Associate Director - Design Management

Mace Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace Group is seeking a Project Manager for a new high-rise building in Dubai. The role involves leading design management, ensuring safety and quality standards, and mentoring a diverse team. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in the UAE and a strong background in design management systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in the UAE is essential.
• Excellent knowledge of design management systems and risk mitigation.
• Experience in managing design to a budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead design management for a flagship high-rise project.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Manage and mentor project design teams.

Skills

Design management systems

Risk management

Communication

Budget management

BIM

Education

Membership in professional body (RIBA, MICE, CIBSE, CIOB, RICS, CIAT)

Job description

Position status: This opportunity is for a secured role that is due to commence in June subject to approval. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The project:

An exciting opportunity to be a part of our project management business to manage a panel of services for a new flagship high-rise building in the UAE built with high standards.

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey:

Safety first - Going home safe and well:

• You will be a leading advocate of Mace's value of safety first, and be accountable for leading and maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability and compliance standards for the design resources you manage.
• You will possess advanced technical expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.
• You will champion a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people you manage.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise:

• You will be responsible for leading the delivery of design management to deliver key strategic outcomes & sub-function KPIs, directly influencing strategic development.
• Directs and supports in the implementation and maintenance of the design management system and adherence to meeting business, statutory, legal, and contractual requirements.
• Responsible for managing team/s to deliver key outcomes and contributing to the strategic development of design management systems.
• Provides leadership & direction through managers, delivering continuous improvements in processes through application of best practices and lessons learned and business improvement, delivering distinctive value for clients.
• Oversee the portfolio programme for all projects and highlight opportunities or key challenges.
• Engage with the Client team for a successful journey on the project.
• Contributes and inputs in to strategy development, develops plans and oversees the delivery and manages the achievement of annual business plan to time and budget.
• Assesses and defines project strategic design management delivery.
• Implements and approve consultant appointments across all work streams when contractually required.
• Builds and leads project design team (internal/external) to ensure correct resource is allocated and project deliverables are clear.
• Partners with multiple internal and external stakeholders, working in collaboration to (implement strategy/programmes/initiatives).
• Manages, influences & negotiates with key senior stakeholders.
• Act as the day to day operational manager for any design managers or other design management resource deployed to the project.
• Leads and presents management review data/ key performance indicators (KPIs) to senior leadership.
• Supports business development and work winning activities.
• Delivers continuous improvements in processes through application of best practices and lessons learned. Drives transformational change.
• Responsible for ensuring the identification, development, and delivery of relevant training.
• Ensures management systems are followed during project lifecycle roles and responsibilities are adhered by.
• Provides leadership and strategic direction for all design engineering activities to team/s, including external stakeholders.

Integrity - Always do the right thing:

• You will implement and execute the design management system, processes and protocols to meet statutory, legal, and contractual requirements.
• You will directly influence long term development of strategy for a function or business unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future.
• You will commit to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel:

• You will mentor, coach, and develop your project team and provide an environment to share knowledge and experience.
• You will actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace Group, the centres of excellence, Mace Way control centre and knowledge hub.
• You will use your network to identify talent, lead recruitment, and manage the development, retention and mobility of people, and support our people to achieve their highest potential.

You’ll need to have:

• Experience working in the United Arab Emirates is essential for client approval.
• Excellent knowledge & application of design management systems design risk management and mitigation, prefabrication/ build strategies.
• Business planning and communication.
• Good knowledge of all design disciplines.
• Expertise in the formulation of design workflows, design scheduling and design deliverables.
• Expertise in delivering different typologies and complexities.
• Proactively manage internal budgets and fees, delivering agreed outcomes.
• Experience in managing the design to a budget.
• Experience in external public areas and high-rise would be beneficial.
• Experience in delivering projects on site using BIM.

You’ll also have:

• Membership professional body (RIBA, MICE, CIBSE, CIOB, RICS, CIAT).
• Leads others effectively.
• Ability to influence and persuade senior management towards a desired course of action.
• Continuous improvement and resilience through training and business improvement activities.
• Mentors and develops individuals, sharing knowledge and experience.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

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