Senior Design Manager

Senior Design Manager will be responsible for the following functions:

• Managing design quality, budget alignment & program adherence simultaneously.
• Managing design consultants daily, ensuring compliance with relevant codes, regulations, and best practice standards.
• Managing and coordinating the overall design and development process in coordination with the clients wider project and delivery team.
• Coordinating with the clients procurement team in the preparation and execution of consultant bidders lists, RFPs, and technical evaluations.
• Ensuring consultant submissions are complete and comply with the deliverable lists identified in the consultants contract.
• Facilitating expedient consultant invoicing & stage payments.
• Preparing and presenting stage-gate presentations to the clients management.
• Managing material submission and approvals.

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate design consultant work, edit contracts if needed, and review payments.
• Supervise and coordinate design changes and revisions of design and construction drawings.
• Assess shop drawings for correctness and alignment with approved plans and design intent.
• Organize and contribute to designing and developing design and construction delivery strategies.
• Maintain records and prepare reports and presentations on design and development projects.
• Provide design feedback and recommendations to align with approved direction and design intent.
• Oversee site inspections to check development project progress and to confirm compliance with regulations and specifications.
• Keep up to date with the latest designs and solutions by reading the latest journals and exploring new trends.
• Evaluate design consultant work, edit contracts if needed, and review payments.
• Supervise and coordinate design changes and revisions of design and construction drawings.
• Assess shop drawings for correctness and alignment with approved plans and design intent.
• Organize and contribute to designing and developing design and construction delivery strategies.
• Maintain records and prepare reports and presentations on design and development projects.
• Provide design feedback and recommendations to align with the approved direction and design intent.
• Oversee site inspections to check development project progress and to confirm compliance with regulations and specifications.
• Keep up with the latest designs and solutions by reading the latest journals and exploring new trends.
• Review development plans, permit application documents, environmental impact statements, and reclamation plans.
• Prepare and review design briefs and scopes of work for input to design consultant procurement in coordination and support of the consultant procurement process.
• Manage and monitor stage gate submittal process and deliverables against tracking schedule, review consultants dashboards and schedules and coorhigh-levelh level issues log against committed scopes and deliverables.
• Ensure all designs maintain a high level of quality and keep pace with project programs and timescales.
• Monitor and mitigate development costs and risks throughout the design and delivery process.
• Lead and coordinate with all internal and external stakeholders during the full design and development process through to delivery.
• Communicate design strategy and direction to ensure understanding of strategy, priorities, and impact on the wider delivery process.
• Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams of designers and engineers through all design, production, and delivery stages.
• Coordinate with project design and delivery teams to ensure e brand is consistent with the cross full customer journey.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all design-related items throughout the development and delivery process.
• Compile and provide reporting on the design and implementation status for all projects while in progress and up to completion.
• Coordinate with the delivery team during the construction phase.
• Provide support and guidance to team members.

Suitable candidates must possess:

Masters or Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design, Urban
Planning, or related fields;
Master's degree or MBA with a specialization in architecture, interior design, or related field is
highly desirable;
12-15 years of experience in real estate design & development, with roles managing large projects.
Proven track record of previous GCC or UAE experience is essential