Associate Director - Landscape Architecture

Job Purpose

Provide support in overseeing the landscape architecture design team, monitoring design stages progress, and planning and providing direction on scope of work for projects in design stages ensuring that works are executed by the consultants as agreed in terms of quality, standards, materials, schedule and cost in order to meet The Red Sea Global’s (RSG) business objectives and requirements.

Job Responsibilities - Leadership

• Coordinate the activities of the landscape architecture design team to ensure that all work is carried out efficiently in line with the strategic project management plans, policies, and procedures.
• Manage the team by setting priorities and objectives, managing performances, and providing ongoing feedback and coaching to meet the functional challenges and goals. 
• Serve as a role model to ensure employees’ awareness and commitment to RSG’s vision, mission, values, fundamentals, and corporate strategy to establish a highly engaged and motivated human resources and continuously improve performance.

Job Responsibilities - Functional

• Develop RFPs and tender documents, define metrics and ensure that all the requested details (such as drawings, specifications, and raw materials) are clear to avoid any issues or misalignments during work execution.
• Guide the consultant, monitor subsequent progress against that plan and ensure that corrective action is agreed and implemented at the appropriate level where variations from plan occur. 
• Take part in all meetings concerning design and construction, maintain constant awareness to ensure approved requirements regarding site condition, coordinate with design managers, monitor the work to ensure design implementation, give recommendations concerning the construction works, discuss site issues with the consultants and ensure compliance with tender documents and schedule.
• Participate in meetings with project and design managers, give recommendations, discuss design issues, and generate solutions, communicate needs and recommendations.
• Conduct site inspections and record comments on issues and follow-ups, provide guidance and recommendations to ensure that work is executed in line with the approved design specifications.
• Identify, assess, and help mitigate different aspects of risks presented on the project to create preventative risk methods and avoid potential delays and added cost.

Job Responsibilities - Organizational

• Assist with the implementation of the annual business plan, and target and execute the strategic agenda of the Buildings & Places function to deliver RSG’s vision and mission.
• Ensure that the strategy is translated into operational business plans for the Buildings & Places function and monitor the performance and execution of those plans to achieve functional objectives and deliver the company’s strategy.

Job Stakeholders - Internal

Senior stakeholders, Architecture, Development, MEP and any RSG function as needed.

Job Stakeholders - External

Service providers, vendors, consultants, subcontractors and contractors.

Job Requirements - Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or related field.
• CMLI or equivalent (preferred). 
• Minimum of 18 years of relevant experience.

Job Requirements - Skills

Job Context