Technical Office Manager

The Technical Office Manager is required to oversee the design, manage the
design team(s), and develop and supervise design projects.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Develop Design Ideas. Develop strategic plans for the project, determining with the Senior Project Team how long it will take and what it will cost.
* Work with the client to choose specific design elements for the project, and determine if text or additional elements should be included in the design.
* Oversee and supervise Design Projects including managing staff members and monitoring projects to ensure they are moving forward on schedule and within budget.
* Participate in Client Meetings to determine what they want from their project and what specific design elements they may wish to incorporate.
* Review Feedback from clients, then design or alter projects to fit the client's vision, brand, and business needs.
* Analyse market research, customer reviews, and other material to create more effective designs.
* Provides guiding direction and ultimate oversight of the Technical Office works. Works towards positive integration with the multiple functions to achieve an effective and cohesive working unit on the project
* Sets direction and goals for the DAR Technical Office Team including overall r esponsible for corporate quality processes for delivery of programme and construction management projects
* Work with DAR Al Riyadh Senior management team to recommend strategic initiatives, goals, and objectives and once approved, to implement them within risk profile acceptable to DAR Al Riyadh.
* Responsible the technical performance of the Technical Office, including:
* compliance with the contractual obligations to the Client.
* Reviewing and approving the Project Plan.
* provision of services and products to required quality, safety, environmental and sustainability standards.
* provision of service and products within risk profile acceptable to DAR Al Riyadh.
* resolving Client and project issues above Project Manager level and handling all liability issues.
* ensuring remarks/comments for the Project Report have been resolved
* Counselling and coaching Direct Reports and consulting in the selection and leadership of the project team.
* Monitoring Direct Reports performance, especially to ensure that the project outputs are subject to appropriate scrutiny and verification.

Qualifications Required:
Civil engineer, having university degree from internationally recognized
university, ‎18 years minimum experience in his discipline of which ‎5-‎10 years
in the same job title in similar projects, has experience in technical office,
review of material technical submittals and design drawings.
* Strong Safety/Quality ethos.
* Analytical thinking to analyse data and determine how to incorporate their findings into the design.
* High levels of personal credibility and gravitas.
* Strong leadership ability with a dynamic mind-set.
* Ability to establish and maintain trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders and ability to influence decision making across all levels.
* Ability to demonstrate strong commercial acumen combined with an analytical, creative and pro-active mind-set.
* Strong cultural awareness.
* Excellent time management to keep the project on schedule and keep team members working within deadline