About Surbana Jurong
Surbana Jurong (SJ) is a leading global urban, infrastructure, and managed services consulting firm, driven by a vision to build cities and shape lives. Headquartered in Singapore, SJ is a diverse collective of experts delivering sustainable and high-impact solutions across the built environment.
The Senior Architect will lead the architectural design and delivery of major airport terminal works for a large-scale aviation development in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The role is responsible for managing architectural design teams, coordinating multidisciplinary interfaces, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality, compliant, and sustainable design solutions across terminal facilities.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage the architectural design team for airport terminal works in Jeddah.
Oversee architectural design development from concept through detailed design and construction support.
Coordinate architectural design activities with MEP, structural, civil, baggage handling, airside, and other specialist disciplines.
Ensure compliance with Saudi regulations, aviation standards, airport authority requirements, and project specifications.
Review and approve architectural drawings, technical reports, design deliverables, and client presentations.
Manage design coordination with clients, consultants, contractors, and relevant stakeholders.
Provide technical leadership, quality assurance, and mentoring to project teams.
Support design reviews, value engineering, risk management, and project planning throughout the project lifecycle.
Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture or a related discipline.
Minimum 15 years of experience in architectural design for large-scale infrastructure or aviation projects.
Proven experience leading multidisciplinary architectural design teams.
Strong experience in the design and delivery of airport terminal buildings or major aviation facilities.
Demonstrated expertise in multidisciplinary coordination, stakeholder management, and design interface management.
In-depth knowledge of aviation design standards, building codes, and Saudi regulatory requirements.
Strong leadership, communication, technical review, and quality assurance skills.
Proficiency in industry-standard architectural design and coordination software.
How to Apply
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Note: Recruitment for this role is being managed internally. Unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be considered.
At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!
SJ is a diverse collective of problem solvers for the built environment, continually reimagining ways to create a smart and sustainable future.
Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 in its member companies AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, CHIL, KTP, Prostruct, Robert Bird Group, SAA, SMEC and Surbana Jurong, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries. They include architects, designers, planners, engineers, facilities managers and other specialists driven by progressive thinking and creative ideas to shape a better future.
Its technical experts deliver sustainable solutions that cover the entire project life cycle from planning and design, through to delivery and management, as well as a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across a diverse range of sectors including transportation, water, aviation, healthcare, hospitality and renewables.
A global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firm with over 70 years of track record in successful project delivery, SJ has built more than a million homes in Singapore, created master plans in more than 60 countries and developed over 100 industrial parks globally.
