Senior Design Manager - High-Rise Hospitality & Mixed-Use

Roya International Hospitality & Leisure Consultants LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 840,000; Full time

Job summary

RPM, part of Ròya International Group, seeks a Senior Design Manager to lead design delivery on high-rise hospitality and mixed-use projects in Dubai. You will drive design teams from concept through construction support, ensuring alignment with programme, budget and quality.

Candidates should have 14+ years in design leadership, experience with top regional or international consultants, and proficiency in MS Office, Procore, AutoCAD and related tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum 14 years in design management or design delivery, incl. senior leadership.
• Experience with high-rise design management; hospitality/mixed-use or branded residences preferred.
• Experience with top regional or international lead design consultants or PM practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead design management across multiple live projects from brief through construction close-out.
• Drive consultants and contractors to close decisions that don’t affect programme or cost.
• Run design programmes, stage gates, reviews and coordination meetings across architecture, structure, MEP, interiors, facade and specialists.
• Lead consultant procurement and technical evaluation of design tenders.
• Work with cost consultants on design-to-budget and value engineering.
• Represent RPM and the client with operators, authorities and senior stakeholders.
• Deliver concise, decision-ready reporting and risk assessments.

Skills

Design leadership

High-rise design

Hospitality & mixed-use

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Arabic advantage

14+ years experience

Education

Degree in architecture or engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Aconex/Procore

Bluebeam Revu

AutoCAD

Job description

RPM, part of Ròya International Group, seeks a Senior Design Manager to lead design delivery on high-rise hospitality and mixed-use projects in Dubai. You will drive design teams from concept through construction support, ensuring alignment with programme, budget and quality.

Candidates should have 14+ years in design leadership, experience with top regional or international consultants, and proficiency in MS Office, Procore, AutoCAD and related tools.