Architect Lead - Retail and Advertising
Posted date [2026-10-01]
(ID: 52798)
Job Description and Requirements
Architect Lead - Retail and AdvertisingJob Snapshot
Role: Architect Lead - Retail and Advertising
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Architecture and Planning
Function: Architect
Experience: Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
Job Type: Full Time
Position Overview
Parsons is seeking an Architect Lead - Retail and Advertising to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role will support the client with commercial and design strategies for retail areas, advertising spaces, click and collect facilities, and ATMs as part of an extension to the Riyadh Metro. The position combines architectural design review, spatial planning, retail layout optimization, advertising integration, and client coordination within a major transit environment.
Job Details
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Architecture and Planning
Function: Architect
Salary: Not disclosed
Gender: No Preference
Candidate Nationality: Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Work Arrangement: On-site
What You\'ll Be Doing
- Provide commercial consultancy services covering retail areas, internal
and external advertising, click and collect facilities, and ATMs.
- Review the design of retail areas and verify compliance with contractual requirements.
- Confirm that appropriately sized connections are available to support the future rental and operation of retail areas.
- Review retail spaces to ensure they are fit for their intended purpose.
- Review the project\'s advertising scheme and the suitability of proposed advertising elements.
- Assess the distribution and placement of advertising elements throughout the project.
- Support the client with spatial planning, design reviews, and layout optimization for retail zones and advertising spaces.
- Coordinate retail and advertising requirements with relevant architectural, MEP, structural, and ICT considerations.
- Act as the primary client interface for retail, advertising, and associated commercial-space matters.
Retail and Commercial Design Focus
The Architect Lead will work at the intersection of architectural planning and commercial asset development within the Riyadh Metro extension. The position requires an understanding of how retail zones, tenant requirements, advertising locations, and supporting building infrastructure need to be integrated into a major transit environment.
The role will also contribute to optimizing retail layouts and high-visibility advertising spaces while ensuring that commercial areas remain aligned with project design and contractual requirements.
What Required Skills You\'ll Bring
- Bachelor\'s degree in Architecture, Real Estate Development, Commercial Management, or a related field.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in retail development, mall management, or commercial asset optimization.
- Experience integrating retail and advertising within metro, rail, airport, or major transit hubs.
- 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 spatial planning for 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 at the interface between tenant fit-outs and core building infrastructure, including MEP, structural, and ICT systems.
What Desired Skills You\'ll Bring
Professional certification in architecture, project management, or real estate development is desired. The role also benefits from deep knowledge of regional retail market trends, major commercial brands, and advertising network operations.
About Parsons
Parsons provides opportunities to contribute to complex transportation and urban development projects while working across multidisciplinary technical and commercial teams. The company emphasizes employee wellbeing, professional growth, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity across job levels.
- Review the design of retail areas and verify compliance with contractual requirements.
- Confirm that appropriately sized connections are available to support the future rental and operation of retail areas.
- Review retail spaces to ensure they are fit for their intended purpose.
- Review the project\'s advertising scheme and the suitability of proposed advertising elements.
- Assess the distribution and placement of advertising elements throughout the project.
- Support the client with spatial planning, design reviews, and layout optimization for retail zones and advertising spaces.
- Coordinate retail and advertising requirements with relevant architectural, MEP, structural, and ICT considerations.
- Act as the primary client interface for retail, advertising, and associated commercial-space matters.
Retail and Commercial Design Focus
The Architect Lead will work at the intersection of architectural planning and commercial asset development within the Riyadh Metro extension. The position requires an understanding of how retail zones, tenant requirements, advertising locations, and supporting building infrastructure need to be integrated into a major transit environment.
The role will also contribute to optimizing retail layouts and high-visibility advertising spaces while ensuring that commercial areas remain aligned with project design and contractual requirements.
What Required Skills You\'ll Bring
- Bachelor\'s degree in Architecture, Real Estate Development, Commercial Management, or a related field.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in retail development, mall management, or commercial asset optimization.
- Experience integrating retail and advertising within metro, rail, airport, or major transit hubs.
- 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 spatial planning for 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 at the interface between tenant fit-outs and core building infrastructure, including MEP, structural, and ICT systems.
What Desired Skills You\'ll Bring
Professional certification in architecture, project management, or real estate development is desired. The role also benefits from deep knowledge of regional retail market trends, major commercial brands, and advertising network operations.
About Parsons
Parsons provides opportunities to contribute to complex transportation and urban development projects while working across multidisciplinary technical and commercial teams. The company emphasizes employee wellbeing, professional growth, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity across job levels.
