Design Director

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 47 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Design Director who will be responsible for managing the design process and the Architect/Engineer from master planning/basis of design stage through issuance of construction drawings. The ideal candidate will be able to manage a very fast, diverse, and rapidly changing design program.

It is expected that the Design Director will have the gravitas to successfully influence at all levels across both internal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for establishing and owning the Design Management Plan.
• Lead design management for Civil, Structural, Architectural, MEP and process engineering, construction manager, Client operation, security, and workplace strategy requirements.
• Lead and programming meetings between Architectural/Engineering (A/E) firm, stakeholders, steering committee, change management and workplace strategy. 
• Lead design process with A/E firm under the limited supervision and direction of Design Director.
• Provide input on alignment between design deliverables and Client requirements. 
• Lead design reviews and consolidate input from stakeholders and provide design feedback to A/E firm.
• Perform an all-discipline review for alignment between the different packages.
• Lead client stakeholder engagements with Client Planning, Workplace Strategy, Change Management, and coordinate design reviews with Client Stakeholders.
• Lead / participate in design review meetings with third party technical review team and report / distribute findings with resolution of conflicts.
• Confirm scope boundaries has been included into the different design packages.
• Identify and / or capture design issues and track until resolved.
• Confirm all resolved design issues have been incorporated into the design packages.
• Ensure, as far as reasonably practicable A/E firm understands the design deliverables and pre-review design documents for compliance to deliverables prior to submission.
• In-charge of the submittal / shop drawing review and approval process.
• Review of project submittals for compliance with project design documents and coordinate submittal approval from subject matter experts, operations, and team.
• Coordinate the design RFI's and design changes and liaise with the construction management team.

• Minimum of 15 - 20 years' experience in design management.
• Working in the Middle East region is advantages.
• Real Estate, Infrastructure and Major Programmes experience.
• Written and spoken Arabic language skills are advantageous.
• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or a relevant field.
• Recognized Project Management qualifications.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.