Senior Design Manager Infrastructure

AtkinsRéalis; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm seeks a highly skilled Senior Design Manager responsible for design quality and coordination. The ideal candidate will have 15 years of experience, managing international design consultants across various sectors. Responsibilities include guiding design reviews, ensuring project compliance, and engaging stakeholders. This role offers a tax-free salary, premium medical benefits, remote work options, and a generous leave balance.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Comprehensive life insurance

Premium medical insurance

Generous annual leave

Flexible work solutions

Company gratuity scheme

Annual flight contribution

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in architectural design and management.
• Experience with international design consultants.
• Construction experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Guide designers in reviewing designs and meeting project requirements.
• Coordinate design meetings and workshops.
• Ensure compliance with Design KPIs and Development Control Regulations.

Skills

Architectural design

Design management

Sustainability certification

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Architecture degree

Postgraduate in Architecture or Urban Design

International accreditation (RIBA, AIA)

Job description

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Design Manager responsible for the design quality and coordination of design between different design streams.

Responsibilities

• Guide designers reviewing designs and ensure that project requirements are met.
• Arrange and/or facilitate design coordination and design review meetings and workshops.
• Design Management Coordination including Core Real Estate Asset Design Non-Common Asset Design Façade Design Sustainability and Public Realm Design.
• Quality Assurance of design and implementation of the Vision for the Line.
• Manage compliance with Design and Deliverables Requirements Development Control Regulations (DCRs) and Design KPIs.
• Manage Design KPI Register Risk Register and Safety in Design Register.
• Manage Design Review comments and responses and Stage Review comment close‑out.
• Support Design Directors in the coordination of Interfaces with the City between different Neighborhoods and with Anchor Assets.
• Manage the design in accordance with the development program and Initial Asset Briefs.
• Design Review: Gatekeeper for the qualitative architectural design review.
• Responsible as part of the Senior Design Management team for delivering THE LINE Architecture obligation including stakeholder engagement both internally and externally.

About you

• 15 years of post‑undergraduate outstanding architectural design and management experience
• Proven related experience in an Architectural Practice including management of international design consultants across sectors and typologies
• Design experience in various architectural types: residential commercial public healthcare educational etc.
• Construction experience is preferred
• Architecture from a recognized university
• Postgraduate in Architecture or Urban Design
• International accreditation (RIBA AIA or equivalent).
• The achievement of sustainability certification (LEED PQP or equivalent) is highly desirable.

Rewards & Benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax‑free salary.
• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Relocation assistance.
• Transportation & housing allowances (available for remote work locations)
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance legal matters family care personal health fitness and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills expand your expertise and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

Were AtkinsRéalis a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people data and technology to transform the worlds infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our industry partners and clients and our global team of consultants designers engineers and project managers we can change the world. Were committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular

AtkinsRéalis we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender ethnic or national origin sexual identity and orientation age religion or disability but enriches itself through these differences.

Required Experience

Manager