Head of Engineering Department

About the Role

The role requires leading and managing the Engineering Department, including discipline leads in Civil, Structural, MEP, ELV, and Infrastructure, while ensuring technical consistency and compliance across in‑house and sub‑design teams. Effective communication with the Project Director, client, consultants, and contractors, as well as optimal resource allocation to meet timelines and budgets, are essential. The position oversees the full design lifecycle—from concept through detailed construction documents—ensuring alignment with project objectives, client standards, and operator requirements, and facilitating coordination among multidisciplinary engineering teams. Technical oversight involves guaranteeing compliance with Saudi building codes, local authority regulations, and international standards for luxury hospitality projects, providing expert guidance on complex design or construction issues, and managing value engineering, risk registers, and BIM coordination. During construction, the Head provides on‑site technical support, addresses RFIs and material approvals, maintains design intent through commissioning and handover, and leads technical reviews in testing and final acceptance with the client and hotel operator. Acting as the primary technical liaison, the leader presents progress, risks, and solutions to the client’s executive team and internal stakeholders, ensuring deliverables meet client and luxury brand expectations while maintaining transparent communication for timely decision‑making. • Lead, manage, and mentor the Engineering Department, including discipline leads (Civil, Structural, MEP, ELV, and Infrastructure). • Provide direction to in‑house engineers and sub‑design companies to ensure technical consistency and compliance with project standards. • Establish and maintain an effective communication structure between the Project Director, Client, Consultants, and Contractors. • Allocate resources effectively and ensure all engineering deliverables are completed within agreed timelines and budgets. • Oversee all engineering design activities, from concept to IFC stage, ensuring alignment with project objectives, client standards, and operator requirements. • Lead coordination between multidisciplinary design teams and review all design submissions for quality, completeness, and constructability. • Chair regular engineering coordination meetings and design review workshops with consultants and sub‑design firms. • Review and approve design deliverables, technical reports, and specifications before submission to the Client. • Ensure design development aligns with project budget, program, and operational requirements. • Ensure all designs comply with Saudi building codes, local authority regulations, and international standards for luxury hospitality projects. • Provide technical leadership and advice to resolve complex design or construction issues. • Review and endorse value engineering proposals to ensure cost efficiency without compromising quality or functionality. • Manage the technical risk register and ensure proactive mitigation measures are implemented. • Ensure proper application of BIM standards, model coordination, and clash detection management across disciplines. • Provide technical support during construction, addressing RFI responses, material approvals, and on‑site engineering challenges. • Ensure the design intent is maintained during execution and through to commissioning and handover stages. • Lead technical reviews during testing, commissioning, and final acceptance with the Client and hotel operator. • Act as the primary point of contact for all technical matters with the Client and Project Director. • Present technical progress, key risks, and design solutions to the Client’s executive team. • Ensure all technical deliverables meet the expectations and standards of both the Client and the luxury brand/operator. • Maintain transparent communication with all stakeholders to facilitate timely decision-making. • Weekly and monthly engineering reports highlighting progress, risks, and mitigation actions. • Value engineering and design optimization reports. • Commissioning strategy and technical handover documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸engineering management
• ▸design coordination
• ▸bim management
• ▸client liaison
• ▸value engineering
• ▸risk management

What You Bring

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Head of the Engineering Department to join our team. The role demands at least 20 years of experience, with a minimum of 10 years on high‑end hospitality projects in the GCC. • Approved design packages (Concept, Schematic, Detailed, and IFC). • BIM coordination and clash resolution reports. • As‑built documentation, O&M manuals, and FM integration deliverables.

Requirements

• ▸bim coordination
• ▸clash resolution
• ▸as‑built
• ▸o&m manuals
• ▸20 years
• ▸hospitality

Work Environment

Office Full-Time