Project Architect (Design Manager)

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration through conceptualization to realization of planning, design, or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years, we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences, and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you'll discover more than just a job - you'll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counseling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun runs, in-house sports teams, and beach clean-ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits, you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, and employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Project Architect (Design Manager) to join our team, based in Dubai, UAE.

This position is responsible for overseeing and coordinating design projects, ensuring quality, consistency, and alignment with client and company objectives.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Provides leadership and subject matter expertise to the project to achieve time, cost, quality, and safety objectives.
• Monitors and reports on the production of information with respect to the discipline-related services submittal progress.
• Reviews submitted shop drawings and material submittals against the drawings and specifications, local codes, statutory requirements, and international best practice.
• Checks and ensures coordination between discipline-related services works and all other disciplines.
• Provides technical input and experience to resolve architectural-related engineering issues on the project.
• Maintains open communication with the client and contractor's discipline engineers on project-related issues.
• Coordinates the work to ensure successful project hand-over.
• Attends technical and progress meetings with the contractor's representative.
• Identifies issues and risks that need to be brought to the attention of senior project management as necessary.
• Actively manages the QA/QC project requirement with the related discipline.
• Prepares correspondence on subject matter expertise to issue to the client/contractor as required to meet project objectives.
• Reviews as-built and O&M manuals for completeness.
• Primary point of contact for Project Team Leader and senior site personnel on project architectural-related issues.
• Maintains an open dialogue with the relevant authorities.
• Assists Quantity Surveyor in the assessment of contractor's claims for variation to contract.
• Assists the Planner in the assessment of contractor schedules and other planning matters (EDT, procurement, production).
• Researches, establishes, and documents the regulatory and code requirements related to the project.
• Ensures the orderly completion and timely assessment of project submittals and documentation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 8+ years of relevant experience, partnered with a Bachelor's degree in Architecture. LEED is highly regarded. Membership in RIBA and/or AIA is preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proficiency in Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture, Revit Architecture, SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety, and our people. We embrace diversity and recognize its contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.