Design Manager
Company Overview Meinhardt is one of the world’s most respected engineering consultancies, with a proven track record of delivering innovative, buildable, and sustainable solutions across buildings, infrastructure, and mission-critical facilities.
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Company Overview
Meinhardt is one of the world’s most respected engineering consultancies, with a proven track record of delivering innovative, buildable, and sustainable solutions across buildings, infrastructure, and mission-critical facilities.
With over 6,000 professionals across 61 offices worldwide, Meinhardt partners with leading developers, governments, and private clients to shape cities and communities..
Our Vision, Mission & Values
- Vision: Be the world’s preferred urban & infrastructure solutions provider.
- Mission: Deliver commercially successful, highly buildable, sustainable solutions exceeding clients’ expectations.
- Values: Accountability, Collaboration, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Integrity, Innovation, Ownership, Respect, Sustainability.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead the delivery of multidisciplinary design projects within our Lead Design Consultancy team.
The role involves managing architectural, structural, MEP, and specialist disciplines across all project stages, ensuring coordinated, high-quality, and timely project delivery.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage multidisciplinary design projects from concept through IFC stages.
- Coordinate architectural, structural, MEP, and specialist consultants to ensure integrated design delivery.
- Develop and monitor project design programmes, deliverables, and resource requirements.
- Lead design coordination meetings, technical workshops, and client presentations.
- Review and manage design submissions to ensure compliance with project requirements, quality standards, and authority regulations.
- Coordinate with clients, stakeholders, contractors, and authorities to resolve technical and design-related matters.
- Manage authority submissions and approval processes.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation measures to maintain programme objectives.
- Oversee design change management, RFIs, and multidisciplinary coordination activities.
- Mentor and support discipline leads and project teams to ensure successful project delivery.
& Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline.
- Minimum 10–15 years of experience in multidisciplinary design projects.
- Proven experience working within a Lead Design Consultancy environment.
- Strong understanding of design management, project delivery, and multidisciplinary coordination processes.
- Experience delivering commercial, residential, mixed-use, hospitality, infrastructure, or mission-critical projects.
- Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and teams simultaneously.
Preferred Attributes
- Experience working on projects within the UAE or GCC region.
- Familiarity with BIM workflows and digital project delivery processes.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of project delivery objectives.
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams within a fast-paced consultancy environment.
- Please submit /forward your CV to recruitment.mena@meinhardtgroup.com if you meet the above requirements.
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