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.

• 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
• Coverflow's full project taxonomy—ground-up developments, conversion projects, third-party standard conversions, and tenant improvements/fit-out
• 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

Requirements

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

Skills

• 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

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance and parental leave benefits
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan, healthcare and dependent care FSAs, HSA-compatible plan options with annual employer HSA funding and pre-tax commuter benefits
• Weekly catered lunches, wellness classes and employee discounts on Flow hotel stays, grocer products, and merch