Senior Architect – Heritage & Urban Development (Saudi National)

About the role

Assystem is seeking a Senior Architect to lead heritage and urban development projects in Saudi Arabia. The role combines architectural design, heritage conservation, and multidisciplinary coordination to deliver high‑quality, low‑carbon built environments.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and review architectural designs, drawings, specifications, and technical documents for heritage and urban projects.
• Ensure designs align with project vision, master plans, urban design principles, and heritage conservation requirements.
• Review consultant and contractor submissions, including shop drawings, material submittals, mock‑ups, and method statements.
• Coordinate with Urban Planning, Landscape, Structural, MEP, BIM, and Infrastructure teams.
• Conduct site inspections to monitor construction quality, design compliance, and adherence to approved documents.
• Support restoration, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, and conservation of heritage buildings.
• Ensure compliance with Saudi Building Code, MOMRA regulations, accessibility standards, and heritage authority requirements.
• Participate in value engineering, constructability reviews, and design optimisation while preserving heritage character.

Required profile

• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in architecture.
• Experience in heritage restoration, conservation, urban regeneration, mixed‑use or large‑scale urban development projects.
• Background on projects similar to Diriyah Gate, AlUla, Historic Jeddah, Qiddiya, NEOM, or comparable cultural initiatives.

Required skills

• BIM coordination

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on high‑impact heritage and urban projects within a global engineering firm.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across multiple regions.