With over 14,000 professionals globally, GHD is a leading multidisciplinary professional services company delivering engineering, design, and advisory solutions across water, energy, resources, environment, property & buildings, and transportation sectors.
About the Role
We are seeking an Assistant Design Manager to support the delivery of multidisciplinary design projects across the Property & Buildings sector. Reporting to the Design Manager, you will assist in coordinating design teams, managing project deliverables, monitoring schedules, and ensuring successful project outcomes that meet client expectations and quality standards.
Roles & 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.
Experience & Qualifications
- 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.
- Experience with project planning tools and BIM coordination would be advantageous.
Why Join Us?
- Work on globally significant projects, influencing the next generation of AI and hyperscale data centre design.
- Be part of a globally recognised, fast-growing mission critical team delivering projects that blend technical excellence, sustainability, and commercial success.
- Collaborate in a multi-disciplinary, innovative environment where your input shapes both standardised and bespoke solutions.
- Join a team that values knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and professional excellence.
- Be part of a workplace that combines collaboration, flexibility, and connection. Join us in the office three days per week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment.
Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.
See where your commitment could take you.
That’s the #PowerOfCommitment