Posted
Ref: SP920-42
Job description / Role
Our Global Project Management Consultancy client has a new requirement for a well experienced Senior Design Manager to join their team in Tabuk, KSA to work on a Giga-project in the Kingdom. Successful candidates will have a proven background as a Senior Design Manager on Residential, Commercial and Hospitality projects across the wider GCC and a proven background working in a recognised PMC or Design Consultancy business.
This role is available for immediate joining and is a direct hire, permanent placement with our client.
Key Responsibilities:
• The Senior Design Manager is a key postholder that plays an important role design / construction delivery level within the overall Design Management Level. This is a leadership role that enables a vision to be translated into an effective operational plan between design and construction.
• Packages of scope will be designated by the Delivery Director / Design Director, these could be both standard and bespoke packages with high levels of complexity and value in a fast-track environment. Interfacing and coordinating with numerous elements of the team to enable planned milestones to be achieved (including progress reporting), reducing the risk exposure by using risk management techniques on designated modules whilst enabling greater value to grow, improve and mature.
• Co-Championing the Design Delivery Strategy between the Master Architect/Master Engineers and the Early Works Package Designers/Engineers.
• Manage the Design Consultants in their delivery of the design package for the Early Works Package.
• Review the Design Packages issued by the Design Consultants to ensure that these packages meet the SOW with clear Audit process to ensure that it meets the construction requirements.
• Ensure coordination between the EWP Teams and the respective Design Consultants to continuously resolve issues with clear solutions to move the design process forward.
• Ensure each design packages are delivered on-time to ensure the Construction Team progress construction without delay.
• Organise/facilitate coordination between EWP Team with Construction team to resolve any issues identified during the construction team review of the design package prior to the commencement of construction.
• Ensure periodic reporting to the Delivery Team of design delivery progress/construction progress/issue resolutions/BIM clash resolutions.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary coordination workshops.
• Line Management Duties for the team directly reporting to Senior Design Management.
Requirements:
Senior Design Manager Experience:
• Minimum of 25 years of experience – Ability to demonstrate major projects experience (design and build) at a complex project/design/construction management level.
• Preferably a Chartered Structural / Civil Engineer and/or Project Management accreditation.
• Strong experience in project delivery co-ordination.
• Integration and package management (through supply chains).
• Complex stakeholder and interface management experience.
• A section/package leader.
• Strong coordination backbone.
• Interface Management- Ability to operate in fast paced and pressured environments, whilst being able to maintain clear decision making. Capable of working within a multi discipline team and across multiple interfaces.
• Data Management - Able to process schedule requirements, analyse multi-layered construction schedules and react to change. Able to be able to concisely report on progress and challenges.
• Conflict Management - Reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can find common ground and secure cooperation and constructive outcomes with minimum disruption.
• Decision Quality - Gathering and synthesising information, identifying options and applying sound judgement based on logic and reason, making use of a variety of analytical approaches to provide relevant information to suppliers, stakeholders and decision makers using key facts and data.
• Clear Direction - Defining and prioritising objectives, analysing inputs, assessing and challenging data, defining strategies and supporting rationales.
About the Company
J10 Consulting are Construction Recruitment experts in the Middle East.
We help businesses and careers grow by delivering Temporary Contract & Permanent Contingency hiring solutions within Construction & Engineering in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain & Kuwait
J10 Consulting provide collaborative engagement and a deep understanding of both client and candidate requirements to cover temporary and permanent requirements across a number of vertical markets within Construction & Engineering.
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