Senior Design Manager

PMKConsult; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

You will develop design programmes, monitor milestones, coordinate with clients, consultants, and suppliers, and maintain design management documentation and trackers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Design, Project Management, or related field.
• 10+ years design management experience.
• Consultant- or client-side experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary design consultancy team ensuring timely delivery, quality, and alignment with project objectives and budget.
• Develop and monitor design programmes, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, suppliers and wider project teams to ensure effective collaboration.
• Lead design meetings and maintain key design management documentation, reports and trackers.
• Manage design issues, risks, scope change control and design approvals.
• Review multidisciplinary design deliverables to ensure coordination, quality and compliance with project requirements.
• Ensure effective document control and compliance with established design management processes, BIM, HSE and relevant standards.
• Maintain a strong knowledge of architecture, construction, design standards and building technologies.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Design, Project Management, or a related field.

Job description

Why Join PMK

PMKConsult is an award-winning project commercial and design management consultancy with offices in the UAE KSA and the UK with a project footprint that exceeds 4 5 million sqm and a project portfolio value exceeding USD 8 billion We re proud of our strong company culture We actively build a positive and collaborative working environment by bringing in people who encourage and support their teammates take full ownership proactively solve problems and focus on results

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary design consultancy team ensuring timely delivery quality and alignment with project objectives and budget
• Develop and monitor design programmes schedules milestones and deliverables
• Coordinate with clients consultants suppliers and wider project teams to ensure effective collaboration
• Lead design meetings and maintain key design management documentation reports and trackers
• Manage design issues risks scope change control and design approvals
• Review multidisciplinary design deliverables to ensure coordination quality and compliance with project requirements
• Ensure effective document control and compliance with established design management processes BIM HSE and relevant technical standards
• Maintain a strong knowledge of architecture construction design standards materials and building technologies

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Design, Project Management, or a related field.
• Extensive design management experience, with at least 10 years experience in a Design Manager role.
• Consultant- or client-side experience.
• Strong project planning, project controls, and commercial acumen.
• Proficiency in industry-standard design management tools and software.
• Strong organisational, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Valid driving licence and willingness to travel across the Emirates, as required.