Assistant Design Manager

GHD · Abu Dhabi

Hybrid: Abu DhabiFull TimeEngineering & Architecture
Posted Today

Job description

About the Company

GHD is a leading multidisciplinary professional services company delivering engineering, design, and advisory solutions across water, energy, resources, environment, property & buildings, and transportation sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Support the Design Manager in the planning, coordination, and delivery of multidisciplinary design projects
  • Coordinate design activities between internal disciplines, external consultants, and project stakeholders
  • Monitor project schedules, design deliverables, and key milestones
  • Facilitate design coordination meetings and track actions to closure
  • Assist in managing project risks, design changes, and quality assurance processes
  • Support client engagement, presentations, and project reporting activities
  • Ensure compliance with project requirements, company standards, and local authority regulations

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline
  • 5–10 years of experience in design management, project coordination, or multidisciplinary design consultancy
  • Experience delivering Property & Buildings projects within the Middle East
  • Strong understanding of design development and project delivery processes
  • Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage stakeholder relationships
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with project planning tools
  • BIM coordination experience

Skills & tools

BIM

What the team is looking for

Use this list as a quick fit check before you apply.

  1. 01Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management
  2. 025–10 years of design management experience
  3. 03Middle East project experience
  4. 04Multidisciplinary team coordination
NeverApplyAd

Wake up to a shortlist, not a search results page.

NeverApply scores every new listing against your CV, salary floor and visa. A handful of real matches by morning.

Get your daily matches