Senior Design Manager

Job description / Role

Atkins are currently looking for an experienced multi disciplinary Senior Design Manager to manage, from commencement to completion, the concept through to detailed design and documentation of various projects in the Built Environment Sector in UAE. The successful candidate will be located in Dubai and have proven experience of similar roles on major mixed use projects. Your multidisciplinary experience of major Building projects will permit you to oversee and manage the delivery.

Requirements

Essential


- Preferably a Bachelor's degree in Architecture or engineering, with a minimum of 12 years relevant project experience
- Proven experience and technical competence in Masterplanning and Buildings design
- Practical approach to planning implementation
- Previous experience and formal training with document control (PCM) planning and earned value software packages (P6)
- Previous experience of the control of major projects (i.e. PFI)
- Earned value reporting
- Proven record of managing commissions to time and budget
- Management of delivery teams.

Desirable


- Working knowledge of Health & Safety best practices in the Middle East
- Administrative skills
- Delegation skills
- Presentation skills.
- Behavioural Competencies

Essential


- Skilled negotiator and influencer
- Strong Technical Background
- Ability to listen and assimilate information quickly and effectively
- Self starter
- Articulate/good communicator
- Confident
- Approachable and able to motivate and inspire project management team
- Attention to detail
- Collaborative
- Seeks continuous improvement.

Responsibilities


- Manage multi discplinary Design documentation on large mixed use developments
- Responsible for all aspects of project delivery and control on the projects, including preparation of the baseline project programme, progress reporting including earned value analysis
- Key Client management
- Plan and implement future planning to ensure that forthcoming works is effectively communicated to the project team
- Prepare & supervise implementation of work processes and procedures
- Production of planning and project controls elements
- Provide guidance and mentoring for Planners and Graduate Planners.

SNC Lavalin's Atkins business is one of the largest multidisciplinary, multi sector engineering design consultancies in the world and is part of the SNC Lavalin Group.

As one of the world's most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies with a leading track record in the defence sector, Atkins are ideally placed to respond to this market. We have a broad establishment and proud, 50 year history throughout the Middle East region.

We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programmes.

Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, and Sharjah.

Rewards & Benefits


- We offer an excellent package which includes:
- A competitive salary
- Transportation allowance
- Medical and life insurance cover
- 22 calendar days annual leave
- Medical and life insurance cover
- Company gratuity scheme
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Annual flight allowance to point of origin
- Employee Assistance 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).