ensure technical issues are identified early and resolved efficiently.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in unlocking design bottlenecks impacting procurement, construction readiness, IFC completeness, authority coordination, RFIs, site implementation, temporary works, and field engineering activities. The role requires a solutions-driven individual capable of operating across multiple concurrent projects within a high-pressure delivery environment.

Acting as a central technical coordination lead across multiple active and mobilizing projects within Qiddiya.
Supporting the Swift Mobilization Team in identifying and resolving design and engineering constraints affecting project commencement and delivery.
Reviewing IFC packages for completeness, constructability, coordination issues, missing details, and interface conflicts.
Coordinating closely with QIC Design, QIC Delivery, contractors, consultants, and KEO CSC teams to expedite technical resolutions.
Managing and tracking RFIs, technical queries, NCR-related design actions, and unresolved engineering issues.
Facilitating multidisciplinary technical workshops and coordination meetings to drive timely decision-making.
Supporting field teams with resolution of site conditions, utility conflicts, temporary works coordination, and unforeseen engineering challenges.
Monitoring design deliverables, technical approvals, and engineering dependencies impacting procurement and construction activities.
Ensuring alignment between design intent, construction sequencing, site logistics, and delivery priorities.
Working collaboratively with internal KEO engineering disciplines including civil, structural, utilities, infrastructure, architecture, and specialist systems teams.
Identifying technical risks, incomplete information, and coordination gaps which may impact schedule, safety, quality, or construction progress.
Supporting rapid mobilization strategies through early technical engagement and proactive interface management.
Assisting project leadership teams with technical reporting, design status updates, mitigation plans, and executive-level summaries.
Coordinating with contractors and consultants to ensure timely closure of outstanding design comments and technical actions.
Promoting collaborative problem-solving and maintaining strong working relationships across all stakeholders.
Supporting implementation of digital engineering, design tracking, and project coordination tools where required.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include overall 10+ years of experience, must have PMC experience. Previous experience of working in Major developments in necessary.

Member of Professional Engineering or Construction Management Society or other recognized body is desirable. Certification(s) in PMP (Project Management Professional) preferred.

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or related field (Master’s preferred).
Previous experience working on large-scale mixed-use, infrastructure, entertainment, hospitality, or giga-project developments within the GCC.
Strong understanding of design management, technical coordination, construction interfaces, and project delivery workflows.
Experience reviewing IFC packages, technical submissions, design coordination documents, and multidisciplinary engineering deliverables

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

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