Senior Design Manager

Job Description

The opportunity

Project: This is an opportunity to work on a large mixed-use waterfront development in the UAE. The master-planned development will hold, residential, hotels, retail, and commercial units.

We are hiring an ambitious and forward-thinking information/reporting lead to join our established and growing team in UAE.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Examining the design consultants to maximise quality and value while minimising the risk profile for the project.
• Managing third-party and client technical and constructability reviews of deliverables.
• Managing designer procurement, contracts, and performance.
• Engaging the technical resources required to challenge the designers to obtain the most beneficial balance of quality, value, and risk for overall.
• Providing regular progress reports on all the above to the project manager.
• Checking all construction issue information.
• Monitoring the drawing production progress.
• Managing the information flow.
• Managing the incorporation of any comments.
• Checking the drawings and confirming approvals for the issue.
• Liaising with document controller for publication and down-loading of drawings.
• Ensuring the correct drawing procedure.
• Providing reports on planning and process.
• Ensuring correct specification as advised.
• Liaising with the planning manager.
• Providing input into O&M manuals.
• Assisting in the provision of an effective and efficient, high-quality engineering design.
• Managing and assisting in the management of the project involving the construction of special-to-type equipment.
• Ensuring that all information relating to projects and assets is accurately recorded and stored appropriately.
• Drafting of procurement/technical submission programme.

About You

You have a relevant degree qualification; you will take personal development seriously and be chartered or pursuing a similar level of professional qualification.

You are digitally savvy, can build lasting client relationships, and lead strong, motivated teams. You will have a construction or cost consultancy or project management background and be hungry to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities Mace has to offer.