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Senior Architectural Engineer Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at Mohammad Al Habib Real Estate Co. | شركة محمد الحبيب العقارية
Title: Senior Architectural Engineer
Company: Mohammad Al Habib Real Estate Co. | شركة محمد الحبيب العقارية
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Posting this for Mohammed Alhabib Company's subsidiary Asalah Residence Company
Mohammad Al-Habib Real Estate Investment Company is a family-owned and privately-held company that expresses legacy and noble lineage. Al-Habib company was founded in 1972 and specializes in real estate investments, developments, master plans, scouting land for urban projects, managing construction details with contractors, and designing commercial and residential communities that add value to the surrounding environment and people. Joining Al Habib Company provides flexibility and freedom to set your own pace. Your income will directly reflect your efforts, with no limits on what your hard-working can earn. To be a successful candidate for our company, you need to be goal-oriented, persevering, self-motivated, ambitious, and people-oriented. The rewards of being one of our team members are the potential for high earnings, status in the community, autonomy, time freedom, helping people, intellectual challenge, and satisfaction from those accomplishments.
Job Brief:
We are seeking experienced Senior Architectural Engineers to join our project team and work on the site for a landmark high-rise development in Riyadh & Makkah. The successful candidates will be responsible for the direct execution, coordination, and delivery of architectural and finishing works, ensuring that all activities are completed in accordance with approved drawings, project specifications, quality standards, and construction schedules.
The role requires extensive experience in high-rise tower projects, strong technical knowledge of architectural finishes and façade systems, and the ability to manage subcontractors, direct labor, and multidisciplinary coordination throughout the construction lifecycle.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- Act as the Main Contractor's/Developer's site engineer, taking full responsibility for direct execution, resourcing, and delivery of architectural and finishing works — not limited to a supervisory or consultancy role.
- Supervise and execute architectural and finishing works (façade, interiors, MEP builder's work) as per approved drawings and project design standards.
- Work closely with and support the Civil Engineers on architectural scope items, ensuring coordinated execution across disciplines.
- Review and implement shop drawings, mock-ups, and material samples for finishes.
- Conduct and record formal site work inspections at each stage of finishing works (substrate preparation, first fix, second fix, final finishes) prior to sign-off and progression to the next stage.
- Coordinate architectural works sequencing with civil and MEP site activities.
- Manage direct labor crews and/or subcontractors performing finishing works, and verify progress and quality of workmanship.
- Prepare and verify quantity take-offs and measurement of executed architectural/finishing works for interim payment certificates and variation/change order evaluation.
- Coordinate directly with the Technical Team and design consultants on RFIs and site queries affecting architectural works.
- Supervise and mentor Junior Architectural Engineers assigned to respective work fronts.
- Maintain snag lists and coordinate close-out and handover of finished areas.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in architecture or architectural engineering.
- PMP certification is considered an advantage.
Experience:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in architectural engineering and construction.
- Proven experience in high-rise tower projects.
- Experience may be gained anywhere within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Strong background in façade systems, interior finishes, fit-out, waterproofing, and architectural coordination.
- Previous experience with leading developers or Tier-1 contractors is highly desirable.
Technical Skills:
- Architectural and finishing works execution.
- Façade systems and building envelope construction.
- Interior fit-out and finishing coordination.
- Shop drawing and material submittal review.
- Mock-up inspection and quality verification.
- Quantity take-off and measurement.
- Snagging and project close-out.
- QA/QC procedures for architectural works.
- Saudi Building Code (SBC).
- RFI management and technical coordination.
- Construction sequencing and multidisciplinary coordination.
- AutoCAD; knowledge of Revit/BIM is an advantage.
- Microsoft Office Suite.