Interior Design Manager

Job description

📢 Job Opportunity: Interior Design Manager 📢

📍 Location: Dubai

🔍 Purpose of the Role:
Arada is redefining the future! We are seeking a creative Interior Design Manager to be part of a team that's revamping urban living with cutting-edge, sustainable designs. In this role, you'll ensure design excellence, coordinate with top-tier consultants and vendors, and drive projects from concept to completion. Apply today and make a lasting impact!

📋 Key Responsibilities:
- Provide complete, accurate, detailed, and approved construction documents to appropriate teams.
- Create various documents such as project plans, progress reports, inventory reports, and project requests.
- Keep abreast of new technology, legal requirements, and trends, making recommendations and implementing improvements/upgrades as necessary.
- Create and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for departmental processes and procedures.
- Perform other related duties and projects as business needs require at the direction of management.
- Coordinate with the design team on project deadlines and requirements, ensuring timely completion.
- Conduct consultant meetings and presentations (on and off-site).
- Conduct various project presentations (Samples, Budgets, FF&E Packages, Construction Drawings).
- Conduct site visits to gather information, plans, photos & measurements.
- Conduct on-site installation & supervise furniture.
- Coordinate with the purchasing department for project requirements.
- Conduct research or vendor sourcing.

📌 Experience:
- Serve as a technical expert for designs and constructions to ensure quality design process compliance with current local codes of practice.
- Coordinate with consultants, internal departments, and vendors to manage changes and approvals, ensuring projects are on schedule and within budget; obtain construction approvals as necessary.
- Create various documents such as blueprints, project plans, progress reports, inventory reports, project request forms, field measures, and sketches/documents of existing site condition floor plans, presentations, and client boards.
- Review and approve all work performed to ensure compliance with all codes and standards.
- Guide the team to research materials, color palettes, fabrics, furniture, lighting, wall/ceiling materials, flooring, plumbing fittings/fixtures, and accessories for the development of standardized corporate material library and project submittals.
- Manage the digital database of floor plans for all company facilities continuously; provide the department with a database to ensure designs stay ahead of schedule and within budget.
- Review and plan space allocation for departments and facilities with effective execution.
- Develop and execute project plans and delivery commitments, communicating project status, delays, or any discrepancies that may affect business initiatives to management and stakeholders.
- Research bids from external vendors to determine the best quality and pricing for designated projects.

🎓 Qualifications:
- Degree or postgraduate degree in Architecture, Interior Design / MSc or equivalent.

🔧 Skills:
- 10+ years of relevant experience as an interior design architect in a reputed design consultancy.
- Familiarity with Local Codes of Practice.
- Proficiency in the use of design tools (AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, 3DMax, SketchUp).
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- A resilient work ethic with attention to detail, design quality, aesthetics & market trends.
- Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.
- Proactive and ability to meet project timelines and client expectations a must.
- Language Fluency: Excellent written and spoken English.