Senior Design Integration Lead (Hybrid)

Mace Group; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace Group in the United Arab Emirates is delivering a major multi-phase development in Dubai. We seek a Design Coordination Lead to manage post-contract design delivery across multiple work packages, ensuring alignment with programme, cost and quality requirements.

You will support senior design managers, coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, review contractor submissions, and drive interfaces, buildability, and value engineering in a fast-paced project environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in architecture, engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in design coordination or design management within a consultancy/PMC environment.
• Exposure to post-contract design delivery on large-scale buildings or mixed-use developments.
• Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary design teams across complex packages.
• Good understanding of construction methodology, sequencing and buildability.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced project environment.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the coordination and management of post-contract design delivery across multiple work packages, ensuring alignment with programme, cost and quality requirements.
• Assist senior design managers in overseeing the design process across consultants, contractors, and specialist suppliers.
• Drive the coordination and integration of multidisciplinary design packages, ensuring interfaces are managed and risks mitigated.
• Monitor design progress against programme, identifying delays and implementing corrective actions.
• Review and approve contractor design submissions, ensuring compliance with project requirements and standards.
• Facilitate design coordination meetings, technical workshops, and stakeholder reviews.
• Ensure designs comply with relevant regulations, standards, and project specifications.
• Work with construction, commercial, and logistics teams to align design with buildability and delivery strategy.
• Contribute to value engineering and design optimisation initiatives.
• Support pre-contract activities, including technical design reviews, tender documentation and scope validation.

Skills

Design coordination

Post-contract design delivery

Multidisciplinary team coordination

Construction methodology

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Degree in architectural/engineering

Education

Degree in architecture or engineering

Job description

Mace Group in the United Arab Emirates is delivering a major multi-phase development in Dubai. We seek a Design Coordination Lead to manage post-contract design delivery across multiple work packages, ensuring alignment with programme, cost and quality requirements.

You will support senior design managers, coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, review contractor submissions, and drive interfaces, buildability, and value engineering in a fast-paced project environment.