Design Manager (Architectural)

Job description / Role

Faithful+Gould is one of the world’s leading consultancies providing integrated project and programme management services for construction and engineering projects, with a turnover in excess of £200 million.

Faithful+Gould worldwide has access to 2,300 consultants, of whom 400 are located in the Middle East across six offices. We have successfully delivered commercial advice and management support for over 65 years to clients in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, UK, and North America. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Atkins Group, the design and engineering company.

Active in the Middle East for 18 years, Faithful+Gould combines in-depth knowledge of the region with the ability to draw on our global resource and constructive expertise, to deliver the most challenging of projects. With registered companies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, this makes us one of the strongest international construction consultancies in the region.

Faithful+Gould are currently looking for an experienced Design Manager (Architectural) to form part of our Project Management Consultant (PMC) project team based on a large mixed use Development in Riyadh. The main objective of the PMC is to implement and manage the overall Development Programme, which includes infrastructure enhancement works, as well as retail mall and hospitality new build and refurbishment elements. The team shall be expected to assist the client in any way possible to ensure the Development is completed to the required timescales and within their stated budgets. The project is expected to last for up to 3 years for Phase 1, with an option for Phase 2 lasting a further 2-3 years also.

Responsibilities:
- Overall responsibility for managing the design process and technical compliance
- Report to the Programme Director on a regular basis on the progress, costs and quality of the package and obtain authority for any decisions/instructions required to ensure continuity in the design function
- Monitoring all work executed, at all stages, to ensure that an accurate and professional service is offered
- Professional interface with other disciplines, consultants and contractors
- Manage the quality and timeliness of service delivery
- Manage technical team resources
- Manage contractual deliverables resources in compliance with the clients requirements
- Manage adherence to the procedures described in the design manual
- Create a positive and proactive approach that drives the whole of the team
- Conduct team meetings and direct actions

Requirements

- Degree qualified in an architectural or engineering discipline
- Chartered Engineer / RIBA qualified (or equivalent)
- Member of a recognised professional institution
- Minimum of 10 years in a similar senior position within the consultancy/construction industry
- Experience of multi discipline design projects, specifically within the architectural sector.
- Present evidence of multi-disciplinary team management
- Experience either within the Middle East or on the design of Middle East projects
- Detailed knowledge of applicable international design standards across the disciplines
- Experience of technical design software
- Demonstrable experience in and commitment to sustainable design
- Sound managerial and technical skill set
- Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English
- Ability to liaise with a wide variety of staff and clients at all levels essential
- Be able to show Leadership skills
- Have excellent team building skills
- Commercial awareness
- Administrative skills
- Delegation skills
- Presentation skills
- Experience of technical reviews
- Experienced and technically excellent in design coordination.

Behavioural Competencies:
- Skilled negotiator and influencer
- Ability to listen and assimilate information quickly and effectively
- Self starter
- Articulate/good communicator

We offer an excellent package which includes:
- A competitive salary
- Accommodation allowance;
- Transportation allowance;
- 26 calendar days annual leave;
- Medical and life insurance cover;
- Company gratuity scheme;
- Discretionary bonus scheme;
- Annual flight allowance to point of origin;
- Employee Well-Being Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).