Assistant Design Manager

GHD; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD, a leading engineering firm, seeks an experienced Design/Project Manager in Abu Dhabi. The role entails overseeing project management, ensuring design quality, and maintaining client relationships across engineering sectors. Ideal candidates have substantial experience in building services and proven leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in building services design.
• 5 years in a Project/Design Management role.
• Solid design experience across various project types.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and leadership to the team.
• Manage project budgets and ensure quality service delivery.
• Establish effective client relationships and secure project opportunities.

Skills

Leadership

Technical expertise

Design management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

PMI or APM certification

Job description

Job Description

Let s start with our vision: water, energy and urbanisation made sustainable for generations to come.

Job Description

Let s start with our vision: water, energy and urbanisation made sustainable for generations to come.

With more than 14,000 people around the globe GHD is a leading engineering, architecture and environmental consulting firm. With our vision to make water, energy and urbanization sustainable for generations to come, GHD delivers iconic projects that shape our landscapes, support our communities and set the path of our collective future.

Our Engineering team has a strong core team of highly experienced industry professionals who take a long-term approach to client management. Our unique market position and enviable reputation leads to strong trusted relationships and repeat business.

The role is expected to be a key role in our Engineering Business Group working in collaboration with all the other UAE business groups. The role will be a design / project manager working closely with business groups, project directors and engineers/architects on a range of small to large projects.

We expect the successful candidate to have a brand of excellence in design management and be able to demonstrate top class delivery. A key purpose of this role is to ensure design and BIM model coordination is achieved across projects in the office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise
• Establish and maintain strong and effective relationships with Clients
• Position the business for opportunities and oversee the development and submission of proposals with a high success rate.
• Secure, schedule and manage workload for the Business Group.
• Provide leadership to the Service Group in line with GHD s values, purpose, goals and objectives
• Ensure that the Group has the materials and resources necessary to deliver quality service and documentation
• Develop and agree job work packages, budgets, and progress with Project managers and Project Directors and ensure project teams have role, scope and budget clarity.
• Manage the allocation of people to projects in agreement with the Project managers and Project Directors
• Build effective relationships with other GHD offices
• Mentor graduate professionals within the business
• Consistently enhancing the profile of the business in the market
• Sustainable growth of the Group s revenues
• Ensure the Design quality and technical soundness of work produced by the Group
• Management of projects to budgets
• Manage and mitigate risk within the Service Group
• Ensure compliance with the EMS standards
  
  

Job Description

Let s start with our vision: water, energy and urbanisation made sustainable for generations to come.

With more than 14,000 people around the globe GHD is a leading engineering, architecture and environmental consulting firm. With our vision to make water, energy and urbanization sustainable for generations to come, GHD delivers iconic projects that shape our landscapes, support our communities and set the path of our collective future.

Our Engineering team has a strong core team of highly experienced industry professionals who take a long-term approach to client management. Our unique market position and enviable reputation leads to strong trusted relationships and repeat business.

The role is expected to be a key role in our Engineering Business Group working in collaboration with all the other UAE business groups. The role will be a design / project manager working closely with business groups, project directors and engineers/architects on a range of small to large projects.

We expect the successful candidate to have a brand of excellence in design management and be able to demonstrate top class delivery. A key purpose of this role is to ensure design and BIM model coordination is achieved across projects in the office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise
• Establish and maintain strong and effective relationships with Clients
• Position the business for opportunities and oversee the development and submission of proposals with a high success rate.
• Secure, schedule and manage workload for the Business Group.
• Provide leadership to the Service Group in line with GHD s values, purpose, goals and objectives
• Ensure that the Group has the materials and resources necessary to deliver quality service and documentation
• Develop and agree job work packages, budgets, and progress with Project managers and Project Directors and ensure project teams have role, scope and budget clarity.
• Manage the allocation of people to projects in agreement with the Project managers and Project Directors
• Build effective relationships with other GHD offices
• Mentor graduate professionals within the business
• Consistently enhancing the profile of the business in the market
• Sustainable growth of the Group s revenues
• Ensure the Design quality and technical soundness of work produced by the Group
• Management of projects to budgets
• Manage and mitigate risk within the Service Group
• Ensure compliance with the EMS standards
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelors qualified with relevant Mechanical or Electrical degree. PMI or APM certification is desirable..
• Minimum 10 years of experience in building services design, 5 years of which must be in a Project/Design Management role.
• Solid design experience from concept through to construction, across a range of project types including residential, commercial, hospitality, medical, leisure, education and high-rise developments.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of stakeholders, including senior management, clients and various departments.
• Experience working with project teams for reviewing design deliverables of design projects, including conducting detailed reviews and checks and the issuance of checking reports.
• Proven track record of delivering multidisciplinary design projects, on time and within budget, in a variety of industries.
• Wide experience in preparing design briefs, fee proposals and negotiating contracts with both subcontractors / sub consultants
• Middle East experience and working knowledge of design and construction practices specific to this region.
• High work performance and excellent people skills.
  

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