Project And Design Manager

Job description / Role Job Type Full Time Job Location Dubai, UAE Nationality Any Nationality Salary 25000 - 45000 AED Gender Not Specified Arabic Fluency Not Specified Job Function Engineering - Civil & Construction Company Industry Construction Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Design Manager for a temporary project-based assignment (9–11 months) with our client, based in DIP. The successful candidate will lead and coordinate the full design lifecycle of modular building projects, ensuring technical excellence, compliance, efficiency, and timely delivery. Key Responsibilities1. Design Leadership & Strategy • Lead the design development and coordination of modular building projects from concept through IFC and handover. • Define and implement project-specific design strategies, execution plans, and DfMA principles. • Establish and maintain design workflows, approval routes, and information management processes. • Champion buildability, standardisation, and efficiency within all design solutions. 2. Governance & Design Management • Prepare and maintain Design Responsibility Matrices, Design Deliverable Trackers, and Design Risk Registers. • Manage design programmes to ensure timely issuance of coordinated information aligned with project milestones. • Oversee design change control, impact assessments, and formal approvals. • Ensure full compliance with building regulations, statutory approvals, employer’s requirements, specifications, and sustainability objectives. 3. Coordination & Technical Oversight • Coordinate architects, structural, civil, MEP, and specialist designers, manufacturers, and supply-chain partners. • Review drawings, BIM models, and material submissions, providing structured technical feedback. • Manage deformation through the company’s Common Data Environment (CDE). • Lead clash detection, model coordination, and constructability reviews. 4. Stakeholder & Client Interface • Act as the primary deterface with clients, consultants, and internal stakeholders. • Prepare and present design proposals, technical reports, and programme updates. • Prepare, review, and present tender and construction design packages. • Lead and chair design meetings, workshops, buildability reviews, and healthy start sessions. • Manage comment resolution and design review close-out documentation. 5. Delivery & Construction Support • Support manufacturing and construction teams during production and site installation. • Resolve design-related issues efficiently to avoid programme or cost impacts. • Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and post-project reviews. 6. People & Team Leadership • Lead, mentor, and develop multi-disciplinary design and engineering teams. • Foster a collaborative, high-performance, and inclusive working culture. • Contribute to resource planning and workload management. Requirements: Qualifications & Experience • Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related discipline.