Senior Architect / Design Manager - Engineering Consultancy

United Arab Emirates  |  Permanent

Our Multi National Engineering Consultancy client has a new requirement for a well experienced Senior Architect cum Design Manager to join their team in Dubai, UAE to work on new build projects in the Emirates and wider GCC. Projects will be new build, multi story structures. Successful candidates will have a proven background as a Senior Architect or Design Manager and have worked for a Tier 1 PMC or Engineering Consultancy company previously.


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


Key Responsibilities:

Within this role you will be expected to:

  • Oversee all the project Design and control the progress of the all the drawings, including project positioning, feasibility demonstration, conceptual design, architectural design, schematic design, construction drawings; carry out the technical feasibility study and provide basis for the decision-making on the strategical positioning of the whole project
  • Participate in work relating to important bidding, contract, material review, drawing review, quality review
  • Participates and assists in contract negotiations with contractors and consultants as required
  • Ensures that the designs drawings and technical specifications are in compliance with the company’s requirements, reports on variances and recommends approaches to bring the design drawing and documents into compliance
  • Ensure the design prepared by the consultants is as per the design briefs and withing the cost and quality parameters
  • Supervise the quality of construction drawings, check the consistency between the drawings and actual construction, solve design-related issues at construction site, handle major technical problems
  • Manage the design scheme and cost control during the preliminary phase of the project
  • Prepare technical evaluation of consultant tenders
  • Prepare project documentation including meeting minutes, drawings, tender documents, and budget approval request, etc.
  • Liaise and coordinate with external consultants, contractors, suppliers


Design Manager Experience:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Architecture / Structural or related field
  • Minimum 12 years of experience
  • Experience in multi storey new build projects is essential
  • Full life cycle project delivery experience in addition to base build & technical/engineering expertise is required,
  • Pre-contract experience,
  • Must have Tier 1 PMC or Design consultancy experience and have managed multi-disciplinary teams and sub-consultants.
  • Requires a comprehensive knowledge of construction related processes, as well as industry practices
  • Requires excellent written and oral English communication skills for client and stakeholder engagement and management.
  • Familiarity with design software packages
  • Flexibility to travel weekly within the GCC.


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: 14 Aug 2023

Status: Filled