Design Manager

AtkinsRéalis; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 446,000 - 725,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead the design development and regulatory compliance of educational facilities, overseeing multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring alignment with ADEK guidelines.

You will manage design outputs across stages, collaborate with architects, engineers, and consultants, and drive quality assurance, workshops, and reports to support procurement and project schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture/Engineering or related design discipline.
• 10 years of experience in design management within PMC or consultancy.
• Demonstrated experience delivering school or educational facility projects in 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the full design process during the Design & Build phase of works.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams including architects, engineers and consultants.
• Ensure design integrity, consistency, and quality across project stages.
• Interpret and apply ADEK regulations, design standards and educational facility guidelines.
• Work closely with the Project Management Team to align design deliverables with schedules and budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

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.

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 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.

Find out more.

We are 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.

Worker Type: Employee

Job Type: Regular

Required Experience

Manager