Design Manager / Technical Manager

Job description / Role

Our client is a leading international contractor with an excellent reputation and a well establish and thriving office in Cairo.

They are currently looking to recruit an experienced Design Manager/Technical manager from a contractor background to be based from their Cairo office but with regular travel to projects around the region.

The role will be varied but will include:
- Review client briefs, assess design information and offer advise where needed.
- Establish scope of design services including detailed deliverables lists.
- Select consultants, obtain fee proposals.
- Prepare a complete list of design packages as agreed with the client.
- Initiate design process.
- design reviews.
- Monitor design, value engineering to ensure elements of work are within the original cost plan allowance.

Requirements

Candidates must have a degree in architecture or equivalent qualification in engineering and should have at least 15 years experience in design consultants and design management roles.

Candidates should be able to manage multi disciplinary teams and should have experience of working along side other design disciplines and construction management teams.

Candidates should have Middle East experience and must have worked as a design manager/technical manager on large construction projects including high rise building, luxury hotels and mixed use developments, residential, commercial and industrial projects.

About the Company

Compass Global Resourcing are a UK based recruitment agency specialising in supplying permanent and freelance staff to companies throughout the Middle East and Africa. All CGR consultants have extensive experience of recruiting internationally each having worked for over 10 years in the technical recruitment sector.

We aim to build long term relationships with our clients offering a bespoke service you can trust. Whatever your specific requirements CGR are able to deliver a professional quality service; our dedicated team will focus on finding you the right candidates to suit your exact needs.

CGR have access to a pool of highly qualified candidates from across the world through continual advertising in leading publications and websites as well as utilising our global contacts to source locally based candidates.