Design Manager

Mace

Dubai, UAE

Ref: QP928-32

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Established in 1990, Mace is an international consultancy and construction company, employing over 5,000 people, operating across 70 countries. Its core business is programme and project management, cost consultancy, architecture and multi-disciplinary design, construction delivery and facilities management. Mace is truly multi-disciplinary with services spanning the entire property and infrastructure lifecycle.

We focus on major, complex or challenging schemes, where we offer genuine value to our clients and exciting opportunities to our staff across UK, Europe & Eastern Europe the Middle East and North Africa, Asia and Australia.

With industry leading standards, Mace are an innovative organisation renowned for its Clear Values, Client Focus, Pursuit of a Better Way, Integrity and Opportunity, delivering a consistent quality of service worldwide.

We believe it is our relentless passion for finding a better way that helps us to deliver the best projects safely and efficiently, while defining industry best practice.

This is an opportunity to work for Mace International on a major programme of projects in Dubai.

Reporting to the Project / Programme Director, responsible for our complete Design Management deliverables on a major scheme within a large programme.

Responsible for the development of the brief, design strategy, procurement and subsequent management of international consultants and design partners.

Responsible for:
- Design team leadership.
- Organising and Chairing Design Reviews and facilitating the Value Engineering of Design Consultants solutions.
- Ensuring a cohesive design management process is adhered to throughout all stages of the scheme.
- Monitoring compliance with the Project Brief.
- Monitoring progress against the Project Scope.
- Scheduling of Design Reviews at all gateways and Control Points.
- Organising and Managing Technical Review team resource and input.

Requirements

The successful applicant will need to have experience in coordinating and managing multiple stakeholders and demonstrate the ability to build robust, long term relationships and integrated teams.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills will be required. It is essential that you can demonstrate a clear, systematic approach to solving complex technical and aesthetic issues and are able to communicate solutions in an effective, high level manner.

Part of the senior management team in a client facing role.

- Degree qualification is essential.
- Professional memberships are essential.
- Experience directly on large programmes desired.
- High communicator; across, up and down.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills
- Major Project experience is essential.
- International project delivery experience is essential.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills will be required.
- Excellent Leadership qualities are essential.

We are seeking people that have worked for Blue Chip, Western Project Management or Cost Consultancy organisations or the International Main Contractors.

Mace is an equal opportunities employer.

About the Company

Mace is an international consultancy and construction company that has delivered world class projects since 1990. Today we employ over 6,000 people across five global hubs in Europe, Middle East North Africa and India, North America, Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Four simple values guide our behaviour in our pursuit of a better way; Safety first - going home safe and well, Client focus - deliver on our promise, Create opportunity - for our people to excel, Integrity - always doing the right thing. We aim to attract the best and brightest people, whatever their background, to bring new perspectives to some of the most complex and inspiring projects around the world.

We support our people who are aiming to achieve an academic or professional qualification that will help them develop personally and deliver to the highest standard for our clients. At Mace you can deepen your knowledge, expand your skills and define your own path.

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Project Manager salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 19,000

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