Design Manager - Landscape Architecture

Company Description

Omrania has worked on some of the region’s most prominent projects as Landscape Architects and Planners. Our portfolio spans a diverse range of projects, from historic and cultural spaces to the world’s largest urban park.

With a strong pipeline of work and exciting projects across the region, Omrania offers excellent opportunities for professional growth and development, allowing our people to contribute to some of the most ambitious and transformative projects in the region.

Job Description

Design Manager (DM) | Landscape Architecture 

A. Role

Lead day-to-day management and coordination of landscape and public-realm design across early-stage concept through detailed and IFC delivery, ensuring design excellence, commercial control, and full interdisciplinary integration.

B. Design Management and Team Leadership

• Plan, manage, and deliver assigned projects within approved time, fee, and quality parameters.
• Develop commercial awareness — actively monitor fee utilisation, scope changes, and initiate change-control processes where required.
• Prepare and maintain resource and deliverable schedules in coordination with the HoD and Project Managers.
• Contribute to sub-consultant procurement, scope definition, and technical performance assessment.
• Lead, mentor, and motivate a multi-disciplinary team (Landscape, Irrigation, BIM, Visualisation, CAD, and Environmental specialists).
• Implement structured QA/QC and peer-review procedures at every design gateway.
• Coordinate early integration of civil, MEP, and infrastructure requirements.
• Ensure landscape designs incorporate sustainability, accessibility, and safety-in-design principles.
• Deliver complex landscape projects while providing technical and managerial guidance throughout design and construction support.
• Delegate tasks effectively, monitor progress, manage risks, and report proactively.
• Ensure compliance with internal QMS and ISO 9001 processes.
• Represent the Landscape discipline in client and consultant meetings, managing expectations and promoting company values.
• Contribute to proposals: scope identification, design methodology, management plans, deliverables lists, and design budgets.
• Maintain formal documentation — Minutes of Meetings, Design-Change Logs, Coordination Trackers, and Risk Registers.

C. Design & Technical Expertise

• Oversee and review preparation of all landscape deliverables, including Design Delivery Plans, Reports, Drawings, Hardscape/Softscape Packages, Irrigation & Grading Plans, Planting Strategies, Sustainability Narratives, and Material Schedules.
• Collaborate with HoD and PMs on complex technical challenges ensuring constructability and environmental performance.
• Ensure accurate production of tender and IFC documentation aligned with authority standards (RCRC, MOMRA, SBC, DM, etc.).
• Develop and track deliverables lists per contract scope.
• Maintain awareness of current codes, standards, and sustainable design best practice.
• Lead BIM integration using Revit LA / Civil 3D / Navisworks, ensuring model accuracy, coordination, and LOD compliance.
• Review sub-consultant deliverables and coordinate with Architecture, Structure, MEP, Infrastructure, and ID teams.
• Work with QS and Spec Writer to develop landscape specifications, BOQs, and cost schedules.
• Contribute to Value-Engineering, tender evaluation, and site support.
• Champion innovation in digital design, visualisation, and sustainable materials.

D. Communication and Collaboration

• Exhibit fluent written and spoken communication in English (and Arabic where applicable).
• Lead client presentations, design workshops, and coordination reviews.
• Translate complex technical data into clear visual and verbal narratives for stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, and authorities.
• Foster a collaborative, respectful culture aligned with company values.
• Maintain consistently high Client-Satisfaction Scores through proactive service.

E. Department Operations

• Report weekly to HoD/Management on schedules, deliverables, and resource allocation.
• Work closely with Project Managers for programme tracking and risk reporting.
• Coordinate within the team and across disciplines to ensure cohesive project delivery.
• Participate in QA reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Support development of internal standards, templates, and digital workflows.
• Mentor team members and contribute to the Landscape Skills Framework through structured CPD and feedback.
• Adopt full ownership and accountability for assigned projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from a recognised University (required).
• Professional accreditation or eligibility (CMLI, ASLA, or equivalent) preferred.
• Minimum 15 years total experience, including at least 3 years in a design-management capacity within the GCC.
• Comprehensive understanding of landscape design principles, construction techniques, and regional authority codes.
• Demonstrated success in managing large-scale public-realm projects.
• Proficiency in Revit LA, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, Navisworks, Microsoft Project, and BIM 360.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage budgets, prioritise workloads, and deliver under pressure.