Senior Design Manager – Landmark Development at world leading architecture studio
Location: Dubai, UAE
Salary: Up to AED 50,000 per month
We are working on an exceptional opportunity for an experienced Senior Design Manager to play a pivotal role in the delivery of a landmark, large-scale development in Dubai.
This is a high-profile appointment suited to someone who has worked with internationally recognised architectural practices, leading developers or world-class multidisciplinary consultancies, delivering complex, technically demanding projects of significant scale and architectural ambition.
The successful candidate will bring a strong architectural and technical background, with particular expertise in on-site design delivery, technical coordination and resolving complex design challenges through construction.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical design management and on-site delivery of a major, architecturally significant development.
- Coordinate architectural, structural, MEP and specialist design disciplines to ensure design intent is successfully translated into construction.
- Manage technical design reviews, construction documentation, RFIs, shop drawings and material submittals.
- Work closely with contractors, consultants and project stakeholders to resolve technical challenges and maintain the highest standards of design quality.
- Oversee design coordination, programme milestones and technical compliance throughout the construction stages.
- Act as a key link between design teams and site operations, ensuring successful execution of complex architectural details.
Requirements
- Significant experience in senior design management or technical architectural leadership on major, high-profile developments.
- A background with globally recognised architecture practices, leading international consultancies or prestigious developers.
- Proven experience delivering large-scale, technically complex projects through construction, ideally within Dubai or the wider UAE.
- Strong understanding of construction methodologies, technical detailing, multidisciplinary coordination and site delivery.
- Demonstrable experience working on landmark commercial, mixed-use, hospitality or similarly ambitious developments.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
- Degree in Architecture, Engineering or a related discipline.
The Opportunity
This is a rare opportunity to contribute to a development of exceptional scale and significance, working alongside some of the industry's most respected design and delivery professionals.
We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals who have been responsible for the technical execution of internationally recognised projects, and who are comfortable operating in environments where architectural quality, technical complexity and delivery standards are uncompromising.
For a confidential discussion, please get in touch.
