Senior Design Manager Buildings

Company Description

Ramboll has more than 1,500 experts working across 15 offices in the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa. We are present in UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Australia. Our experts are applying their passion to deliver innovative solutions in markets as diverse as Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health and Energy. Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a people company.

We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future working in an open, collaborative and empowering culture.

As one of the top 10 building designers in the world, Ramboll works on more than 10,000 building projects each year. 5,000 experts across the world specialize in creating more innovative, sustainable and liveable buildings. We place particular emphasis on our liveable buildings concept where we balance the cultural, social and physical values of buildings, to improve the quality of life for building users.

We are seeking a Senior Design Manager to join our Middle East Buildings team. This role is pivotal in leading design delivery for large, complex, multidisciplinary building projects while also providing technical leadership during bidding and work-winning phases. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in design management, team leadership, and bid collaboration, ensuring projects and proposals are technically robust, compliant, and aligned with client expectations.

• Design Management & Delivery
• Lead and manage multidisciplinary design teams for major building projects in the Middle East.
• Define, monitor, and manage scope, deliverables, timelines, and authority requirements.
• Ensure design quality, integration, and compliance with Ramboll’s QA/QC protocols.
• Chair technical coordination meetings with clients, authorities, and internal teams.
• Oversee BIM coordination and proactively resolve clashes.
• Maintain deliverables and compliance registers for audit readiness.
• Drive design excellence and innovation across all project stages.
• Technical Leadership in Bidding (Technical Lead Role)
• Technical Quality & Scope:
  Define and validate technical scope, deliverables, and assumptions for bids.
• Pricing & Resource Planning:
  Develop fee models, man-hour plans, and pricing assumptions.
• RFP Engagement:
  Review RFPs for risks/opportunities and shape Ramboll’s technical response.
• Client Interface:
  Lead technical discussions during pre-bid and clarification stages.
• Governance & Approvals:
  Provide technical sign-off on scope and pricing; ensure compliance.
• Collaboration with Bid Manager:
  Align technical content with bid strategy, compliance, and delivery.
• Content Development:
  Contribute to technical narratives, win themes, and value propositions.
• Decision Role:
  Answer “What are we offering and how do we deliver it?” in alignment with Ramboll’s capabilities.
• Leadership & Coordination
• Guide discipline leads and subject matter experts to maintain technical consistency.
• Coordinate with governance functions (BI&C, Legal, Finance) for approvals.

• Degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related discipline;
  Master’s degree or MBA is a plus.
• 12-15 years’ experience delivering large, complex, multidisciplinary building projects in the Middle East.
• Proven track record in design management, team leadership, and work-winning.
• Strong technical knowledge across building systems and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Technical Excellence:
  Deep understanding of multidisciplinary building design and delivery processes.
• Leadership & Team Management:
  Ability to inspire, coordinate, and manage diverse technical teams.
• Strategic Thinking:
  Skilled in shaping technical strategies for bids and project delivery.
• Client Engagement:
  Strong capability to manage client relationships and lead technical discussions.
• Commercial Awareness:
  Understanding of pricing, resource planning, and risk management.
• Collaboration:
  
  Ability to work seamlessly with Bid Managers and governance teams.
• Problem Solving:
  Proactive approach…