Director - Technical Services - Commercial Office (REQ892)

The Director - Technical Services will lead the technical services 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. Lead the technical services functional team consisting of subject matter experts for civil and structural engineering, MEP & facades - Support the design management function with specialist input from technical services to support design competitions, consultant selection, and novation of architectural firms & lead design consultants for individual office assets and mixed-use commercial parcels - Support the 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 - Support the design management team with managing design consultant performance against scope, program, and fee, including chairing design review boards and technical workshops - Support the design management team to develop 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 for specialist disciplines without compromising design quality or investment value of commercial office assets - Present design proposals and progress to executive leadership, investment committees, and government stakeholders - Mentor and build out the in-house technical services function as the Commercial Office Development pipeline scales Requirements - Bachelor's degree in engineering, Architecture or Construction Management, Project Management or relevant field of study. - A master's degree would be an advantage - 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 - 12-18+ 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

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