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Design Manager - Consultancy

United Arab Emirates  |  Permanent

Our Leading Architectural & Engineering Design & Supervision client has a new requirement for a well experienced Design Manager to join their team in Abu Dhabi at a prestigious new project. Successful candidates will have a proven background as a Design Manager on major projects in the UAE working for a major consultancy business.


This role is available for immediate joining and is a permanent hire role direct with our client.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Develops design programmes in conjunction with Lead Designer and Discipline Leads and ensures execution of project deliverables are consistent with the Project Plan
  • Ensures discipline project teams under their management comply with Project Execution Plans, including design management, project management and BIM management plans, and are adhered to throughout the project delivery process
  • Manages design procedures - information exchange / issue logs / RFI s
  • Schedules weekly design coordination meetings
  • Confirms with Lead Designer co-ordination issues are resolved (Through use of task log or similar tracking tools)
  • Reviews scope of work, roles & responsibilities, and deliverables prepared by discipline leads to check alignment and consistency with Client and contract requirements.
  • Assists the PM with controlling change
  • Assists the PM with managing risk
  • Responsible for periodic project progress reports to senior management
  • Responsible for defining the quality budget and schedule for completing the technical quality review on deliverables


Design Manager Experience:

  • BSc and/or MSC in Architecture related Degree
  • Managing and developing projects from concept stages to tender, client facing, scheduling and coordination with design teams and other disciplines
  • Experienced in managing multiple projects to time and budget,
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • An all-rounder with a key interest in having hands-on problem-solving approach.
  • Language skills: English & Arabic (Must)
  • Excellent Revit, Auto Cad, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro and MS Office skills
  • 15 years minimum experience of which at least 8 are in the UAE / GCC.
  • Previous experience of working in a recognised Design and Engineering Consultancy.
  • Registration with a professional board of Architects


Interested candidates are invited to share their up to date CV directly to jobs@j10consulting.ae for further review and shortlisting.


Date Posted: 03 Nov 2021

Status: Filled