Senior Design Manager (Greenfield / Data Centres) - Consultancy
United Arab Emirates | Permanent
Our Multi National Project Management Consultant client has a new requirement for a well experienced Senior Design Manager to join their team in Abu Dhabi to work on a new greenfield office and data centre development in the Emirate. Successful candidates will have a proven background of full life cycle design management of projects from feasibility to handover on Commercial & Data Centre projects in the UAE. Candidates must have worked for a recognised Project management or architectural and design consultancy client as a Design Manager
This role is available for immediate joining and is a direct hire, permanent opportunity employed by our client.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading a team of multi-disciplinary sub-consultants to design and deliver the project.
- Full project life-cycle design management including design deliverables, participation in tender, contractor submission reviews, site supervision.
- This is a Design Management role and candidates should have demonstrable skills in developing and coordinating interior and base build design solutions for Greenfield developments including office complexes and/or data centres
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, multi discipline sub-consultant, D&B contractors and construction supervision management
- Overseeing contractors design development and managing the design guardianship ensuring design intent is delivered.
- Assessment and evaluation of multi discipline sub consultants including scope definition contract management budget stewardship as well as progress and variation monitoring according to the scope and contract
- Coordination and management of multi disciplinary sub consultants including and not limited to Facade, structures, MEP & external works
- Managing and stewarding projects risks and key milestones to company & stakeholders on regular basis
- Review design documents throughout the different project stages to make sure the design intent is well maintained up to construction and handover
- Contractor and consultancy submission reviews,
- Site supervision,
- Interface with the Commercial Management team to procure different services
- Participate in establishing and implementing the Project Management Plan and or Design Implementation Plan and procedures
- Monitoring the material submission RFIs replies during the construction phases in coordination with the construction team to ensure applying the primary design intent.
- Oversee the implementation of design quality assurance Value Engineering as well as completeness of design documents throughout all phases up to Construction Documents in coordination with local international consultants
- Attend or chair meetings and or workshops with stakeholders, consultants and contractors, review meeting minutes and follow up to achieve identified actions
- Organize manage design review meetings workshops and reports during design phases
Senior Design Manager Experience:
- Professional degree in Design with 10+ years of total experience
- At least 2 full life cycle projects in the portfolio - preference will be given to those who have completed greenfield development projects including commercial and/or data centre projects
- Capable of communicating with Clients, and Contractors on large and complex projects.
- Able to manage full coordination between multiple disciplines and subconsultants in different locations.
- Base build & strong technical/engineering projects experience is essential,
- Pre-contract experience is essential - data centre experience is a plus
- Strong client-facing stakeholder engagement skills including presentations & leading meetings.
Interested candidates are invited to share their up to date CV directly to jobs@j10consulting.ae for further review and shortlisting.
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2023
Status: Filled