Job Title: Technical Design Director
Company Name: Parsons
Job Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Work Mode: On-site
Date Posted: 26-07-2026
Job Reference/ID: R183115
Job Description / Role:
We are seeking a high-caliber Technical Design Director to spearhead the engineering, architectural development, and design integration for a major program in Riyadh. In this senior leadership role, you will bridge the gap between high-level architectural intent and complex technical, structural, and security execution. Managing a multidisciplinary team and elite design consultants, you will ensure full compliance with rigorous military standards, local codes (SBC), and tight delivery schedules from concept design through to Issued for Construction (IFC) stages.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee the comprehensive design strategy, technical reviews, and engineering assurance across complex, mission-critical military infrastructure and vertical structures.
- Direct Lead Design Consultants (LDCs) and specialist sub-consultants, ensuring design packages match budget, timeline, and quality parameters.
- Act as the primary technical liaison to senior clients and local authorities.
- Drive flawless coordination across architecture, structural engineering, MEP, infrastructure, and specialized security/defense systems to eliminate design bottlenecks and spatial conflicts.
- Conduct rigorous buildability reviews, value engineering, and risk management.
- Ensure all designs strictly adhere to Saudi Building Codes (SBC), civil defense protocols, and global defense facility benchmarks.
- Oversee design workflows within a BIM-led environment, ensuring precise data integration, clear change management protocols, and comprehensive technical documentation.
Experience Required:
- A minimum of 15 years of progressive design management experience.
- Proven track record on mega-projects or government/defense infrastructure in the GCC region (Saudi Arabia experience is highly preferred).
Education Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Master’s degree or professional chartership is preferred.
Skills Required:
- Strong mastery of technical design integration, structural/architectural buildability, value engineering, and high-security facility protocols.
- Exceptional ability to manage large, multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Ability to negotiate technical solutions with clients and work under fast-track delivery constraints.
- Membership or eligibility for membership in the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE).
- Registration with professional bodies like RIBA, AIA, ICE, or IStructE is a major advantage.
Employment / Job Type: Full Time
About the Company:
United States technology and engineering company working across defence, intelligence, cyber security, and critical infrastructure. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Parsons has a long Middle East presence with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha, delivering design and programme management for highways, bridges, rail, airports, and large master planned developments.
Company Industry: Engineering & Construction
Department / Functional Area: Technical Specialties
Closing Date: 24-10-2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates may apply by submitting their resume/CV through the official Parsons career website.
