Design Manager
Role Overview
The Design Manager - Spa & Wellness leads design development, technical coordination, and specialist system integration across project phases.
The role focuses on high-end, luxury, and ultra-luxury hospitality and wellness developments and coordinates multidisciplinary design teams.
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About ALEC
ALEC is a GCC construction company and part of ICD, delivering projects across sectors including airports, hospitality, retail, and high-rises.
Its integrated contractor and specialist business units provide construction solutions across the region.
Role overview
The Design Manager - Spa & Wellness leads design development, technical coordination, and specialist system integration across project phases.
The role focuses on high-end, luxury, and ultra-luxury hospitality and wellness developments and coordinates multidisciplinary design teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead luxury Spa & Wellness design from concept through construction documentation and site execution.
- Coordinate architects, interior designers, MEP consultants, specialist suppliers, and construction teams.
- Oversee treatment rooms, wet areas, hammams, saunas, steam rooms, hydrotherapy facilities, vitality pools, relaxation lounges, and fitness spaces.
- Coordinate specialist wellness systems, thermal cabins, hydrotherapy equipment, MEP requirements, and supplier inputs in construction documentation.
- Review shop drawings, technical submittals, RFIs, material selections, finishes, and construction details.
- Identify design risks, constructability challenges, and technical discrepancies; coordinate effective resolutions.
- Support site teams during construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
Experience and qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience in design management, technical design coordination, or specialist construction.
- At least 5 years of dedicated Spa & Wellness project experience.
- Mandatory experience in high-end, luxury, and ultra-luxury hospitality and wellness developments.
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary coordination for complex Spa & Wellness facilities and managing projects from concept through construction and handover.
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Knowledge and skills
- Strong technical knowledge of thermal cabins, hydrotherapy facilities, specialist wellness equipment, and associated construction requirements.
- Strong understanding of architectural, structural, MEP, and specialist equipment interfaces.
- Experience reviewing and coordinating specialist shop drawings, technical submittals, and construction details.
- Familiarity with thermal cabin construction systems, waterproofing, insulation, vapor barriers, and high-end architectural finishes.
- Strong technical leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills; able to solve complex design and constructability challenges.
Opportunity
- Lead design delivery across landmark luxury hospitality and Spa & Wellness developments in a collaborative, project-driven environment.
- Work with consultants, designers, specialist suppliers, contractors, and project stakeholders.
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