Summary
Dar Al Riyadh is seeking a Senior Landscape Architect for work in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The role covers review and supervision of landscape and residential architectural works, including hardscape, softscape, irrigation, external finishes, and public-realm elements. Responsibilities include reviewing technical submissions, conducting site inspections, coordinating disciplines, monitoring progress and quality, and supporting handover and reporting. Applicants need a relevant bachelor's degree and at least 15 years of experience, including large-scale residential projects; Saudi Council of Engineers registration is preferred or required where applicable.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Review and monitor landscape and architectural works for compliance with approved designs, IFC drawings, specifications, BOQs, codes, and client requirements.
- Review hardscape works, including paving, kerbs, walkways, plazas, boundary treatments, landscape structures, street furniture, and public-realm elements.
- Review and supervise softscape works, including planting, trees, shrubs, groundcovers, soil preparation, and related landscape works.
- Coordinate and monitor irrigation systems and interfaces with utilities, drainage, electrical, and infrastructure networks.
- Review residential architectural works, including external finishes, façades, entrances, boundary walls, architectural details, and landscape interfaces.
- Review contractors' shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, RFIs, samples, mock-ups, and technical proposals.
- Conduct regular site inspections and monitor construction against approved drawings, specifications, quality requirements, and schedules.
- Coordinate landscape and architectural interfaces with civil, roads, utilities, drainage, structural, MEP, and other disciplines.
- Identify design clashes, constructability issues, and interface conflicts and coordinate their resolution.
- Support integration between infrastructure development and residential/superstructure construction.
- Monitor contractor progress, resources, materials, and potential delays or quality issues.
- Participate in technical and coordination meetings with the Client, developers, designers, contractors, and stakeholders.
- Review technical submissions and provide recommendations to PMC/Client management.
- Participate in inspections, snagging, punch-list preparation, rectification, testing, and final handover.
- Support review of variations, change requests, quantities, and technical justifications related to landscape and architectural works.
- Maintain technical records and contribute to weekly/monthly reports, progress monitoring, risk identification, and issue tracking.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Architectural Engineering or Architecture.
- Landscape Architecture degree may be considered where the candidate has strong architectural and residential/housing project experience.
- Minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience.
- Strong experience in large-scale residential/housing developments.
- Demonstrated experience covering both landscape and architectural works.
- Strong hands-on experience in hardscape, softscape, irrigation, public realm, and external works.
- Experience across both infrastructure and superstructure/building phases.
- Previous PMC, engineering consultancy, or construction supervision experience is strongly preferred.
- Saudi Arabia/GCC project experience is strongly preferred.
- Saudi Council of Engineers registration is preferred/required where applicable.
- Strong knowledge of landscape and architectural construction, materials, specifications, BOQs, shop drawings, and technical submissions.
- Good understanding of multidisciplinary coordination, QA/QC, constructability, variations, and project controls.
- Strong communication, coordination, reporting, and problem-solving skills.