Senior Manager – Visualization and Design

Transguard Group was established in 2001 and has diversified significantly, we lead in the fields of Cash Services, Security Services, Manpower Services, Facilities Management & Aviation. Transguard Group is the UAE’s most trusted business support and outsourcing provider and has a large, dynamic and culturally diverse workforce with 50,000 employees!  We are currently recruiting for a Senior Manager – Visualization and Design for our trusted client to be based out of their headquarters in Dubai. 

Job Purpose

To translate the design concepts created within the Strategy and Development group into compelling illustrations and animations to support the vision for the future of the company. The illustrations and animations will range for conceptual to photo-realistic and short conceptual animations to fully edited fly throughs.

Job Accountabilities

• In conjunction with the Director and Head of Design, develop and deliver 3D models, visuals and animations to support the design studio initiatives.
• Ensure that all S&D strategy masterplans have been developed to the highest visual quality.
• Will collaborate with the Design Studio team to ensure the visual style and quality of the final visuals and animations is developed and maintained.
• Facilitate the development of a 3D virtual environment in which the design studio can communicate our design concepts and experience strategies.
• Assist in the development of a 3D mentoring guideline to ensure the uplift of the 3D modeling and visualization skills with the company's design studio.
• Enable and manage the development of selected members of staff within the company's design studio team.
• Collaborate and coordinate efforts with internal stakeholders and ensure 3D visual consistency throughout company.
• Develop, publish and control 3D visual internal design standards
• Assist in the development of an Augmented and Virtual Reality strategy with the Director and Head of Design. This will include evaluating future trends within the Visualization sector and preparing business concepts for how innovative technologies should be applied to the design studio.
• Manage the development of the Design Studios 3D printing capabilities. Ensure that the Design Studio maintains highly innovative standards when integrating the 3D capabilities.
• Collaborate and coordinate efforts with key internal stakeholders to ensure that the business is aware of our Visualization capabilities. Ensure alignment with of company's strategic design requirements and manage all visualization and graphic input.

Core Activities Experience

• Expert experience in developing 3D visualizations of the highest quality and detail.
• Must be able to demonstrate and communicate the full lifecycle of the of the visualization process.
• Expert knowledge of producing in-house animations.
• Demonstrate a design lead approach to visualization and produce presentation material.
• Demonstrate the ability to research solutions to either artistic or technical challenges when they arise.
• Proven track record of taking a concept sketch through to a detailed visual solution.
• Ensure that innovation within the visualization sector is incorporated into the design process.
• Develop 3D standards and guidelines and ensure compliance with the standards.
• Proven track record in mentoring team members to produce 3D visualization.
• Develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders.

Degree-

• Architecture or Interior Design or Visualization degree would
  be preferred
• Professional Qualifications/Regulatory Requirements- A professional qualification within Architecture or Interior
  Design or would be preferred but not necessary.
• Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in Architecture or Interior Design or Gaming producing cutting edge exterior and
  interior visuals and animations.

Technical Competencies

• Ability to guide the concept team through the 3D process
• Expert in market leading 3D software.
• Able to quickly visualize and translate initial sketches to 3D models and visuals
• Design led rendering style which will include Exterior and Interior environments
• Knowledge of innovation within the sector; VR, AR, 3D Printing etc.
• Personally driven to produce the highest quality of design and 3D visuals.
• People Management and Mentoring

Tools and Systems Experience

• All Market leading visualization software to be considered as
  long as an expert level of proficiency can be demonstrated.
  The main software packages could include 3D Max, Vray,
  Sketchup, Lumion, Rhino, adobe post-production suite etc