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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Design Manager responsible for the design quality and coordination of design between different design streams.
Your role
- Guide designers, reviewing designs, and ensure that project requirements are met.
- Arrange and/or facilitate design coordination and design review meetings and workshops.
- Design Management Coordination, including Core Real Estate Asset Design, Non-Common Asset Design, Façade Design, Sustainability, and Public Realm Design.
- Quality Assurance of design and implementation of the Vision for the Line.
- Manage compliance with Design and Deliverables Requirements, Development Control Regulations (DCR's), and Design KPIs.
- Manage Design KPI Register, Risk Register, and Safety in Design Register.
- Manage Design Review comments and responses, and Stage Review comment close-out.
- Support Design Directors in the coordination of Interfaces with the City, between different Neighborhoods, and with Anchor Assets.
- Manage the design in accordance with the development program and Initial Asset Briefs.
- Design Review: Gatekeeper for the qualitative architectural design review.
- Responsible as part of the Senior Design Management team for delivering THE LINE Architecture obligation, including stakeholder engagement, both internally and externally.
Location
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Job Type
Full time
Ref
R-145837
Salary range
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About you
- 15+ years of post-undergraduate outstanding architectural design and management experience
- Proven related experience in an Architectural Practice, including management of international design consultants across sectors and typologies
- Design experience in various architectural types: residential, commercial, public, healthcare, educational, etc.
- Construction experience is preferred
- B.Arch or B.Sc. in Architecture from a recognized university
- Postgraduate in Architecture or Urban Design
- International accreditation (RIBA, AIA, or equivalent).
- The achievement of sustainability certification (LEED, PQP, or equivalent) is highly desirable.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?
Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.
This includes:
- Tax-free salary.
- Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
- Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
- Generous annual leave balance.
- Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
- Remote work opportunities outside of country.
- Company gratuity scheme.
- Discretionary bonus program.
- Annual flight contribution.
- Relocation assistance.
- Transportation & housing allowances (available for remote work locations)
- Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.
Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.
Make it brilliant, a career with AtkinsRéalis
Our supportive, collaborative culture inspires us as a global community every day.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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