Thefor THE LINE Design team will oversee and manage the creation of neighborhood master plans and architectural designs for the full spectrum of asset types for THE LINE Neighborhoods. The Senior Design Manager will manage a Neighborhood architectural design consultant and be responsible for organizing, coordinating, and ensuring the design work is executed according to NEOM THE LINE Plan of Work, and Consultants scope of services, schedule, quality, and budget. The Senior Design Manager is driving the Quality Assurance and Requirements compliance, in close collaboration with the Design Directors, and client team. The Senior Design Manager will be responsible for the design of a neighborhood, encompassing approximately 500,000 m² of assets
Key Responsibilities:
• Design Management Coordination on Neighborhood level
• Ensure Creative and Technical Design quality are implemented on Neighborhood level
• Ensure Requirements Compliance
• Collaborate with Cost Consultants to ensure emerging designs are meeting budget targets.
• Manage Design management registers:
o Assumptions, Issues, Design Change & Decisions Register
o Resource Register
o RFI Register
• Creation of Monthly Design Report
• CRS Management: comments and responses during design review
Responsibilities:
• Guide designers, reviewing designs, and ensure that project requirements are met
• Arrange and/or facilitate design coordination and design review meetings and workshops
• Design Management Coordination, including Core Real Estate Asset Design, Non-Common Asset Design, Façade Design, Sustainability, and Public Realm Design
• Quality Assurance of design and implementation of the Vision for the Line
• Manage compliance with Design and Deliverables Requirements, Development Control Regulations (DCR's), and Design KPIs
• Manage Design KPI Register, Risk Register, and Safety in Design Register
• Manage Design Review comments and responses, and Stage Review comment close-out
• Support Design Directors in the coordination of Interfaces with the City, between different Neighborhoods, and with Anchor Assets
• Manage the design in accordance with the development program and Initial Asset Briefs
• Design Review: Gatekeeper for the qualitative architectural design review
• Responsible as part of the Senior Design Management team for delivering THE LINE Architecture obligation, including stakeholder engagement, both internally and externally
Key design related roles:
• Responsible as part of the Senior Management team for delivering THE LINE Architecture mandate, including stakeholder engagement, both internally and externally.
• Managing the design by creative approach and aesthetic design.
• Work alongside THE LINE Design Group, Delivery team, Project team, on design delivery, from concept design to completion.
• Responsible to deliver the design of various architectural typologies: residential, mixed use, commercial, public, healthcare, educational, civic and cultural, etc.
• Strong ability to prepare, develop and edit drawings and presentations.
• Supervise the production of visualization, pre-concept, concept, developed and detailed design
• Acts as a reviewer of qualitative architectural design review process, providing analysis, comment, and recommendation to Executive Management.
• Management and oversight of Architects and Designers, including Managers and Professionals within the department.
• Draft comprehensive architectural sets from concept until detailed design documents.
• Manage Design and Asset Brief compliance, ensuring completeness, and accuracy, including design coordination within architecture and across disciplines.
• Support the development and review of architectural asset briefs.
• Prepare SoW, specifications, reports and related data tables.
• Develop design manuals, and standard design documents.
• Manage preparation of and check materials schedules, sample boards and mock-ups.
• Manage preparation of and check FF&E schedules and sourcing, including samples and mock-ups.
• Understand materiality and its specifications.
• Understand Public Realm Design and application.
• Technical detailing and construction administration experience.
• Ability to solve design issues in a creative and pragmatic way by developing multiple design options that meet the design approach and budget.
• Manage communication, coordination, and management of consultants, contractors, various NEOM departments/sectors.
• Leading a multidisciplinary team in the design and delivery of complex, high-profile, mixed-use developments.
• Taking ownership and responsibility for ensuring the project is delivered as desired, fit for purpose, on schedule, and to budget, while maintaining safety and quality controls.
• Providing strategic guidance on technical design standards and philosophy.
• Planning and directing the work of technical design and master planning consultants.
• Monitoring and providing technical support throughout the design and construction phases to ensure compliance with project specifications and requirements.
• Resolving design issues, providing guidance, and aligning with project requirements.
• Guiding designers, reviewing designs, and ensuring they meet project requirements and scope of work.
• Conducting review meetings with internal teams, vendors, and customers to plan and track deliverables.
• Evaluating and simplifying current working procedures and tracking deliverables.
• Leading technical design reviews and proposing design solutions that meet business needs and leverage global design standardization.
• Creating, submitting, and tracking relevant Capex documentation.
• Deep diving into technical details and leading problem resolution as needed.
• Collaborating with public and private sector clients, focusing on understanding their intentions and goals.
• Building a team consensus and enthusing team members to contribute their best efforts.
• Prepare and deliver presentations, reports, and other communication materials tailored to stakeholder needs.
• Ensure that all stakeholder engagement activities comply with the relevant regulations and ethical standards.
• Utilize data analytics to drive strategies and decisions.
Culture and Values
• Embrace NEOM’s culture and Values
• Act with honesty and integrity by following best practices, and upholding the robust standards and expectations set out in NEOM’s Code of Conduct.
• Maintain fair, ethical and professional work practices in accordance with NEOM’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Adhere to NEOM’s Policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with rules.
