Design Manager

AtkinsRéalis; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering services company in Abu Dhabi seeks a Design Manager to lead design efforts for educational projects. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of design management experience and a strong grasp of ADEK guidelines. Responsibilities include ensuring design quality, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and managing stakeholder communications. This role offers a tax-free salary and various benefits including medical and life insurance, annual leave, and a bonus program.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Life insurance coverage

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in design management within the PMC or consultancy sector.
• Strong knowledge of ADEK standards and compliance processes or UK curriculums.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and complex design packages.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the full design process during the Design & Build phase.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams including architects and engineers.
• Ensure compliance with ADEK regulations and standards.

Skills

Design Leadership

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Management

Quality Assurance

Understanding of ADEK guidelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Overview

The Design Manager will play a key leadership role within the Project Management Team overseeing the design development coordination and technical compliance of assigned projects. With over 10 years of professional experience in architectural and engineering design management and a proven track record delivering school projects over the past five years. The ideal candidate will ensure that all design outputs meet project objectives regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations. A strong working knowledge of ADEK (Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge) guidelines policies and design criteria is essential to this role.

Your role

Design Leadership & Coordination

• Lead and manage the full design process during the Design & Build phase of works.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams including architects engineers and specialist consultants.
• Ensure design integrity consistency and quality across all project stages.

Compliance with ADEK Requirements

• Interpret and apply ADEK regulations design standards and educational facility guidelines.
• Review and validate all design submissions to ensure strict compliance with ADEK criteria.
• Liaise with ADEK representatives during design reviews and approval processes.

Project Management Integration

• Work closely with the Project Management Team to align design deliverables with project schedules budgets and strategic objectives.
• Provide technical input into procurement strategies value engineering exercises and risk assessments.
• Monitor design progress and manage changes to ensure programme adherence.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a key point of contact for clients authorities and consultant teams on design matters.
• Facilitate design workshops coordination meetings and technical presentations.
• Ensure effective communication and timely resolution of design-related issues.

Quality Assurance & Documentation

• Implement design quality control processes and oversee review cycles.
• Prepare review and approve design reports drawings specifications and tender documentation.
• Ensure all deliverables meet relevant codes standards and best practices.

About you

• Bachelors degree in Architecture Engineering or a related design discipline; Masters preferred.
• 10 years of experience in design management within the PMC or consultancy sector.
• Demonstrated experience delivering school or educational facility projects within the last 5 years.
• Strong knowledge of ADEK standards and compliance processes or UK curriculums.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and complex design packages.
• Excellent communication leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance legal matters family care personal health fitness and nutrition.

About AtkinsRéalis

Were AtkinsRéalis a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people data and technology to transform the worlds infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our industry partners and clients and our global team of consultants designers engineers and project managers we can change the world. Were committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type Employee
Job Type Regular

AtkinsRéalis we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender ethnic or national origin sexual identity and orientation age religion or disability but enriches itself through these differences.

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