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Interior Design Project Manager - Consultancy

United Arab Emirates  |  Permanent

Our International Engineering consultancy client has a new requirement for well experienced consultant Interior Design Project Manager to join their team in Dubai, UAE to work on high profile new build and refurbishment projects. Successful candidates will have a proven background as an Interior Design Project Manager for high spec hospitality, commercial and residential projects in the GCC.


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


Key Responsibilities:

  • As a Project Manager, you will manage projects from start to finish working closely with internal and external stakeholders. You will encourage others within the innovation process and work to incubate, explore and develop ideas into concepts or prototypes. You will ensure projects and ideas are on focus and meet the strategic aims of our client.
  • Define and set clear deadlines, clarify responsibilities, resolve project issues and monitor the progress of projects. Manage multiple projects simultaneously. You will be responsible for the delivery of demonstrable progress toward customer solutions usage goals. Coordinate activities for assigned projects. Work with colleagues to remove team obstacles and inefficiencies.
  • The Project Manager is responsible for strengthening the project delivery team and should have sector experience Must be able to provide direction and management for every phase of a project assuring on-schedule completion in accordance with contractual obligations. The prime candidate shall be responsible for the overall direction, coordination implementation, execution, control, and completion of a project ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments, and goals.
  • The ideal candidate should have experience with urban, civil, commercial, recreational, and master planning projects in addition to hospitality projects.
  • Managing Client's expectations and reporting on project progress.
  • Identifying line of communication and coordination with project team
  • Managing Consultants, Client's management teams, and Vendors
  • Reviewing Contracts and providing comments and recommendations
  • Developing and maintaining project scope
  • Develops milestone schedule and coordinate requirements
  • Controlling project resources and activities In accordance with a program schedule and requirements
  • Managing contract deliverables to ensure that scope is delivered as per the agreed terms and Condition
  • Monitoring and controlling project estimation and procurement processes/ Support of the Estimation and Procurement team available
  • Reviewing of Consultant's and vendors proposals
  • Coordinates the efforts of various team members to ensure that required tasks can be accomplished
  • Managing budget throughout the project phases and reporting on status and requirements/ Support of the Estimation team available
  • Coordinate changes and updates with project team members
  • Recommends changes and customize project procedures to ensure better efficiency
  • Develops an alternate course of actions for completing a job should the initial plan fall
  • Creating Documentation and Reports:
  • Involvement in Contract Review and Implementation
  • Involvement in Project Accounting/ Available support of the accounts team
  • Involvement in Reviewing and managing BM and FM requirements,
  • Controlling Local Authority Approval process/ Available support Project coordinator
  • Managing Design and Fit•Out works / Support of the Design team, Construction Manager and Site Engineer available
  • Coordinating requirements with Design Team and Consultants
  • Coordinating design development and approvals
  • Coordinating shop drawings approvals
  • Coordinating approvals of material samples and specifications
  • Coordinating procurement requirements
  • Monitoring and controlling site work, quality and safety
  • Quality control
  • Coordinating and managing final authority approvals and handover processes


Interior Design Project Manager Experience:

  • Education: Bachelor in Interior Design or Architecture.
  • Experience wise must have a minimum of 8 years of experience, most recent experience must be in UAE
  • MUST have worked for well-regarded design consultancies as opposed to Contractors.
  • Software: Autodesk REVIT essential, Rhino, Grasshopper, Dynamo a bonus.
  • Experience of major Interior Design projects including high rise, residential (including high spec villas) and mixed use projects is preferred.
  • PMP or equivalent is preferred.


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


Date Posted: 26 Oct 2022

Status: Filled