The title Architect is only a starting point. Code 216101 places the role in Building architects, while responsibility for “Develop the designs of constructional projects” reveals the work a candidate should test and explain.
Official title: Architect
Occupation code: 216101
Mahana sector: Engineering and construction
Official unit group: Building architects
How to read the Architect responsibility
The classification places Architect in Engineering and construction under code 216101. Use that baseline, then test how a real employer handles both “Develop the designs of constructional projects” and “Prepare the mockups, drawings and digital models”.
Compare code 216101 with three current vacancies and record the output, authority, method, reviewer, and consequence of error. Differences between the adverts matter as much as the repeated wording.
Official scope and recorded tasks
Official summary: Design the new buildings, extensions or amendments to the existing buildings; give advice on the restoration and maintenance of old properties; assist in selecting the location; and execute the works of construction.
Recorded tasks
- Develop the designs of constructional projects; and manage the designing team in selecting materials and developing specifications.
- Prepare the mockups, drawings and digital models.
- Assist in selecting the contractors and materials.
- Provide support to the constructional projects; and supervise the design execution by the contractor.
- Prepare, present, clarify, and keep on the relevant database, the specialized documents and reports related to engineering projects and works, as well as their progress ratio, as per the adopted policies and procedures.
Skills in working context
- Use an example from Architect work for code 216101 that connects Architectural Design to “Develop the designs of constructional projects”, separates your contribution from the team result, and names the decision you owned.
- Use an example from Architect work for code 216101 that connects Land surveying to “Prepare the mockups, drawings and digital models”, separates your contribution from the team result, and names the decision you owned.
- Use an example from Architect work for code 216101 that connects CADDS (Computer Aided Design and Drafting Software) to “Assist in selecting the contractors and materials”, separates your contribution from the team result, and names the decision you owned.
- Do not list Architectural engineering alone in an application for Architect; show how it changed a decision or output during “Provide support to the constructional projects” and what evidence remained.
Behavioural evidence for Architect appears in the way “Prepare the mockups, drawings and digital models” is delivered. In a code-216101 example, explain how Team Work, Ability to build relationships, Analytical Thinking affected review, timing, or conflict handling.
A contained evidence project
Turn interest in the Architect path into an assessable trial. The project should connect Architectural Design with “Prepare the mockups, drawings and digital models” and show an initial version, reviewer challenge, and corrected version: Use occupation code 216101 to bound the exercise: Use a training brief or public drawing to produce a small calculation, quantity, layout, or inspection package, state assumptions, and record the applicable check or review step. Include one check connected to “Prepare the mockups, drawings and digital models”.
- Architect evidence: A role-specific Architect brief with inputs, assumptions, and the boundary of the exercise
- Architect evidence: For Architect, traceable calculation or drawing linked to “Prepare the mockups, drawings and digital models”
- Architect evidence: A code-216101 review note that records one challenge, correction, and remaining limit
Pitfall to avoid: In a case involving Architect, producing a result without linking it to the brief, drawing version, units, assumptions, or required professional review. This hides whether Architectural Design was used responsibly.
Methods or tools that may appear
- Architectural Design
- Land surveying
- CADDS (Computer Aided Design and Drafting Software)
- Architectural engineering
- Spatial planning
Check a vacancy for Architect before applying
Compare the vacancy with code 216101, then inspect independence and supervision. Do not copy Land surveying into an application until you can explain truthful evidence for it.
- Identify the output that demonstrates Architectural Design and the person or standard that approves it.
- For the Architect vacancy under code 216101, map one line to “Prepare the mockups, drawings and digital models” and prepare a truthful example you can explain under questions.
- For Architect, code 216101, confirm whether Bachelor degree is an employer or regulator minimum and what supervision applies at entry level.
Qualification and practice boundaries
Qualification in the classification data: Bachelor degree
- Architecture and town planning
Questions to test career fit
- Would I enjoy repeating “Develop the designs of constructional projects” in day-to-day Architect work, not only once in a practice project?
- For the Architect path under code 216101, can I build evidence for Architectural Design that shows the decision and check, or am I mainly attracted to the name of Engineering and construction?
- What qualification, registration, supervision, or employer requirement currently applies to responsibilities under code 216101?
- Which part of the Architect evidence project will I test first, and what result would make me continue or change direction?
Sources and page limits
Keep the official code-216101 record separate from the editorial examples. Confirm current licensing, registration, and employment requirements with the competent authority and the actual vacancy.
- Saudi Standard Classification of Occupations – GASTAT
- Skills and Occupations – MHRSD
- Professional regulator or licensing reference
Package data check: 2026-08-20.
