Dokainish & Company logo
Design Management Lead - HIgh-End Development Project - Dubai
full-timeDubai

Summary

Location

Dubai

Type

full-time

Claim this Company

Are you the employer? Manage your company page directly.

Explore Jobs

About this role

About us: 

Dokainish & Company is a global organization that has been providing world class professional consultancy services since 2011. We have recently launched our MENA operations, headquartered in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. This expansion supports our strategy to serve government and private sector clients in capital projects across construction, infrastructure, energy, and commercial developments. 

Overview: 

Dokainish & Company is seeking an experienced Design Management Lead with architecture training and luxury interior design expertise to orchestrate design excellence across a high-end, luxury, mixed-use project in downtown Dubai.   

We need someone experienced who ensures design coherence, quality, and timely delivery across multiple asset classes and branded partnerships, and bridges architectural vision with interior execution while maintaining luxury positioning and technical feasibility.   

This is a full-time position, and the selected candidate must be based in Dubai, or in the UAE, willing to independently relocate to Dubai.  

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Lead design coordination across ultra-luxury residential, hospitality, branded residences, and retail components  
  • Ensure design language coherence while respecting individual asset class requirements  
  • Manage design consultant teams (architects, interior designers, landscape architects, lighting designers)  
  • Review and approve all design deliverables for quality, specification standards, and brand compliance  
  • Coordinate branded operator design requirements and resolve conflicts across multiple brands  
  • Drive design development balancing aesthetic ambition with budget constraints and constructability  
  • Establish specification standards and material palettes justifying premium market positioning  
  • Lead design review meetings with stakeholders, consultants, and brand partners  
  • Manage design changes, RFIs, and value engineering exercises without compromising design intent  
  • Ensure interior design execution meets luxury market expectations across all customer touchpoints  
  • Coordinate authority approvals for architectural and interior design submissions 

Background & Requirements: 

  • 10+ years in design management with architecture degree (B.Arch or M.Arch required) 
  • Extensive luxury interior design experience across residential, hospitality, and retail sectors 
  • Proven leadership on large-scale mixed-use or luxury projects (AED 1B+ development value) 
  • Deep understanding of high-end materials, finishes, FF&E, and luxury specification standards 
  • Experience managing international design consultants and branded operator design processes 
  • Strong technical knowledge bridging architectural design and interior execution 
  • Excellent aesthetic judgment with ability to balance creative vision and commercial reality 
  • Proficiency in design software (AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp) and visualization tools 
  • Dubai/GCC market experience with understanding of regional luxury design trends 
  • US, Canada, UK, or Australian education preferred 

 

What Success looks like:  

  • Design coherence achieved across all asset classes with distinct yet complementary identities 
  • Specification standards justify premium pricing and competitive differentiation 
  • Design deliverables on schedule supporting construction and launch timelines 
  • Brand partner design approvals secured without compromising project vision 
  • Interior execution sets new luxury benchmarks in Dubai market 

Other facts

Tech stack
Design Management,Architecture,Luxury Interior Design,Design Coordination,Consultant Management,Design Deliverables,Budget Management,Specification Standards,Stakeholder Management,Technical Knowledge,Aesthetic Judgment,Design Software,Dubai Market Experience,High-End Materials,Luxury Specification Standards,Branded Operator Design

About Dokainish & Company

Dokainish & Company is a professional services consultancy focusing on systems implementations within capital projects. We specialize in working closely and collaboratively with our clients to achieve long lasting and meaningful results in Project Management, Estimating, Project Controls, and Supply Chain.

Our consultants are dedicated to delivering your projects on budget and on time.

Team size: 11-50 employees
LinkedIn: Visit
Industry: Business Consulting and Services
Founding Year: 2011

What you'll do

  • Lead design coordination across various luxury components and ensure design coherence while managing consultant teams. Oversee design deliverables, manage changes, and ensure that interior design execution meets luxury market expectations.

Join Clera's Talent Pool

Get matched with similar opportunities at top startups

This role is hosted on Dokainish & Company's careers site.
Join our talent pool first to get notified about similar roles that match your profile.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a Design Management Lead - HIgh-End Development Project - Dubai do at Dokainish & Company?

As a Design Management Lead - HIgh-End Development Project - Dubai at Dokainish & Company, you will: lead design coordination across various luxury components and ensure design coherence while managing consultant teams. Oversee design deliverables, manage changes, and ensure that interior design execution meets luxury market expectations..

Why join Dokainish & Company as a Design Management Lead - HIgh-End Development Project - Dubai?

Dokainish & Company is a leading Business Consulting and Services company.

Is the Design Management Lead - HIgh-End Development Project - Dubai position at Dokainish & Company remote?

The Design Management Lead - HIgh-End Development Project - Dubai position at Dokainish & Company is based in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

How do I apply for the Design Management Lead - HIgh-End Development Project - Dubai position at Dokainish & Company?

You can apply for the Design Management Lead - HIgh-End Development Project - Dubai position at Dokainish & Company directly through Clera. Click the "Apply Now" button above to start your application. Clera's AI-powered platform will help match your profile with this opportunity and guide you through the application process. You can also learn more about Dokainish & Company on their website.