Project Manager

Job description / Role

Our client is one of the worlds most famous Italian designers and manufactures of high-end furniture. Their products have been designed by some of the most famous architects in the world and they have been exhibited in some of the most prestigious Design and Art Museums in the world, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the M.U.K.A in Antwerpen, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, the Triennale in Milan, the Biennale of Architecture in Venice and others. The company has collaborated with some of the most important and famous architects and Interior designers in the world, such as Pierluigi Cerri,Toshiyuki Kita, Richard Fleischman, Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, Toyo Ito, Daniel Libeskind, Eric Maria, Ministry of Design, Mauro Lipparini, Park Associati, John Portman Associates, Shin Takamatsu, UdA, Studio Ventimiglia, James Wines / SITE, Carlos Zapata and others. Their brand is a synonymous with style, elegance and creativity all over the world. It is therefore with a great deal of pride that Kershaw Leonard has been selected to find this most prestigious of clients a new Project Manager/ Technical Designer. Responsibilities - To coordinate the design works between the UAE contracting sites and the Italian design offices. - To support the local or the Italian Sales Managers in the communication with the clients, for technical issues. - To manage the technical works needed to be done locally, from site measurements to preparation of technical drawings for local suppliers - To manage the relations with the local suppliers and to check the quality of the local products - To coordinate the installation teams and to supervise the local site works Reporting - Report project management activities directly to the top management in Italy. - Report economic and financial activities to the Administrative and Financial Manager at the clients offices in Dubai

Requirements

Professional characteristics The candidate optimal characteristics include: - Professional experience in the technical design of interiors for high-end properties. - Professional experience in the management of interiors contracting projects in the Middle East - A degree in Architecture and/or Design, with an excellent studies curriculum. - Availability for short trips to contact clients in the Middle East region. - Excellent knowledge of the English language. Allowances and works instruments The candidate will be eligible for the following allowances and work instruments: - Accrued annual leave at the rate of thirty calendar days per annum for each completed year of service. - Medical Insurance Allowance - Labor and residence sponsorship, with related necessary documentation and costs. - Company mobile phone, PC and working tools. - Economy return air passage to home - Gratuity as per UAE labour law

About the company

KERSHAW LEONARD "WE CHANGE PEOPLES LIVES" Who we are: Founded in September 1999 The Kershaw Leonard Group was based upon professional recruitment practices laid down by the UK Institute of Employment Consultants whose values are still at the core of our success today. Inherently we believe that recruitment is a people business not a CV processing business and as such we take time and care to make sure we understand the needs of both our Clients and our Candidates. Such attention to the care side of our business together with the sheer length of time we have been established has given us a unique position. We regularly attract top class candidates who only want to work with Kershaw Leonard as they trust our confidentiality and professionalism. Similarly, more than 75% of the clients we work with come back for more when they have a new position to fill. What we do: Kershaw Leonard Group places exceptional talent on a Global scale. Our winning strategy is to partner very closely with a small number of clients so we can really understand their objectives, needs and aspirations in a way that allows us to intuitively know the kind of cultural fit they are looking for when the time comes for them to recruit new talent. Then once that talent is on board and part of the clients team, to assist wherever is needed to improve performance and leadership skills Why Us: The Kershaw Leonard Group is more than just a recruitment agency. In addition to KL Recruitment, KL Consulting offers a vast spectrum of skills from our experienced behavioural psychologist and consultants with almost two decades of HR Director level experience in the region.