Senior Design Project Manager (Architect/Interior Design)

About the Role

The Senior Project Manager owns the end-to-end delivery of assigned Flow developments - driving each project across its full lifecycle (Concept → Design Development → GFC Documentation → FF&E Selection → Site Execution → Handover) on scope, schedule, budget, and brand. As the single point of accountability for every assigned project, this role orchestrates cross-discipline delivery across architecture, interior design, structural engineering, MEP, and landscape, while coordinating consultants, contractors, and internal design teams. The Senior Project Manager covers Flow's full project taxonomy-ground-up developments, conversion projects, third-party standard conversions, and tenant improvements/fit-out and reports to the Head of Design Management. This person sets the delivery cadence, governs change and risk, mentors Project Managers, and holds a zero-tolerance line on uncontrolled changes and undocumented decisions.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end project delivery across the full lifecycle from Concept through Handover

• Own project scope, schedule, and budget baselines; monitor and forecast against them throughout delivery

• Lead cross-discipline coordination across architecture, interior design, structural, MEP, and landscape teams, resolving interfaces before they reach site

• Establish and govern the project delivery cadence - programmes, milestones, gateway reviews, and action-log discipline

• Manage consultants and contractors against scope and contract obligations; review deliverables for brand and technical compliance

• Govern change and variation - ensure every change is documented, approved, and cost-aligned

• Identify project risks early, maintain the risk register, and drive documented mitigation with department leads

• Manage the RFI/submittal cycle, enforcing turnaround SLAs and keeping documentation under version control

• Report project health - cost, schedule, risk, and quality - to the Head of Design Management on a defined cadence

• Coordinate seamless project handover with complete as-built and FM documentation at close-out

• Mentor and review the work of Project Managers, raising delivery discipline across the team

• Support development feasibility, procurement strategy, and consultant appointments in partnership with EQS, procurement, and development teams

Ideal Background

• Bachelor's or Master's in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related built-environment discipline; PMP, PRINCE2, or RICS certification strongly preferred

• 10-15+ years of experience in project management on mid- to large-scale real estate development projects

• Background at a real estate developer, project management consultancy, or tier-one contracting or consulting firm, with direct exposure to design-through-delivery project management

• Proven end-to-end delivery of at least 5 mid-to-large real estate projects across ground-up, conversion, and fit-out types

• Strong cross-discipline coordination experience across architecture, interior design, structural, MEP, and landscape

• Commercial fluency-budgets, procurement, cost control, variations, and claims awareness

• Exposure to multiple markets and regulatory environments, US and/or MENA preferred

• Working knowledge of FIDIC/AIA contracts

• Proficiency in Primavera P6 or MS Project, Procore or equivalent CDE platform, Bluebeam Revu, AutoCAD, and Revit (review level)

• Comfortable leading and holding accountable consultants, contractors, and internal design teams