Design Manager

Job description / Role

Our regarded Main Contracting Client has a new requirement for a well experienced Design Manager to join their team in Dubai to work on major new school and educational facility civil construction projects in the Emirates. Successful candidates will have a proven background as a Design Manager on major education projects in the UAE or wider GCC. Candidates must have worked for a recognised main contractor client in the capacity of design or technical manager.

This role is available for immediate joining and is a direct hire, permanent opportunity employed by our client.

Responsibilities

- Attend briefing meetings as part of the design handover from Stage 1 to Stage 2 to progress the design.
- Progress and manage all aspects of design development through the pre planning and planning stages including management of specialists and consultants.
- Advise and brief the estimator once a project has entered pricing during stages 2, 3 and 4 and provide design management support during this period.
- Assist the Head of Design and Planning and the Construction Manager in the identification and management of project risks, producing registers and schedules for projects under their management.
- Develop and update Data Sheets and other supporting documents and specifications in line with client requirements.
- Arrange and chair Design meetings with consultants and clients.
- Attend and assist in briefing the Construction Team during the Stage 4 handover.
- Assist in Consultant appointments and project design programming.
- Uploading and distributing drawings through Workspace document management system.
- Plan information required for the project, through design programmes, client choice schedules and procurement schedules.
- Arrange and chair design meetings with architect/engineer/ designers as required to generate and co-ordinate information.
- Manage design consultants to produce information to programme.
- Work with Consultants to define cost and manage project specific issues in both pre and post contract scenarios.
- Arrange design meetings with client to firm up design management strategies and their client choice requirements.
- Liaise with clients to review and approve drawings and project information to a stated programme.
- Manage the design approval process of all design consultants / sub-contract designers and material supply designers.
- Control the design sign off process by all design consultants / sub-contract designers including internal design checking
- Manage the production of specialist design – both material & sub-contract.
- Manage the MEP design process, seeking technical approval
- Manage design change and design notification instructions whist design is incomplete and prior to hand over to Construction Teams.
- Prepare a Design & Build Managers Report for presentation at monthly site and Project
- Review meetings and attendance at Site Meetings and Project Review Meetings for the first 3 months of a project to coincide with the objective to have design significantly completed as early as possible.
- Manage the building control process ensuring a co-ordinated approach with all design consultants and achieve Plans Approval notification.
- Liaise with the architects and other design consultants over other statutory authorities and approvals.
- Oversee the planning process to full condition approval, through liaison with the architect who will manage the process.
- Review drawing information and contract project particulars, ensuring their alignment.
- Control the drawing management and distribution of all design consultants / sub-contract designers.
- Collaborate with Estimators and Project Surveyors to ensure designs comply with project cost parameters and resolve any queries that may arise.
- Use standard documents in the production of detailed design.
- Checking of internal design against specification and budget
- Review feasibility / planning design against Client budgets
- Cost check details with the Estimator and Project Surveyor against specification and budgets
- Assisting with the preparation of the O&M Manuals.
- Achieving Customer Satisfaction ratings in line with the company dashboard
- Correct use of Workspace document management system

Design Manager Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture
- Minimum 12-15 years overall experience.
- PMI or APM Qualification / Construction Management Certification
- (LEED) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional preferred
- Technical expertise - BIM-Revit Architecture, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, MS Projects + MS (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access), Internet applications; expertise in local construction codes; well versed of health and safety regulations;
- Exceptional leadership skills; Client-orientation; Authority; Organization; strong communication and interpersonal skills; Foresight; tenacious, structured, methodical, organised, inquisitive, factual, shrewd, self-reliant, hard working
- Previous experience of working in a recognised Main Contractor and working on school / educational facilities is essential.
- Full life cycle delivery of major Civil Construction projects & developments is essential
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Salary:
AED 25,000 to 30,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

About the Company

J10 Consulting are Construction Recruitment experts in the Middle East.

We help businesses and careers grow by delivering Temporary Contract & Permanent Contingency hiring solutions within Construction & Engineering in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain & Kuwait

J10 Consulting provide collaborative engagement and a deep understanding of both client and candidate requirements to cover temporary and permanent requirements across a number of vertical markets within Construction & Engineering.