Retail Design Manager

Job description / Role

A leading local developer requires a Retail Design Manager to join their team in Dubai.

The position is mainly responsible to administer and ensure that the presentation and functional quality of all stores in the Shopping Malls Portfolio is of the highest possible standard and in line with the Company’s directed design criteria and precinct design criteria.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities
• Ensure that the presentation and functional quality of all stores in the Shopping Malls Portfolio is of the highest possible standard and in line with the Company’s directed design criteria and precinct design criteria.
• Ensure business driven retail design solutions, on-site store delivery, and minimization of downtime in the income stream as a result of programmed openings.
• Enhance retail design process and ensure that it is achieved through both customer and the ongoing relationship with retailers, their designers and their contractors, builders and/or shop fitters. To this, the RDM must be multidiscipline in Retail Design, Retail knowledge and construction management.
• Initiate contact and meet with the Retailer(s) and their design team / Consultant to discuss and clarify the design criteria and retail delivery process for new shop openings and existing shop upgrades.
• Share and discuss proposed retail designs with key stakeholders within and obtain required approvals for related works.
• Monitor and track on a regular basis design delivery and provide update reports to key stakeholders for their review and information.
• Interact with Mall Managers in order to coordinate works and costs during the store / unit fit-out process and ensure that minimum hindrance is faced during the redevelopment projects.
• Coordinate with the lessee’s designer(s) on the retail design, conditions of premise and logistic package. This includes chasing and guiding retailer’s designer to forward a final retail design and MEP design for approval.
• Administer and ensure to provide Green Star assessments for project and to all new merchant deals in accordance with the established guidelines and assessment criteria.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications/education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Architecture or equivalent. Recognized Certifications in Occupational Health and Safety discipline and an international sustainability system are highly desirable.

Minimum experience:
• Minimum 5 - 8 years of progressive and successful experience in managing Retail Design and Retail Construction management ideally in Regional Shopping Mall / retail development company in GCC or abroad in a similar role

About the Company

CSG are the Global Talent Experts.

Founded in 2003, CSG began as six independent recruitment agencies. Now, we boast over 200 specialist consultants operating from six offices across Europe, Asia, Australia and MENA, in seven distinct practice areas.

We pride ourselves on our sector expertise; we have specialist teams working in niche markets across Life Sciences & Healthcare, Energy & Natural Resources, Consumer, Transportation, Engineering & Construction, Business Services and Technology. We also provide temporary recruitment services through our contracting arm CRE, working within Construction, IT and Digital Services.

CSG’s vision is to be the first and continuous choice when managing both our clients’ global talent needs and our candidates’ long-term careers. In 2017 alone, we partnered with 435 international clients and made placements in 62 countries. From our proactive executive searches to our Talent Strategy Services, we see ourselves as your talent partners, and that ethos is reflected in everything we do.