Design Review Coordinator

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Project Overview:

Expo 2030 Riyadh is a global platform where countries, organizations, and individuals will come together to collaborate. Under the theme “Foresight for Tomorrow,” the Expo promotes sustainable development, innovation, and transformative thinking. The event will be held from October 2030 to March 2031 and is expected to welcome over 40 million visits.

The 6 km² Masterplan outlines a comprehensive framework for participation and infrastructure at the Expo. The exhibition space, totalling 491,100 m² GFA, can accommodate up to 197 participating countries and 29 international organizations.

Working collaboratively with our customer, Expo 2030 Riyadh Company (ERC), Bechtel will manage the infrastructure program which comprises early works, utilities, and publicly accessible spaces like streets and parks. Our scope on the six-square-kilometre site will transition into a mixed-use legacy development to serve the community after the six-month event is over. The project’s master plan leverages international sustainability standards for urban afforestation, treated water, and energy sources.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will plan, develop, design, coordinate, and review architectural work on large projects with unique requirements. You will prepare discipline estimates and work plans, review and approve design documents, interpret regulations, and assist with performance reporting. Your recommendations for resolving complex issues will help ensure client satisfaction with a project’s architectural aspects. 

Major Responsibilities:

• The Design Review Coordinator is responsible for managing and coordinating the review of design submissions across various disciplines to ensure compliance with project requirements, standards, and regulations.
• This role acts as a bridge between design consultants, project teams, and stakeholders to facilitate timely and high-quality design approvals.
• The Design Review Coordinator will be responsible for collating the above comments and ensure the appropriateness of these comments prior to submission to the design consultants and ensure these comments are closed in timely manner.
• The Design Review Coordinator will ensure that appropriate KPIs are in place to monitor the timeliness and the quality of the comments from all parties.
• Experience of infrastructure projects mainly site wide infrastructure, including underground utilities, pipeline, pumping stations, reservoirs, and wastewater treatment facilities.
• Experience in engineering disciplines, ideally with involvement in design and construction projects across multidiscipline areas.
• Successful design Management track record on a major multidisciplinary Infrastructure project.
• Thorough knowledge of discipline engineering techniques.
• Experience in coordinating both design-build and design-bid-build forms with design consultants will be preferred. Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Adobe Design Suite software programs and have the ability to prepare reports.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Degree or postgraduate qualification in Engineering from an accredited university or equivalent qualification. Minimum of 10-15 years progressive experience in delivering Infrastructure projects

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Excellent interpersonal, analytical and communication skills (oral and written). Willingness to relocate to the job site in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Proactive, supportive, inquisitive, challenging and result driven. Hard working and motivated with high self-initiative. Ability to manage multiple assignments, changing priorities and work with ambiguity. Help others and receive help from others in achieving goals. Acknowledge and value contribution from other team members. Promote the creation of a work environment, supported by leadership, which fosters openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction.

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