Senior Design Manager

at  GHD

AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES COMPANIES, GHD HAS A CONNECTED GLOBAL NETWORK OF 11000 PROFESSIONALS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING PROJECTS WITH INNOVATIVE PRACTICES, TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES AND ROBUST SYSTEMS.

Our Middle East operation is currently in a strong growth phase due to the significance of some of our projects. The Project Management team is also growing and as a result we are seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager who will be supporting the Structure and Facades and Engineering Services Business Groups to deliver their projects. The successful candidate will join the GHD team, based in our Abu Dhabi, UAE office and will be reporting to the Leader – Structures and Facades.

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

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• Minimum 15 years of experience, 10 years of which must be in a Project/Design Management role.
• Extensive design experience from concept through to construction, across a range of project types including residential, commercial, hospitality, medical, leisure, education and high-rise developments.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of stakeholders, including senior management, clients and various departments.
• Experience working with project teams for reviewing design deliverables of design projects, including conducting detailed reviews and checks and the issuance of checking reports.
• Proven track record of delivering multidisciplinary design projects, on time and within budget, in a variety of industries.
• Wide experience in preparing design briefs, fee proposals and negotiating contracts with both subcontractors / sub consultants
• Middle East experience and working knowledge of design and construction practices specific to this region.
• High work performance and excellent people skills

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

As a senior member in the Structure and Facades Group, you will act as a senior in your business group and the wider business. This role will be working closely with the Project Directors and Business Group Leaders to deliver vast array or projects as an example mixed use, residential, retail, hospitality, industrial and commercial and fit out, data centers and other projects. The project manager will be managing high profile Clients and other key internal and external stakeholders.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

The role is expected to be a key role in our Engineering Business Group working in collaboration with all the other UAE business groups. The role will be a leading design / project manager working closely with business groups, project directors and engineers/architects on a range of small to large projects.
We expect the successful candidate to have a brand of excellence in design management and be able to demonstrate top class delivery. A key purpose of this role is to ensure design and BIM model coordination is achieved across projects in the office.