Design & Project Manager

Confidential Company; Sharjah, Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Project Manager SPM Hospitality in Sharjah, UAE, leads the design management process from concept through construction documentation for hotel projects. You will coordinate architectural, interior, structural, MEP, landscape, lighting, kitchen, AV, acoustics and specialist consultants, ensuring compliance with brand standards and design guidelines.

You will review design submissions for quality and sustainability, manage the design programme, and run coordination workshops.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of overall experience.
• Arabic speaker (mandatory).
• Hospitality project experience (hotel projects).
• Strong design management experience.
• Experience managing the full project life cycle from design through construction and handover.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design management process from concept through construction documentation.
• Coordinate architectural, interior design, structural, MEP, landscape, lighting, kitchen, AV, acoustics and specialist consultants.
• Ensure compliance with international hotel operator brand standards and design guidelines.
• Review design submissions for quality, functionality, buildability, sustainability and value engineering opportunities.
• Manage the design programme to ensure timely delivery of milestones.
• Conduct design coordination workshops and resolve multidisciplinary conflicts.
• Liaise with project stakeholders, operators, authorities, consultants and contractors.
• Review shop drawings, material submissions, mock-ups and RFIs during construction.
• Provide technical guidance during construction to maintain design intent.

Skills

Arabic language

Design management

Stakeholder liaison

Construction coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture

Job description

Senior Project Manager SPM Hospitality Sharjah UAE

We are urgently hiring an Arabic-speaking Senior Project Manager Sharjah Lead the design management process from concept through construction documentation Coordinate architectural interior design structural MEP landscape lighting kitchen AV acoustics and specialist consultants Ensure compliance with international hotel operator brand standards and design guidelines Review design submissions for quality functionality buildability sustainability and value engineering opportunities Manage the design programme to ensure timely delivery of all milestones Conduct design coordination workshops and resolve multidisciplinary design conflicts Liaise with project stakeholders operators authorities consultants and contractors Review shop drawings material submissions mock-ups and design-related RFIs during construction Support procurement activities by reviewing technical specifications and tender documentation Ensure designs comply with local authority regulations fire life safety requirements accessibility standards and applicable building codes Monitor design changes and assess their impact on cost schedule and project objectives Provide technical guidance during construction to maintain design intent Prepare design progress reports and present updates to senior management and clients

Requirements:

• 15+ years of overall experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture.
• Arabic speaker (mandatory).
• Proven hospitality project experience (hotel projects).
• Strong design management experience.
• Experience managing the full project life cycle, from design through construction and handover.
• Immediate joiners or candidates with a short notice period preferred.