Senior Development Manager

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The Senior Development Manager provides oversight to ensure execution excellence in the delivery of all phases of detailed design projects under his/her direction. Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborating closely with the Lead Designer and/or Design Director to analyze, synthesize, and recommend conceptual design alternatives that establish and communicate the design vision for landscape architectural projects.
• Supervising the preparation, design, and presentation of high-quality urban design concept drawings and reports.
• Overseeing the preparation of technical design packages through to tender and monitoring construction quality.
• Liaising with Project Managers, Discipline Leads, internal and external team members, including master planners, architects, urban designers, specialist designers, and quantity surveyors.
• Planning, programming, and delegating within the team structure while participating in workflow reporting and planning.
• Maintaining high-level liaison with Clients and Client’s representatives.
• Participating in writing technical proposals, estimating levels of effort, work plans, and schedules as required.
• Staying connected with professional societies to keep abreast of trends and technologies in the field.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from a recognized university.
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in the masterplan/urban design field with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Experience managing groups for established Architecture/Engineering firms or from the client side.
• Experience dealing with UAE-based municipalities and developers.
• Proven leadership and delivery ability.
• Knowledge of LEED and ESTIDAMA principles (certification preferred).
• Excellent English verbal and writing skills.

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