Design Coordinator

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Design Coordinator to join our team in Jordan.

We envisage success in this role to include:

Facilitating daily technical coordination between multidisciplinary teams, ensuring seamless integration between wet/dry utilities and the road alignment.

Reviewing engineering drawings and BIM models to identify and resolve spatial clashes before they reach the construction phase.

Liaising with GCC government authorities and departments (such as Ashghal, ADM, or DEWA) to secure necessary design approvals and No Objection Certificates (NOCs).

Monitoring project schedules to ensure design deliverables for major expressways are submitted according to the established baseline.

Organizing and chairing interdisciplinary design workshops to bridge gaps between civil, structural, and MEP engineers.

Managing the flow of Request for Information (RFI) documents, ensuring technical queries are answered accurately and promptly.

Implementing Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) procedures to maintain the high standards required for international consultancy contracts.

Tracking design changes and variations, assessing their impact on the overall utility network and road geometry.

Coordinating with the GIS and Topographic Survey teams to ensure design data is based on accurate, up-to-date site conditions.

Preparing weekly progress reports for senior management, highlighting potential risks or bottlenecks in the design pipeline.

Distributing updated design standards and local authority guidelines to the production team to ensure compliance with the latest regional regulations.

Validating that all utility crossings and service corridors meet the minimum separation requirements set by GCC utility providers.

Overseeing the sub-consultant submission process, ensuring their specialized designs (e.g., street lighting or ITS) align with the main road package.

Maintaining a robust document control system to ensure the latest "For Construction" or "Issued for Approval" sets are accessible to all stakeholders.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will have a minimum of a 5 years of post graduate experience that has been gained after securing an Engineering Bachelor's Degree in a related field such as Civil or another suitable subject.

You will have worked in a consultancy previously and be aware of the steps involved in coordinating large scale project.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognize its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

Regular Full-Time