Sr. Landscape Architect

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and monitor landscape and architectural works for compliance with approved designs, IFC drawings, specifications, BOQs, codes, and client requirements.
• Review hardscape works, including paving, kerbs, walkways, plazas, boundary treatments, landscape structures, street furniture, and public-realm elements.
• Review and supervise softscape works, including planting, trees, shrubs, groundcovers, soil preparation, and related landscape works.
• Coordinate and monitor irrigation systems and interfaces with utilities, drainage, electrical, and infrastructure networks.
• Review residential architectural works, including external finishes, façades, entrances, boundary walls, architectural details, and landscape interfaces.
• Review contractors' shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, RFIs, samples, mock-ups, and technical proposals.
• Conduct regular site inspections and monitor construction against approved drawings, specifications, quality requirements, and schedules.
• Coordinate landscape and architectural interfaces with civil, roads, utilities, drainage, structural, MEP, and other disciplines.
• Identify design clashes, constructability issues, and interface conflicts and coordinate their resolution.
• Support integration between infrastructure development and residential/superstructure construction.
• Monitor contractor progress, resources, materials, and potential delays or quality issues.
• Participate in technical and coordination meetings with the Client, developers, designers, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Review technical submissions and provide recommendations to PMC/Client management.
• Participate in inspections, snagging, punch-list preparation, rectification, testing, and final handover.
• Support review of variations, change requests, quantities, and technical justifications related to landscape and architectural works.
• Maintain technical records and contribute to weekly/monthly reports, progress monitoring, risk identification, and issue tracking.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Architectural Engineering or Architecture.
• Landscape Architecture degree may be considered where the candidate has strong architectural and residential/housing project experience.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong experience in large-scale residential/housing developments.
• Demonstrated experience covering both landscape and architectural works.
• Strong hands-on experience in hardscape, softscape, irrigation, public realm, and external works.
• Experience across both infrastructure and superstructure/building phases.
• Previous PMC, engineering consultancy, or construction supervision experience is strongly preferred.
• Saudi Arabia/GCC project experience is strongly preferred.
• Saudi Council of Engineers registration is preferred/required where applicable.
• Strong knowledge of landscape and architectural construction, materials, specifications, BOQs, shop drawings, and technical submissions.
• Good understanding of multidisciplinary coordination, QA/QC, constructability, variations, and project controls.
• Strong communication, coordination, reporting, and problem-solving skills.