Design Manager

Title: Interior Design Manager

Salary: up to 40,000 AED

Location: Dubai

My client, one of Dubai's leading architecture studios with 150+ people and 2025 award-winning projects, is looking for an Interior Design Manager to join their team.

They're literally turning down projects due to staff shortagesworking on mega residential, commercial, and hospitality developments that are actually getting built.

Role Overview:

This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll be shaping and guiding the creative vision for interior design projects, overseeing the design process, ensuring creative and technical excellence, and coordinating alignment with client requirements and project goals. You'll promote innovation, design thinking, and implementation, ensuring that every project reflects the highest standards of creativity and functionality.

? Provide design direction and feedback to the team, fostering innovation and excellence

? Lead design projects holistically (end-to-end ownership) and liaise with the Client for their approval

? Collaborate with Project Directors and Senior Leaders to create design solutions to optimize budgets

? Oversee the design process from 3D Visuals and submission to ensure that the design integrity and objectives are maintained

? Evaluate the progression of Schematic and Detail Design drawings to ensure that they are comprehensive and technically sound, while also meeting project requirements

? Oversee the preparation of Material boards and the detailed specifications

? Evaluate FF&E package and tender set to oversee project management to design intent and budget expectations

? Maintain design quality and ensuring consistency across different spaces, presentation sets on client by office team members and listed in the right location

Requirements:

? 5-8 years of experience in Interior Design, project delivery, design leadership and project management

? Bachelor's degree in Interior Design or Architecture

? Proficiency in commercial, residential, hospitality and mixed-use projects

? Experience with luxury or high-end interiors; design studios

? Strong design and technical skills, with proficiency in FF&E and detail standards

? Expertise in space planning and material selection

? Excellent leadership and project management abilities

? Strong communication and client-facing skills to articulate creativity and excellence

? Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

? In-depth knowledge of latest design trends

? Proficiency in MS office software (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook) ? Proficiency in 2D and 3D design software with strong relationship management abilities ? Advanced knowledge of BIM processes and tools

? Knowledge of 3D and animation processes

? Knowledge of sustainable procurement terminology, skills and software

? Strong detailing capabilities

? Strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities