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 51^st 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.

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Design Manager (Roads and Utilities) to join our award-winning team based in Dubai, UAE. 

This critical role will work as part of the Infrastructure team for large-scale infrastructure projects, focusing on a brownfield master-planned site with diverse challenges. 

We envisage success in this role to include: 

• Managing, coordinating and delivering technically demanding projects on time, within budget and to the desired quality.
• Managing a multi functional design team responsible for delivering projects in accordance with client’s requirements.
• Coordinating design activities across various disciplines within the infrastructure design team.
• Interfacing with the Client and other design team members regarding the production of information in line with agreed deliverables.
• Understanding and managing changes to scope, budget and programme.
• Identifying risks and opportunities and contributing to the project risk and opportunities register.
• Escalating any matters that could pose a potential contractual/commercial risk to KEO at the earliest opportunity.
• Familiarity with Dubai RTA, Dubai Municipality and DEWA Standards.  

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering and more than 10 years of experience in a similar position. Having a membership of a professional institution is desirable.   

Furthermore, you should demonstrate: 

• Candidates from Design Consultancies that focus on Municipality/National scale Infra projects will be of great interest.
• Proven experience as an infrastructure Design Manager.

• Solid written and verbal communication skills in English. 

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.