Senior Lead Architect – Energy Transition Projects

About the role

Assystem is seeking a Senior Lead Architect to drive architectural excellence on large‑scale energy transition projects in Saudi Arabia. The role combines team leadership, design management, and compliance with Saudi and international standards to deliver high‑quality, sustainable built environments.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and allocate architectural activities across multiple projects, mentoring architects and designers.
• Ensure consistent design standards, architectural principles, and engineering practices are applied.
• Develop architectural concepts, master plans, schematic designs, detailed designs, and construction documentation.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs (structural, MEP, civil, fire safety, BIM) to produce integrated solutions.
• Manage BIM implementation, model quality, clash detection, and alignment with the project BIM Execution Plan.
• Ensure compliance with Saudi Building Code, Civil Defense, accessibility, municipality, Royal Commission, SASO, and relevant international standards (IBC, NFPA, ISO, BS, ASTM).
• Lead authority and municipality coordination, preparing submission packages and responding to technical comments.
• Perform technical reviews, risk identification, and quality assurance throughout the design lifecycle.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading architectural teams on complex, regulated infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi regulatory requirements and international building standards.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor staff, manage workloads, and drive design productivity.

Required skills

• BIM coordination and model management.
• In‑depth understanding of Saudi Building Code and international standards such as IBC, NFPA, ISO.