Senior Design Manager
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About the Role
Atkins is seeking a Senior Design Manager with 12+ years of experience, including 8+ years in the Middle East, to lead multidisciplinary design teams on large-scale projects in KSA.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the overall technical input of the multidisciplinary design team
- Create, maintain, and actively manage the Design Management Plan (DMP)
- Accountable for design coordination and interface management process
- Develop, own, and manage a multidisciplinary design programme
- Ensure all design deliverables are reviewed, approved, and issued in accordance with QMS
- Integrate Safety in Design principles throughout all stages
- Manage and monitor design resources to ensure delivery within budgets and programmes
- Act as primary technical interface with Client's technical team
- Provide day to day leadership and mentoring to Design Managers and junior team members
- Contribute to bid preparation and business development activities
Requirements
- Minimum 12 years postgraduate experience
- 8+ years within the Middle East
- Significant experience in Design Management (minimum 5 years) or multidisciplinary design delivery
- Proven track record leading small to medium scale projects of medium to high complexity
- Experience managing and mentoring Design Management teams
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Job Overview
- Atkins is searching for a candidate with experience managing large scale multi disciplinary projects within KSA and the GCC Region.
- Minimum 12 years postgraduate experience with 8+ years within the Middle East and significant experience in Design Management (minimum 5 years) or multidisciplinary design delivery.
- Proven track record leading small to medium scale projects of medium to high complexity, or significant packages within larger projects.
Your Role
- Leads and manages the overall technical input of the multidisciplinary design team.
- Creates, maintains, and actively manages the Design Management Plan (DMP).
- Accountable for the design coordination and interface management process.
- Develops, owns, and manages a multidisciplinary design programme.
- Ensures that all design deliverables are reviewed, approved, and issued in accordance with the AtkinsRéalis Quality Management System (QMS).
- Integrates Safety in Design principles throughout all stages of the design process.
- Responsible for confirming that contractual design deliverables have been achieved prior to invoicing.
- Identifies, coordinates, and supports the compilation of scope gaps and changes.
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of risk, contingency, and change management.
- Manages and monitors design resources to ensure delivery within agreed budgets and programmes.
- Acts as the primary technical interface with the Client's technical team.
- Manages client expectations through clear, structured communication and timely reporting.
Qualifications
- Minimum 12 years postgraduate experience.
- 8+ years within the Middle East.
- Significant experience in Design Management (minimum 5 years) or multidisciplinary design delivery.
- Proven track record leading small to medium scale projects of medium to high complexity.
- Demonstrated experience managing and mentoring Design Management teams.
Additional Responsibilities
- Leads or supports stakeholder and statutory authority engagement processes.
- Proactively escalates technical, programme, or scope related issues.
- Provides day to day leadership and mentoring to Design Managers, Assistant Design Managers, and junior team members.
- Fosters a collaborative, high performance team culture.
- Supports performance development through coaching, feedback, and contribution to appraisals.
- Acts as a role model for AtkinsRéalis behaviours, values, and professional standards.
- Where required, acts as Bid Manager for small to medium proposals.
- Contributes to bid preparation, including methodology development, programme input, and Design Management strategy.
- Supports wider Design Management marketing and business development initiatives.
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