Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

This is not a purely managerial position; the Technical Director is expected to remain actively engaged in design leadership, technical direction, and planning innovation, while also providing mentorship and driving team performance.

Technical Leadership & Design Direction

Lead the technical delivery of complex masterplanning, urban planning, and strategic planning projects.
Provide high-level design and planning direction on large-scale developments including regional plans, urban expansion strategies, and national spatial frameworks.
Ensure design excellence, innovation, and compliance with international best practice and local planning regulations.
Actively contribute to key design decisions and review outputs across multiple projects.

Strategic & Large-Scale Planning

Lead and oversee planning strategies for regional development programmes and multi-city planning initiatives.
Engage with national and regional authorities on long-term spatial planning policies and frameworks.
Translate government visions and development goals into actionable planning strategies.
Support the consultancy s involvement in giga-projects and national transformation programmes.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

Act as a senior representative of the consultancy in engagements with clients, government bodies, developers, and subconsultants.
Lead high-level presentations, workshops, and design review sessions with key stakeholders.
Manage relationships across complex stakeholder environments, ensuring alignment between technical outputs and client expectations.
Provide authoritative input during negotiations and strategic discussions.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary planning team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
Support career development of senior planners and emerging talent within the studio.
Establish clear technical standards, methodologies, and quality benchmarks across projects.
Drive knowledge sharing and best practice across the regional and global network.

Business & Practice Development

Contribute to business development activities, including proposals, bids, and client interviews.
Identify opportunities for expanding planning services within the region.
Support the growth and positioning of the consultancy in the Saudi and wider GCC market.

Desired Candidate Profile

Key Requirements

Proven track record in senior leadership roles within urban planning, masterplanning, or strategic planning consultancies.
Extensive experience delivering large-scale regional and national planning projects, including multi-city or cross-jurisdictional frameworks.
Strong technical background in masterplanning and urban design, with continued hands-on involvement in design and planning decisions.
Demonstrated experience working with government authorities, ministries, and major institutional stakeholders.
Excellent leadership and people management skills, with experience mentoring senior professionals.
Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Experience working in the Middle East (or similar large-scale development contexts) is highly desirable.

Personal Attributes

Strategic thinker with strong technical grounding
Confident decision-maker with design sensitivity
Collaborative and politically astute stakeholder manager
Passionate about shaping cities and regions at scale
Inspiring leader and mentor

Technical Director Masterplanning, Client of Redfish Solutions

Technical Director Masterplanning,
Client of Redfish Solutions