Senior Manager, Design Governance

7 days ago

SA Riyadh Qiddiya Parsons Corporation Full time
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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Manager, Design Governance & Strategic Design Support to join our team In this role you will get to join the Design Excellence leadership team to drive value across a large and complex portfolio of active design projects within a giga-program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Standardise consistent design processes, procedures, best practices and guidelines
  • Streamline and optimize key design management processes
  • Implement design reviews at design stage gates and chair the review panel
  • Govern and monitor compliance of design deliverables approved by the Board of Directors
  • Conduct systematic audits and coordinate with Business Unit design management teams to ensure compliance
  • Participate in design management meetings with business representatives to monitor and safeguard design intent and quality
  • Collaborate with other Design Excellence Senior Managers and Managers as a leadership team driving significant value and consistency across the entire portfolio of design activities
  • Manage and supervise Managers, SMEs and other supporting staff to accomplish the work of the Design Excellence verticals and strategic initiatives

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or related technical field
  • 8+ years of related work experience, including significant managerial experience of a large group of Engineers, Designers, and technical support personnel.
  • Professional Engineer registration with active membership in a professional engineering society
  • Proven ability for managing a large group of engineering/technical personnel and directing work involving complex technical situations
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills
  • Thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

  • Knowledge of current technology and the capabilities and efficiencies of specific design- and design-review related software applications for use in completing assignments.
  • Arabic and English language proficiency is preferred.
  • Area of deep technical specialty is preferred.
  • Experience gained in recent, similar design management activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is highly preferred.
Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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