Project Manager - Design Review

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP / PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM / CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on‑demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun‑runs, in‑house sports teams and beach clean‑ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Project Manager to join our Design Review & Technical Services team, based in Doha, Qatar.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Manage and lead the design review process across all design disciplines.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with clients, consultants, contractors, project stakeholders, and project teams.
• Focal point for all design review‑related correspondence and meetings.
• Track and manage deliverables, ensuring alignment with project milestones.
• Conduct technical workshops, design coordination meetings, and interdisciplinary reviews to facilitate design integration and alignment.
• Review design drawings, specifications, and reports to ensure compliance with contractual requirements, codes, and design intent.
• Identify inconsistencies, gaps, or risks in design submissions and coordinate with stakeholders to resolve issues efficiently.
• Maintain the design review tracking system to monitor progress, manage deadlines, and report status updates.
• Ensure that design changes are managed through a structured process and properly communicated and documented.
• Coordinate with regulatory authorities (as needed) to ensure the review team is abreast with the latest local statutory and permitting regulations and requirements.
• Ensure lessons learned and best practices from previous projects are integrated into ongoing design reviews.
• Report regularly on design review progress, risks, and required actions.
• Manage and plan resource utilization.
• Assist with managing team development initiatives.
• Assist in business development and Bid activities.
• Monitor and Control project financials and prepare reports for management review.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 15 years of relevant experience on design managementor technical review role partnered with Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or Engineering. Masters, PhD, or similar is an advantage. Experience in large-scale development projects in GCC region.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award‑winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

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