Senior Design Manager (Interior Design)

About the Role

In this role the manager acts as a trusted advisor, liaising with internal stakeholders, external consultants and delivery teams to ensure design solutions meet program goals, budget, schedule and operational needs. • Drive safe, compliant, high‑quality interior design delivery according to Abu Dhabi regulations, HSE standards and client governance. • Manage the full interior design lifecycle from concept through detailed design and construction support, ensuring coordinated, fit‑for‑purpose outputs. • Act as the primary design focal point, overseeing design reviews, approvals, change control and technical compliance. • Represent the client’s interests in interior design matters, providing advice, assurance and recommendations to senior stakeholders. • Coordinate with external designers, consultants, specialist contractors and PMO functions to ensure alignment and effective decision‑making. • Support collaborative working between design, commercial, planning and construction teams to achieve project outcomes. • Apply and uphold client and Mace design management processes, standards and reporting requirements at the project level. • Contribute to continuous‑improvement initiatives, lessons learned and the consistent application of best practice across the portfolio. • Provide technical input on interior design quality, constructability, materials, finishes, FF&E and interface management. • Contribute to project planning, risk management and programme reporting from a design perspective. • Maintain solid understanding of design governance, building safety, sustainability principles and Abu Dhabi regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸design delivery
• ▸design reviews
• ▸technical input
• ▸project planning
• ▸coordination
• ▸client liaison

What You Bring

Mace blends construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in people and projects, guided by core values that shape its collaborative culture. • Hold a degree in interior design, architecture or a related discipline with professional accreditation or membership. • Possess strong experience delivering interior design on complex commercial, mixed‑use, retail or executive fit‑out projects. • Demonstrate proven capability in client‑side, PMC consultant or design consultant roles, offering independent oversight and assurance. • Exhibit excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, confident engaging senior client and consultant levels.

Requirements

• ▸degree
• ▸accreditation
• ▸complex projects
• ▸client‑side
• ▸stakeholder mgmt
• ▸communication

Work Environment

Office Full-Time