Senior technical manager

A leading Tier 1 main contractor is seeking an accomplished Senior Technical Manager to join their Riyadh-based leadership team, supporting the delivery of one of Saudi Arabia’s most high-profile giga projects. This is a critical senior role within the contractor’s technical and design leadership function, responsible for managing complex multidisciplinary design delivery from pre-construction through to construction and handover. Lead and manage the full technical and design function for a major landmark giga project from pre-construction through to delivery. Provide strategic technical leadership across architectural, structural, MEP, façade, and specialist design disciplines. Oversee consultant design teams, ensuring deliverables meet contractual requirements, client expectations, statutory approvals, and construction feasibility. Act as the primary technical interface between client, consultants, internal engineering teams, procurement, and construction operations. Manage the design program, technical submissions, approvals, RFIs, value engineering, and design change processes. Ensure designs are coordinated, buildable, compliant with Saudi codes and international standards, and aligned with commercial and programme objectives. Support tendering, procurement, and early contractor involvement activities with robust technical input. Drive design risk management, technical compliance, and quality assurance across all project stages. Lead and mentor design and engineering managers, fostering a best‑practice technical culture within the project team. Provide senior‑level technical input to executive reporting, client meetings, and critical decision‑making forums. Minimum 20+ years’ experience across the design and construction industry. Degree qualified in Architecture (strongly preferred) or a related design/engineering discipline. Must have experience working for design consultancies AND major main contractors on high value projects. Demonstrated experience in Engineering Manager or Design Manager roles on large‑scale & high-value, complex projects. Strong track record delivering complex, multi‑disciplinary building projects, ideally large mixed‑use, commercial, residential, or mega‑developments. Previous experience working in Saudi Arabia or the wider Middle East is highly desirable. Excellent understanding of design management within EPC / design‑and‑build contracting environments. Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to operate at client and executive level. Experience working on high‑profile flagship or giga projects is a significant advantage. #J-18808-Ljbffr