Design Manager-UAE Key Responsibilities • Create and lead design concepts and strategies for industrial and logistics facilities at UAE. • Support the Building Acquisition and Development teams with technical input, feasibility studies, and test fits options. • Provide multiple highly detailed design options for feasibility analysis and project evaluation. • Prepare technical specifications and ensure designs meet project quality, performance, and operational needs. • Be aware of and manage project cost implications in design decisions. • Help form the general design and construction program in collaboration with project teams. • Ensure compliance with local building codes and relevant regulatory requirements. • Establish and manage user requirements throughout the project lifecycle. • Carry out design reviews at key project stages to ensure quality, functionality, and cost efficiency. • Manage design consultants and coordinate with authorities to secure timely approvals. • Oversee design for acquisitions, refurbishments, and tenant fit-outs, including technical due diligence. • Support procurement with design briefs, scopes of work, and technical evaluations. • Provide regular design progress reports to management and stakeholders.

Requirements • Degree in Architecture (preferred) or Civil/Structural Engineering. • Project management / sustainability certifications (preferred) • Architecture consultant office experience strongly preferred. • Minimum 10 years’ design and management experience with at least 3 full-cycle industrial/logistics projects delivered. • Strong technical, conceptual design, planning, coordination, and project management skills. • Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Suite; Rhino/Grasshopper is an advantage. • Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills. • Fluency in English; Arabic is an advantage.