Senior Design Manager Full-time Job

Your new role, what's involved?

Manage all aspects of the design process from concept through to IFC.

Provide effective design management input, review, consultation and advice to the client, to ensure the full intent of projects are realised.

Manage the integration of the design and all related elements into the Masterplan

Provide effective support into the drafting of design guidelines, briefs, and scope of works

Ability to effectively manage and review all design submissions through the RIBA Stages, providing review comment and managing the change process.

Work as part of a multi-discipline development team, to ensure all design and masterplanning efforts are well coordinated and integrated.

Drive all design efforts to stated programme and scheduled deliverables, costs and quality. Track and provide regular updates and feedback to Project Controls and Management.

Ensure all designs are aligned to achieving stated and best local, international practices from an Environmental & Sustainability perspective.

Responsible for driving excellence in health and safety, ensuring that risks are minimized in the design process.

Ensure technical resources / design managers are managed effectively, and fully understand deliverables, requirements, and client-desired outputs.

Ensure design teams adopt and make effective use of standards and practices.

Ensure required quality checking / approval procedures are carried out.

Coordinating and liaising on a daily basis internally and on a regular basis with design team to manage options, proposals and recommendations.

Support the Design Director and Project Director as required for the overall programme delivery.

Ensure possible value engineering ideas are identified to cut costs / time and provide recommendations. Manage and approve all proposed VE options.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

15 years’ experience in major urban mixed-use architectural projects, preferably in GCC region.

Degree in architecture, civil engineering, or similar relevant discipline.

Member of a relevant professional body such as RIBA or AIA.

Excellent leadership skills and ability to delegate and coordinate responsibilities.

Strong conflict resolution/management skills.

Strong team player with the ability to balance conflicting priorities and take timely decisions.

Excellent analytical skills.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With 2300 talented people in 8 offices across the Middle East we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.