Architect Lead (Retail & Advertising)

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Job Description

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Architect Lead (Retail and Advertising) to join our team! In this role you will get to to assist the client regarding commercial strategies for the items below, as part of an extension to the Riyadh Metro.

What You'll Be Doing

Provide commercial services consultancy services on the following non-exhaustive items: Retail Areas, all types of internal and external advertisement, “click and collect” and ATMS.

Regarding retail areas, be responsible for reviewing the design of the retail areas, ensuring compliance with the Contract requirements, ensuring that properly sized connections are available at the retail areas to allow rental of these areas, and ensuring that the retail areas are Fit for Purpose Regarding advertising, be responsible for reviewing the advertisement scheme of the project, ensuring proper advertisement elements are used on the project, and reviewing the distribution of the advertisement elements Support the client to perform spatial planning, design review, and layout optimization of all retail zones and advertising spaces.

Be the interface with the client on all these above items.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Real Estate Development, Commercial Management, or a related field. Experience in retail and advertising integration within metro, rail, airport, or major transit hubs. Minimum 10 years of experience in retail development, mall management, or commercial asset optimization. Understanding of lease management frameworks, concession contracts, and revenue-share models.

Proven track record working with major commercial developers or as an owner’s representative for shopping malls or lifestyle centers. Demonstrated experience in the spatial planning of retail layouts, commercial tenant zoning, and high-visibility advertising placements. Excellent stakeholder management, commercial negotiation, and technical report-writing abilities.

Strong cross-disciplinary coordination skills, particularly in managing the interface between tenant fit-outs and core building infrastructure (MEP, structural, and ICT).

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

Professional certification in architecture, project management, or real estate development. Deep knowledge of regional retail market trends, major commercial brands, and advertising network operations. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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