Senior Design Manager

Senior Design Manager will be responsible for the following functions:

1. Managing design quality budget alignment & program adherence simultaneously.
2. Managing design consultants daily ensuring compliance with relevant codes regulations and best practice standards.
3. Managing and coordinating the overall design and development process in coordination with the clients wider project and delivery team.
4. Coordinating with the clients procurement team in the preparation of consultant bidders lists RFPs and technical evaluations.
5. Ensuring consultant submissions are complete and comply with the deliverable lists identified in the consultants contract.
6. Facilitating expedient consultant invoicing & stage payments.
7. Preparing and presenting stagegate presentations to the clients management.
8. Managing material submission and approvals.

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

1. Evaluate design consultant work, edit contracts if needed, and review payments.
2. Supervise and coordinate design changes and revisions of design and construction drawings.
3. Assess shop drawings for correctness and alignment with approved plans and design intent.
4. Organize and contribute to designing and developing design and construction delivery strategies.
5. Maintain records and prepare reports and presentations on design and development projects.
6. Provide design feedback and recommendations to align with approved direction and design intent.
7. Oversee site inspections to check development project progress and to confirm compliance with regulations and specifications.
8. Keep up to date with the latest designs and solutions by reading the latest journals and exploring new trends.
9. Review development plans, permit application documents, environmental impact statements, and reclamation plans.
10. Prepare and review design briefs and scopes of work for input to design consultant procurement in coordination and support of the consultant procurement process.
11. Manage and monitor stage gate submittal process and deliverables against tracking schedule, review consultants dashboards and schedules, and coordinate high-level issues log against committed scopes and deliverables.
12. Ensure all designs maintain a high level of quality and keep pace with project programs and timescales.
13. Monitor and mitigate development costs and risks throughout the design and delivery process.
14. Lead and coordinate with all internal and external stakeholders during the full design and development process through to delivery.
15. Communicate design strategy and direction to ensure understanding of strategy priorities and impact on the wider delivery process.
16. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams of designers and engineers through all design production and delivery stages.
17. Coordinate with project design and delivery teams to ensure brand consistency with the full customer journey.
18. Serve as the primary point of contact for all design-related items throughout the development and delivery process.
19. Compile and provide reporting on the design and implementation status for all projects while in progress and up to completion.
20. Coordinate with the delivery team during the construction phase.
21. Provide support and guidance to team members.

Suitable candidates must possess:

Masters or Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design, Urban Planning or related fields;
Masters degree or MBA with a specialization in architecture, interior design or related field is highly desirable;
12-15 years of experience in real estate design & development with roles managing large projects. Proven track record of previous GCC or UAE experience is essential.

Remote Work: No