Technical Manager - Codes & Specifications – 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 Technical Manager - Codes & Specifications – 100% (m/f) The ideal candidate will have the technical judgement to establish a consistent compliance framework across a multidisciplinary programme. They will distinguish mandatory provisions from project preferences, explain competing interpretations clearly and help teams resolve deviations with an adequate technical basis. The candidate should bring a precise approach to specification language and the confidence to challenge inconsistencies that could affect safety, performance or acceptance. Responsibilities: • Define the programme's codes, standards and specification framework, including the hierarchy of applicable requirements. • Establish discipline specification templates and review procedures to maintain consistent terminology and technical provisions. • Review and approve specifications across disciplines, checking alignment with design criteria, drawings and client requirements. • Assess compliance with Saudi Building Code, NFPA and client security standards and identify omissions or conflicting provisions. • Lead resolution of code interpretation queries with discipline specialists and relevant stakeholders. • Manage proposed technical deviations, documenting the justification, performance implications and required approval route. • Maintain the technical standards register and assess the programme impact of updates to applicable codes. • Check that specification requirements address product performance, testing, acceptance and maintainability where relevant. • Support design reviews and technical workshops and track specification and compliance comments to close-out. • Report recurring compliance gaps and provide guidance to improve consistency across design packages. Requirements: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture. • 15+ years in design or technical assurance, including specification writing. • Strong knowledge of Saudi Building Code (SBC), international standards (BS EN, ASHRAE, NFPA). • Experience on government or institutional facilities. • Eligible for SCE accreditation; must meet client security vetting requirements. • Ability to reconcile multidisciplinary specifications, design criteria and documented compliance evidence. • Experience managing technical clarifications, departures and the traceability of code interpretations. • Desirable: NBS or MasterFormat specification 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

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture. 15+ years in design or technical assurance, including specification writing. Strong knowledge of Saudi Building Code (SBC), international standards (BS EN, ASHRAE, NFPA). Experience on government or institutional facilities. Eligible for SCE accreditation; must meet client security vetting requirements. Ability to reconcile multidisciplinary specifications, design criteria and documented compliance evidence. Experience managing technical clarifications, departures and the traceability of code interpretations. Desirable: NBS or MasterFormat specification experience.

Define the programme's codes, standards and specification framework, including the hierarchy of applicable requirements. Establish discipline specification templates and review procedures to maintain consistent terminology and technical provisions. Review and approve specifications across disciplines, checking alignment with design criteria, drawings and client requirements. Assess compliance with Saudi Building Code, NFPA and client security standards and identify omissions or conflicting provisions. Lead resolution of code interpretation queries with discipline specialists and relevant stakeholders. Manage proposed technical deviations, documenting the justification, performance implications and required approval route. Maintain the technical standards register and assess the programme impact of updates to applicable codes. Check that specification requirements address product performance, testing, acceptance and maintainability where relevant. Support design reviews and technical workshops and track specification and compliance comments to close-out. Report recurring compliance gaps and provide guidance to improve consistency across design packages.