Design Manager - Buildings, Infrastructure & Marine

BESIX

Abu Dhabi

On-site

AED 480,000 - 720,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

BESIX Middle East is seeking a seasoned Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design activities for complex building, infrastructure, and marine projects in Dubai. You will coordinate consultants, validate designs, and ensure compliance with codes and project requirements throughout the lifecycle.

The role requires a strong background in civil engineering design, leadership in design teams, and experience across tendering, FEED reviews, and value engineering within a multinational contracting

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Civil Engineering is required.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in engineering design and construction, with both design office and site exposure.
  • At least 5 years in a Design Manager or Engineering Manager leadership role.
  • Experience managing multidisciplinary design projects across buildings, infrastructure and marine sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design activities across the project lifecycle.
  • Provide tendering support and review FEED, design strategies and clarifications.
  • Support project delivery with timely technical input, design reviews, workshops, and stakeholder coordination.
  • Ensure QA/QC, codes compliance (ACI, Eurocodes, British Standards, AASHTO, ASTM) and constructability alignment.

Skills

Leadership
Stakeholder management
Communication
Design management
Constructability reviews
Risk management
Multidisciplinary design
Marine engineering
Problem solving
Project coordination

Education

Master's Degree in Civil Engineering
Professional Engineering certification
PM/Design Management qualification

Job description

BESIX Middle East is seeking a seasoned Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design activities for complex building, infrastructure, and marine projects in Dubai. You will coordinate consultants, validate designs, and ensure compliance with codes and project requirements throughout the lifecycle.

The role requires a strong background in civil engineering design, leadership in design teams, and experience across tendering, FEED reviews, and value engineering within a multinational contracting

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