Design Manager

Aecom

The Role

Overview

Oversee design and documentation, ensuring deliverables meet client brief, budget, quality.

Key Responsibilities

  • design alignment
  • design management
  • scope compliance
  • design review
  • technical docs
  • client liaison

Tasks

-Ensure alignment of design with the client’s brief, budget constraints, and quality standards to ensure integrated and cohesive design outcomes. -Act as the client’s design management representative throughout all project phases. -Ensure compliance with consultants scope requirements. -Review and evaluate all design packages and complete technical documentation submitted by consultants - including Architectural, ID, Landscape, Signage & Wayfinding, Lighting, etc.

Requirements

  • project execution
  • local codes
  • problem solving
  • architecture degree
  • qa/qc
  • design management

What You Bring

-Project execution experience, with a good understanding of construction processes and quality control is a plus. -Familiarity with local authority codes and processes. -Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving. -Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture. -Strong portfolio of large scale mixed-use and commercial developments in the UAE. -10–15 years of relevant experience with reputable consultants and developers, with at least 5 years in a client-side or design management role. -Strong in QA/QC, analytical and communication skills. -Proven ability to manage and ensure coordinated, quality design is developed and delivered by multidisciplinary design teams.

The Company

About Aecom

-Launched as a bold independent infrastructure consultancy from a merger of five legacy firms dating back over a century. -Handles everything from geotech to electro-mechanical systems, as seen in the award-winning Romaine Hydroelectric Complex in Canada. -Guides projects through every lifecycle stage in transportation, buildings, water systems, energy, and environmental sectors.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Agriculture, Food & Beverage

Automotive & Heavy Equipment & Machinery

Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure

High Performance Logistics

Energy

Renewable Energy

Grid Modernization

Transportation

Transit and Rail Projects

Highways

Bridges

Aviation Facilities

Facilities Management

Educational Institutions

Healthcare Facilities

Commercial Buildings

Corrections Facilities

Urban and Regional Planning

Building Construction

Oil and Gas Industry

Maritime Facilities

Water Management Systems