Senior Design Manager

About the role

Fisher HR is recruiting a Senior Design Manager based in Dubai. The role leads design management across several projects and major workstreams at once, covering the full design process from brief and concept through to handover and close-out, and represents the organisation and its clients at a senior level.

Key responsibilities

• Lead design management across multiple projects and workstreams, setting priorities, governance and accountability
• Manage the design process from brief and concept through detailed design, tendering, construction support, handover and close-out
• Integrate design needs with programme, budget, procurement, authority approvals and stakeholder requirements into a coordinated design delivery plan
• Take full responsibility for actions, deadlines, risks and design outcomes
• Coordinate consultants and contractors, resolve issues quickly and protect programmes, budgets, quality standards and client expectations
• Represent the organisation and clients at a senior level with consultants, operators, authorities and other stakeholders
• Provide concise, decision-oriented design reports, risk assessments and recommendations to senior client leadership

Required profile

• Minimum of 14 years of professional experience in design management
• Strong experience managing design for high-rise, hospitality and/or mixed-use projects
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultants, contractors, operators and authorities
• Ability to manage design delivery across multiple projects or workstreams at once
• Experience managing design coordination, identifying risks and resolving technical and stakeholder issues
• Willingness to travel within the UAE and region as required

Required skills

• Understanding of the relationship between design, programme, budget, procurement, construction and project delivery
• Strong reporting, risk assessment, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills
• Confident representation of clients and organisations at a senior level
• Proactive, hands-on approach with clear ownership of deadlines, actions and outcomes