Senior Manager Design
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About the Role
Amali Properties seeks a Senior Manager Design to lead design direction and coordination of exclusive residential and hospitality developments.
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Responsibilities
- Lead design direction and coordination of exclusive residential and hospitality developments
- Critically assess layouts, façade options, space programs, adjacency diagrams, and overall design quality
- Undertake detailed reviews of technical submissions and ensure consultant deliverables comply with project requirements, codes, and quality standards
- Manage budgets, cost planning, benchmarking, cost analysis, and cost optimization strategies
- Prepare RFP documentation and manage consultant and contractor procurement processes
- Prepare and review project programs, assess program compliance, monitor progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation measures
- Develop and assess value engineering initiatives while maintaining design intent, functionality, and quality
- Involve during construction including mock up reviews, material approvals, response to contractor queries, stakeholder coordination, and oversight of design compliance
- Assess design decisions from development and end user perspective considering lifecycle costs, maintainability, accessibility, and operational efficiency
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture or Design Management
- 12+ years of experience in architectural design and project delivery, with strong portfolio in ultra luxury residential or Mansions or Royal palace projects
- Proven ability to manage and lead international design consultants and multidisciplinary teams
- Expertise in design coordination, technical reviews, and luxury detailing
- Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills with strong eye for design quality
- Deep understanding of architecture, interiors, and landscape integration in high end developments
- Strong sense of design innovation, precision, and commitment to excellence
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About the Company
- Amali Properties is a luxury real estate developer co founded by Mr. Ali Sajwani and Ms. Amira Sajwani, redefining modern luxury living through bespoke architecture, visionary design, and exceptional craftsmanship.
- With a growing portfolio of ultra luxury developments across the UAE, Amali is shaping the future of refined living through distinctive, design led spaces that blend privacy, sophistication, and innovation.
About the Role
- We are looking for a highly accomplished Senior Manager Design to lead the design direction and coordination of our exclusive residential and hospitality developments, ensuring every detail reflects the sophistication and excellence that define the Amali brand.
- Our ideal candidate would demonstrate a balanced combination of design management, technical expertise, commercial awareness, procurement capability, program management, and construction stage experience.
Experience & Skills
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture or Design Management.
- 12+ years of experience in architectural design and project delivery, with a strong portfolio in ultra luxury residential or Mansions or Royal palace projects.
- Proven ability to manage and lead international design consultants and multidisciplinary teams.
- Expertise in design coordination, technical reviews, and luxury detailing.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills with a strong eye for design quality.
- Deep understanding of architecture, interiors, and landscape integration in high end developments.
- Strong sense of design innovation, precision, and commitment to excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Experience in high end residential, hospitality, or other luxury developments is highly desirable.
- Ability to critically assess layouts, façade options, space programs, adjacency diagrams, and overall design quality.
- Strong understanding of design development processes and consultant coordination.
- Ability to undertake detailed reviews of technical submissions and ensure consultant deliverables comply with project requirements, applicable codes, and quality standards.
- Sound understanding of budgets, cost planning, benchmarking, cost analysis, and cost optimization strategies throughout the development process.
- Preparation of RFP documentation and management of consultant and contractor procurement processes, including tender evaluation, commercial assessment, negotiations, and award recommendations.
- Preparation and review of project programs, assessment of program compliance, monitoring of project progress, identification of risks, and implementation of mitigation measures.
- Development and assessment of value engineering initiatives, review of consultant and contractor proposals, and management of the overall value engineering process while maintaining design intent, functionality, and quality.
- Reasonable involvement during construction, including mock up reviews, material approvals, response to contractor queries, stakeholder coordination, and oversight of design compliance during project execution.
- Good understanding of operational and maintenance considerations to ensure that proposed design solutions are practical, efficient, and suitable for the long term operation and sustainability of the development.
- Ability to assess design decisions from both a development and end user perspective, considering lifecycle costs, maintainability, accessibility, and operational efficiency.
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