Design & Projects Manager

Tanqeeb; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Group is seeking a Design & Projects Manager to shape sophisticated interiors across UAE and international sites. You will lead interior design, fit-out and renovation from concept through commissioning, ensuring alignment with brand standards and commercial goals.

Bring a portfolio of high-end projects, 8+ years of related experience, and a strong track record in managing contractors and stakeholders. Dubai-based role offering global project exposure and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Portfolio of high-end interior design, fit-out and refurbishment projects.
• 8+ years’ experience within facilities or a related field.
• Experience in interior design, fit-out and project management for large-scale commercial environments.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Proven delivery of large-scale fit-out and refurbishment projects.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into resolved spaces with clear specifications and cost frameworks.
• Lead fit-out and renovation projects from concept to completion.
• Define interior design standards across properties while ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Review submissions from consultants and suppliers to balance quality and value.
• Direct project delivery, tracking programme, cost and quality against plans.
• Collaborate with UAE and international teams to align on construction and renovation needs.

Skills

Interior design

Project management

Cost control

Budgeting

Vendor management

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Education

Architecture degree

Job description

Job Purpose

At Emirates Group, the environments we create are an expression of the experience we promise. We are seeking an accomplished Design & Projects Manager to shape sophisticated, high-quality spaces across our UAE and international portfolio. This is an opportunity to bring together creative vision, architectural discipline and exacting craftsmanship to deliver environments that feel distinctive, considered and unmistakably aligned with Emirates Group standards.

Working across in-station, outstation and designated UAE projects, you will lead interior design, fit-out and renovation programmes from concept through to commissioning. Your work will influence how our people, customers and partners experience our brand through space, material, detail and design.

This is a rare opportunity for a design and project management professional to contribute to a global organisation where creative ambition must be matched by commercial judgement, technical precision and delivery excellence.

In This Role, You Will

• Translate user requirements into thoughtfully resolved spaces, establishing clear specifications and cost frameworks that support quality, consistency, cost control and on-time delivery.
• Lead fit-out and renovation projects from vision to completion, ensuring each environment is delivered efficiently, cost-effectively and in accordance with Emirates Group standards.
• Define and embed interior design standards across commercial properties, creating a consistent design language while ensuring compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Protect the integrity of the design vision, reviewing material, finish and design submissions from consultants, contractors and suppliers to secure the right balance of quality, suitability, craftsmanship and commercial value.
• Direct project delivery with precision, monitoring progress against programme, design, cost and quality expectations while maintaining timely alignment across stakeholders.
• Drive consistent building and project standards, overseeing construction and renovation activities and working with the Facilities commercial unit to develop effective space-planning standards.
• Partner with user departments across the UAE and international outstations, providing expert guidance on construction and renovation requirements from early definition through execution and commissioning.
• Coordinate consultants, contractors and stakeholders, maintaining momentum, resolving delivery challenges and securing efficient completion certification.

Qualification

Degree or Honours qualification in Architecture or a related discipline, preferably with a specialisation in interior design and project management.

Experience

• A demonstrable portfolio of successfully delivered high-end interior design, fit-out and refurbishment projects, evidencing the quality, scale and complexity of your previous work.
• More than eight years’ experience within facilities, maintenance or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in interior design, fit-out and project management for large-scale commercial or corporate environments.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Proven delivery of large-scale fit-out and refurbishment projects.

Knowledge And Skills

• Strong knowledge of interior design and corporate fit-out standards.
• Expertise in project management and end-to-end delivery.
• Sound capability in cost control, budgeting and value engineering.
• Experience in contract and vendor management.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and statutory compliance.
• Highly developed stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• The ability to provide direction, think commercially, engage others, develop talent and deliver with focus.

The scale of your impact

You will contribute to the planning, control and delivery of interior design, fit-out and refurbishment capital projects across Emirates assets, with project values exceeding AED 250 million. You will help ensure that investment is managed within approved budgets, authorised limits and established governance controls, without compromising the quality or integrity of the final environment.

Why join Emirates Group?

At Emirates, we are committed to creating opportunities for our people to grow and develop throughout their careers.

Salary & benefits

• Join us in a management role and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary, generous travel benefits including discounted flights and hotel stays around the world, an excellent leave and healthcare package, transport benefits, life insurance and more.

You will build your career in Dubai, a fast-paced and cosmopolitan city, while contributing to projects with an international reach and a standard of delivery recognised around the world.

Join Emirates Group and help shape premium spaces designed to be experienced, remembered and admired.

Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers