Design Manager

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Design Manager

Project and Development Services (PDS)

What this job involves

In this role, you'll be expected to bring your problem-solving skills to the forefront to overcome design challenges. You’ll manage and lead design activities and make sure that everything is on track within the appropriate budget. To ensure high-quality work, you’ll need to collect clients’ requirements and fully understand them. You’ll then build proper design management procedures that match the clients’ every want and need, and closely work together with the design team to drive the project requirements to successful completion. Part of your job scope is to drive and manage value engineering—from beginning to end.

• Sitting on top of all design projects
• You’ll plan and drive report meetings with clients and stakeholders.
• You’ll make sure that you coordinate with designers to string the design program along with the procurement.
• Answering questions such as, “Which specific hold points need specific client decisions during design development?”; “How can I better manage and keep track of design changes?” and “What can I do to ensure smooth handover?” to develop and implement a sound game plan.
• Pushing things in the right direction
• You’ll need to work out a practical design and match master schedules that work.
• You will be involved in monitoring the progress of the design team and taking necessary action to keep the project on track for successful completion.
• You will be responsible for spotting delay risks and warning the project manager in advance, so you both can find a way to set things in order.

Interested? An ideal candidate would need to have the following qualifications

Desired experience and technical skills

Required

• An active practitioner
• You have a degree in interior design, architecture or a related field, and a mix of formal education and work experience of more than 10 years spent on design, construction or project management.
• You should also be well-versed in design management, and proficient in design software like AutoCAD, Sketchup, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Preferred

• A business expert with administrative skills
• You should know how to win new clients in both international and domestic markets.
• Having a know-how of design contracts, commercial negotiations, market analyses and marketing processes will also be crucial to this role.
• You’ll need a strong technical background and expertise in MS Project, MS Office Suit and/or other scheduling software.
• A confidence builder
• A leader who knows how to inspire team members
• You should also be a well-balanced professional who nurtures and develops his/her relationships with clients and consultants.
• As an excellent communicator, it should be easy for you to create an environment where everyone is welcome and where everyone feels enthusiastic to go ahead with a task and successfully complete it.

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If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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