Job Description

We are looking for a Technical Design Lead for a renovation company based in Riyadh.

Location – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Salary – 12,000 – 15,000 SAR/month

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 5–8 years of proven experience in technical interior design, detailing, and execution support within fit-out or construction environments.
• Demonstrated strong expertise in shop drawings, construction detailing, and technical documentation.
• Proven ability to manage and coordinate external freelancers and third-party drafting resources, ensuring quality, consistency, and adherence to project timelines.
• Solid understanding of on-site execution, contractor coordination, and construction workflows.
• Highly detail-oriented with a strong quality control and technical compliance mindset.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, startup or scale-up environment, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Saudi national preferred (not mandatory).
• Riyadh-based, with availability for office presence and site coordination as required.
• Valid Saudi driving license is mandatory.

Tools & Skills:

• AutoCAD (mandatory)
• REVIT (not mandatory)
• Experience coordinating across design, execution, and site teams
• Clear written and verbal communication (Arabic required; conversational English preferred)

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce, review, and approve all technical drawings and shop drawings across assigned projects, ensuring accuracy, constructability, and compliance with approved designs.
• Translate design intent into clear, detailed, and executable technical documentation suitable for construction and site execution.
• Coordinate technical clarifications and resolve drawing-related queries with contractors, suppliers, and site teams.
• Identify potential constructability challenges early in the process and propose practical, cost-effective technical solutions.
• Brief, manage, and review the output of external freelancers and drafting resources to ensure consistency, quality, and adherence to project standards.
• Support project teams with technical problem-solving throughout the execution phase to ensure smooth delivery on site.
• Prepare, review, and validate Bills of Quantities (BOQs) aligned with approved drawings, detailed technical specifications, and project budgets.
• Propose alternative materials, finishes, systems, and construction methodologies that optimise cost, availability, quality, and timelines, in coordination with design, procurement, and site teams.
• Oversee bespoke furniture, fixture, and accessory (FF&A) manufacturing, including prototype development, to ensure high-quality execution and adherence to design intent.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and quality across all technical documentation through the application of robust QA and drawing standards.
• Maintain, improve, and enforce technical drawing standards, workflows, and quality assurance processes across projects.
• Identify efficient solutions to site execution challenges while preserving design integrity and achieving cost and time efficiencies.

About the Role:

We're looking for a Technical Design Lead to own and manage the technical design layer across the company’s projects, including shop drawings, technical coordination, and managing external freelancers and drafting resources. This role sits between concept/design intent and execution, ensuring that all technical drawings are accurate, buildable, and aligned with site realities, timelines, and standards.