Design Manager

KEO International Consultants; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Design Manager (Roads and Utilities) based in Dubai. This role entails managing infrastructure projects, overseeing a design team, and ensuring project delivery aligns with client requirements and industry standards. Applicants should have a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering with significant experience in infrastructure design and project management.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
• More than 10 years of experience in a similar position.
• Membership of a professional institution is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Managing, coordinating, and delivering technically demanding projects.
• Managing a multi-disciplinary design team.
• Coordinating design activities within the infrastructure design team.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Design Manager (Roads and Utilities) to join our award-winning team based in Dubai, UAE.

This critical role will work as part of the Infrastructure team for large-scale infrastructure projects, focusing on a brownfield master-planned site with diverse challenges.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Managing, coordinating, and delivering technically demanding projects on time, within budget, and to the desired quality.
• Managing a multi-disciplinary design team responsible for delivering projects in accordance with client requirements.
• Coordinating design activities across various disciplines within the infrastructure design team.
• Interfacing with the client and other design team members regarding the production of information in line with agreed deliverables.
• Understanding and managing changes to scope, budget, and programme.
• Identifying risks and opportunities and contributing to the project risk and opportunities register.
• Escalating any matters that could pose a potential contractual or commercial risk to KEO at the earliest opportunity.
• Familiarity with Dubai RTA, Dubai Municipality, and DEWA Standards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Design Manager (Roads and Utilities) to join our award-winning team based in Dubai, UAE.

This critical role will work as part of the Infrastructure team for large-scale infrastructure projects, focusing on a brownfield master-planned site with diverse challenges.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Managing, coordinating, and delivering technically demanding projects on time, within budget, and to the desired quality.
• Managing a multi-disciplinary design team responsible for delivering projects in accordance with client requirements.
• Coordinating design activities across various disciplines within the infrastructure design team.
• Interfacing with the client and other design team members regarding the production of information in line with agreed deliverables.
• Understanding and managing changes to scope, budget, and programme.
• Identifying risks and opportunities and contributing to the project risk and opportunities register.
• Escalating any matters that could pose a potential contractual or commercial risk to KEO at the earliest opportunity.
• Familiarity with Dubai RTA, Dubai Municipality, and DEWA Standards.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering and more than 10 years of experience in a similar position. Having a membership of a professional institution is desirable.

Furthermore, you should demonstrate:

• Candidates from design consultancies focusing on municipality/national-scale infrastructure projects will be of great interest.
• Proven experience as an infrastructure Design Manager.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills in English.

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