Change & Value Engineering Manager – 100% (m/f)

ARX is a global network of specialists in engineering, design, and architecture. Our team offers 360° consulting, project management, and technical services in: airports, bridges, buildings, cableways, digital innovation, environment, equipment, geology, geotechnics, hydropower, metros, nuclear plants, oil & gas, pipelines, ports, railways, river engineering, roads, traffic, tunnels, and water/wastewater treatment. With offices across Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, our agile task force combines global expertise with local know-how. The result is our uniquely "glocal" approach, which allows us to meet the specific needs of each community while incorporating international best practices. At ARX, smart minds strive for a sustainable future, transforming communities one innovative project at a time. People are the heart and soul of ARX. We are a home for innovators, visionaries, and experts to develop talents, launch careers, and collaborate with fellow specialists. ARX values individuals. Believing their brilliance and determination will provide solutions to tomorrow's challenges, we welcome professionals who will both benefit from and enrich our team. ARX, marks a significant expansion into the Middle East with our offices in UAE and KSA. This establishment underscores our dedication to innovation and engineering excellence, bolstering our position in the dynamic GCC market. For our site office in Riyadh, we are looking for Change & Value Engineering Manager – 100% (m/f) The ideal candidate will have the judgement to evaluate design alternatives in terms of function, delivery and long-term value. They will facilitate constructive discussions between technical and commercial teams, make trade-offs visible and ensure proposals remain supported by a clear decision trail. The candidate should be confident challenging incomplete assessments while maintaining a practical focus on the programme's required performance and quality. Responsibilities: • Establish and administer the design change process, including initiation, screening, assessment, approval and implementation tracking. • Maintain the change register and audit trail, distinguishing proposed, approved and implemented changes. • Coordinate multidisciplinary assessments of technical, cost and time impacts with package managers, project controls and commercial teams. • Lead value engineering workshops, defining the required function and identifying alternatives for structured comparison. • Evaluate cost-saving proposals against performance, safety, maintainability and design quality, recording assumptions and residual risks. • Prepare change and value engineering reports with options, supporting evidence and recommendations for client approval. • Track approved changes into revised drawings, specifications and delivery programmes and confirm affected teams receive the decision. • Monitor the realisation of agreed value engineering benefits and report discrepancies between expected and achieved outcomes. • Provide supporting records for change and claims assessments and escalate unapproved scope growth or incomplete impact evaluations. Requirements: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying or Architecture. • 8+ years in design management, cost or change management on major projects. • Proven record facilitating value engineering studies. • Strong analytical and report-writing skills. • Must meet client security vetting requirements. • Ability to structure option comparisons, document assumptions and coordinate auditable technical and commercial impact assessments. • Working understanding of programme baselines, approval workflows and the distinction between proposed and authorised change. • Desirable: SAVE/CVS value engineering certification; KSA government project experience. We Offer: • Opportunity to collaborate with a forward-thinking, synergistic, and innovative team. • Exposure to cutting-edge projects driving Middle East / North African regions development. • Personalized professional growth and developmental avenues tailored to your career aspirations. If you would you like to join our highly motivated and very successful team, please send us your complete application! Show more Show less