Design Manager
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the overall design management process for the project from concept development through construction documentation and execution.
- Coordinate with architects, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of design packages.
- Review and validate architectural, structural, MEP, and interior design drawings for constructability and compliance.
- Manage design schedules and monitor design deliverables against project milestones.
- Ensure compliance with local building codes, statutory regulations, and project specifications.
- Conduct design review meetings and resolve interdisciplinary design clashes.
- Collaborate with project execution teams to address site-related design issues.
- Drive value engineering initiatives while maintaining design intent and quality standards.
- Manage design changes, approvals, revisions, and documentation control.
- Liaise with clients, consultants, and senior leadership on design-related decisions and project progress.
- Candidate Profile
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
- 15-18 years of experience in design management for large-scale commercial, hospitality, retail, or mixed-use developments.
- Experience in CSD projects will be highly preferred.
- Strong understanding of architectural, structural, and MEP coordination.
- Experience managing projects involving hotels, malls, and mixed-use developments.
- Proficiency in design management processes, project coordination, and stakeholder management.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.
- Familiarity with BIM, AutoCAD, Navisworks, and other design coordination tools is desirable.
- Preferred Experience
- Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
- We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
- 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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- 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.
- Who is Turner & Townsend?
- All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver. It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work. For more than 75 years we’ve been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.
- Our purpose:
- Transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world.
- The world is changing and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. It’s how we’ve made the difference for more than 75 years.
- Our values:
- Love a challenge: We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We don’t stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.
- Stronger together: We’re stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.
- Bring out the best in everyone: We bring out the best in everyone. We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience. We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice
Qualifications
- Large-scale developments exceeding 1 Million Sq. Ft.
- 5-Star Hospitality Projects.
- Shopping Malls and Retail Developments.
- Mixed-Use Commercial Developments.
- Experience working with reputed developers, PMC firms, or large EPC organizations.
About Turner & Townsend
Delivers project and cost management services for construction and infrastructure.
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