Manish Jain

Head of Operations & Projects at CitySpace LLC

• United Arab Emirates - Dubai
• My current job since March 2017

Project Design Manager at CitySpace

• Other
• January 2013 to January 2015

Worked in a senior management role, led the design, QS and projects teams from initiation to
completion across all projects and deliverables.
The role included but was not limited to lead the design process, review and approve the cost
plan, monitor the procurement and oversee the project delivery including quality control and
client management.
Led design process and design management, managed feasibility studies and due diligence,
design presentations and approval process, design integration and supervision.
Developed project programmes, chaired project meetings and conference calls, reviewed
weekly progress reports including risk assessment, change control and quality control.
Reviewed and approved budgets, estimates and quotes, value engineering and variation claims.
- Refurbishment of an office for a multinational banking & financial services company at
DIFC (Societe Generale)
Led and managed the project from initiation to handover.
- Expansion & Refurbishment of an office for a global legal practice based in DIFC
(Norton Rose Fulbright)
Worked as a

Project Architect

• January 2007 to January 2013

Projects worked upon as a

Project Designer at American Insurance Group, Barclays Capital

• January 2004 to January 2007

, Clifford Chance, IFC World Bank and
Norton Rose @ DIFC
- CISCO Systems, British American Tobacco & 3M @ DIC and ABN AMRO @ Bank Street
Job responsibilities included review of concept design, design development and technical
design, material and finishes, samples and mock ups.
- Monitored and controlled the design and specifications for interiors works
- Coordinated with furniture suppliers for specifications, finishes and quotes
- Coordinated with clients, consultants and projects managers
- Technical coordination with MEP sub-consultants, sub-contractors and suppliers
- Design integration with specialist vendors like IT, Audio Visual and Security works
- Liaised with landlord, building managing and local authorities
- Managed civil, MEP and other sub-contractors and suppliers on site
- Project planning, schedules and site supervision

Architect at ARIF & BINTOAK

• United Arab Emirates
• August 2003 to March 2004

(Arif & Bintoak is a multi - disciplinary Architectural & engineering practice established in 1975)
Worked as a Contract

Senior Project Architect at ADRIANSE GROUP

• United Arab Emirates
• July 2002 to August 2003

ADRIANSE GROUP is an international design office offering services encompassing all aspects of
space planning, interior design & project management having offices all over Asia Pacific Region)
Major projects worked upon as

Project Architect at SPAZZIO Design Architecture

• United Arab Emirates
• April 2000 to July 2002

(Spazzio is a design firm involved in architectural & interiors projects & is associated with various
international architectural offices)
Major projects worked upon as a

Architect at Rajinder Kumar & Associates

• United Arab Emirates
• May 1998 to April 2000

(RKA is a multi - disciplinary organization in practice since 1969 with specialization in large
master plans, corporate & hospitality design & associated with various international
architectural firms & consultants)
Major projects worked upon as an

R&D at Corporate Office

• United Arab Emirates
• July 1996 to January 1997

for Eli Lilly (India), Gurgaon (Architecture, Interior & Project
management) 40, 000 sqft US $2m G+3 Completed in 2002 Project overview C&W
- Corporate Office for Gillette, Gurgaon 57, 000 sqft US$1.6m PM C&W Completed in 2000
- Office for Platinum EDU / HFCL, Gurgaon 13, 000 sqft US $200, 000 Completed in 2001
Competitions & other projects worked upon as an associate member:
- Mahindra Knowledge Park (Software Park) Mohali, Concept NSI 15, 000 sqm Design dev.
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