Manager - Design

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Lead urban design strategies and small- to mid-scale master plans that integrate architecture, landscape, mobility, and public realm within UAE regulatory, climatic, and cultural contexts.
• Support master-planning, architecture, and interior-design project delivery; oversee placemaking aligned with development vision and market positioning.
• Develop design briefs, RFPs, and consultant scopes; contribute to benchmarking, market research, and design guidance.
• Evaluate and prequalify consultants, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and ensure alignment with design processes and governance.
• Manage design documents and records through ACC, including version control, project files, trackers, and consultant databases.
• Review consultant submissions and technical construction documents, specifications, and schedules; provide structured feedback.
• Support site visits to monitor design compliance and resolve issues; liaise with consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Support meeting schedules, agendas, and design correspondence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in architecture or a related field.
• At least 7–10 years of experience in architecture, urban design, interior design, or design management, including external consultant management.
• Strong proficiency in Autodesk Construction Cloud, Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, and Adobe Suite; BIM proficiency is specified.
• Experience managing external design teams and overseeing design from concept to completion; strong understanding of design principles.
• Knowledge of consultancy agreements, design scopes and deliverables, and cost implications; value engineering and cost-optimization experience.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, cross-functional leadership, and ability to resolve complex design challenges.
• Expertise in identifying and mitigating design risks through proactive problem-solving.
• Fluent Arabic and English are required.

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