Design Manager - Leisure & Entertainment

SNC-Lavalin Fayez Engineering; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm in Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee multi-disciplinary projects in the Leisure & Entertainment sector. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing project schedules, quality assurance, and client engagement. Ideal candidates should have at least 8 years of experience in the Middle East and a solid background in managing large-scale initiatives. Join us to help drive excellence in project delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of project management experience in the Middle East.
• Experience in managing large-scale multi-disciplinary projects.
• Familiarity with the Leisure & Entertainment sector.

Responsibilities

• Manage project schedules and objectives effectively.
• Oversee quality of deliverables and compliance with standards.
• Coordinate tasks with design team and ensure resource availability.

Skills

Project management

Client engagement

Design coordination

Financial management

Leisure & Entertainment project experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Overview

AtkinsRealis are searching for a Candidate to join our team with experience of managing large-scale multi-disciplinary projects within UAE and the GCC Region. The candidate is to have a minimum of 8 years experience within the Middle East.

The selected candidate will work closely with the project delivery team to establish project objectives, develop the project execution plan and oversee project scheduling. They will be responsible for ensuring that the project team stays on track throughout the project's lifetime, meets the project objectives and milestones, and adheres to all project management standards.

The selected candidate will need experience within the Leisure & Entertainment sector relating to one of the following:

• Show and Theme Parks
• Retail & Mall delivery
• Stadia and arena venues

In addition, the selected candidate will be responsible for managing the relationship with the Client’s technical team, managing Client expectations, and ensuring the project meets or exceeds the Client's requirements.

Responsible for managing and assigning tasks to the design team, and ensuring that team members have the necessary tools, resources, and technical support to complete their tasks efficiently and effectively. They actively oversee the quality of the work delivered, ensuring that deliverables are reviewed and approved prior to submission to clients. Responsible for maintaining project documentation, ensuring that projects comply with regulatory requirements, and maintaining the company's project management methodology.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Responsibility for convening and managing the overall technical input of the design team.
• Accountable for the design coordination process, including adherence to the quality management requirements.
• Responsible for the compilation of technical input into change management requirements. Coordination with the Technical Leads to determine impact on time and resources.
• Interactions with Client technical team to achieve consensus on design philosophies and outcomes
• Develop strategies for project design packaging to align with the needs of the construction phasing and schedule
• Bringing experience and lessons learned from similar projects
• Responsible for the development of a multi-disciplinary programme with buy-in from technical leads that aligns with the project requirements.
• Responsible for the technical set-up of the project models (sheet numbering etc), deliverables and active tracking of progress.
• Responsible for working within the budgets defined and accepted by the design Technical Leads.
• Responsible for sharing and promoting the technical achievements of the technical team.
• Maintaining consistent and productive input from the leaders of the technical package groups

Financial Management

• Responsible for confirming that Contractual deliverables have been met, prior to the production of invoices.
• Responsible for the compilation of potential changes or scope gaps that have an impact on time and effort.

Client Management

• Responsible for the technical engagement with the Client
• Responsible for providing advice and appropriate technical resources to address Client queries

Worker Type: Employee | Job Type: Regular

At 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.