Ahmed Eid · Architecture & Design Management

Ahmed Eid: Profile

Ahmed Eid

Design Manager with 13+ years across the UAE, GCC, and North Africa, leading projects from scope and concept through tender and building permit.

Core expertise

  • Design Management
  • Architectural Design (Concept, Schematic, Detailed)
  • Project Planning & Execution (Concept to Tender Delivery)
  • Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Authority Approvals (DM, Trakhees, DDA)
  • High-Rise Residential
  • Mixed-Use Developments
  • Cost & Budget Management / Value Engineering
  • BIM Coordination
  • Clash Detection
  • Risk Management, Quality Assurance & Site Supervision
  • RIBA Stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Design Management (Timelines, Milestones, Resource Planning & Reporting)
  • ERP System Development & Internal Workflow Automation

Summary

Skilled in project planning, resource and stakeholder management, quality assurance, risk identification and mitigation, and cost/budget control with variance tracking, achieving AED 15–25 M cost savings and up to 20% saleable-area gains per project through value engineering.

From pre-concept to building permit.

Systems & learning

Developed and implemented an advanced in-house ERP system with integrated workflows, role-based duties, and reporting tools to safeguard quality, track progress, and accelerate delivery. Committed to continuous learning through a BIM Diploma, LEED certification, and Harvard & MIT online design programs.

Background

Ahmed Eid Ibrahim is a Design Manager at Nad Alshiba Engineering Consultants in Dubai. A graduate of Ain Shams University (B.Arch., 2013), he has worked across the UAE, KSA, Oman, Kuwait, and Egypt with James Cubitt & Partners, Salama Structural Engineers, Jouzy Consulting Engineers, Inspiration Consulting Engineers, and Fibrex Construction Group.

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Experience

  • Design Manager, Nad Alshiba Engineering Consultants (NASEC)

    Nov 2022 – Present · Dubai, UAE

    Lead the design phase end to end, from scope, timelines, and budgets through concept to the full tender package, across a portfolio of live projects. Lead and motivate multi-disciplinary teams, manage stakeholders, and monitor progress, costs, and risks against plan, adjusting resources to keep projects on schedule, within budget, and to the required quality standard. Designed and built an advanced in-house ERP system with internal workflows, quality-control checkpoints, and reporting dashboards to streamline delivery and reporting across all live projects.

    Projects: JVT Tower, Zen Lagoon Tower, Abu Alnaga I01, Abu Alnaga J01, The Place Tower, Amaya Residence, Malina W1, Switzerland Villas, Floating Lido Hotel, World Fire Emission Reduction Alliance, Wasl Vita Mall, Lehbab Fire Station, Food Tech Valley Masjid

  • Lead Architect, James Cubitt & Partners

    Dec 2021 – Nov 2022 · Cairo, Egypt

    Working mainly on design sketches for new high-rise residential and mixed-use projects, coordinating between Abu Dhabi, Jeddah, and Cairo teams to provide full pre-concept and concept packages for the developer’s review, including many options that would satisfy the client purpose through GFA efficiency, form elegance, and the project’s economic values.

    Projects: Mawten Towers, JLT Danube Twin Towers, Al Hilal New Stadium & Tech City

  • Senior Design Architect, Salama Structural Engineers (SSE)

    Jul 2017 – Dec 2021 · Dubai, UAE

    Handled many of the company’s projects regionally in the Middle East, in the UAE, KSA, Oman, Kuwait, and Egypt, going through all design stages and phases, as well as being the connection point between all the design teams in each country and heading a design team of four other teammates in Dubai.

    Projects: Wadi Degla Sports Club / Tower, Damac Twin Towers, Muscat Palace, Port Rashid Residence, Holiday Inn & Hilton Garden Inn, Emaar District Cooling Plant

  • Architect, Jouzy Consulting Engineers

    Aug 2016 – Jul 2017 · Dubai, UAE

    Worked especially in the design development stage on existing project proposals, meeting clients’ cost-reduction requirements and area savings, pushing the projects forward with the authority and structural teams to meet the targeted area and cost, as well as working on the design concept stage for other projects.

    Projects: Sterling Twin Towers, Dubai Hotel Tower, Oud Al Muteena Housing Project, Hatta Housing Project, Al Furjan 04, Al Furjan 05, Langham Place

  • Junior Architect, Inspiration Consulting Engineers (ICE)

    Mar 2015 – Aug 2016 · Dubai, UAE

    Reporting to the senior architect as part of a team introducing design concepts for residential towers and hotels through the local authorities’ building regulations, attending meetings with clients and authority engineers, and later taking over some projects individually with independent design concept proposals.

    Projects: Al Sofouh Tower, Nadd Al Humar Tower G+10, Nadd Al Humar Tower G+8, JVC Tower, International City G+5, Al Mamzar Tower

  • Facade Architect, Fibrex Construction Group

    Jul 2013 – Mar 2015 · Cairo, Egypt

    Designed GRC & GRB details and connections, releasing the required shop drawings for manufacture and following up site conditions and the installation process.

    Projects: The St. Regis Hotel, Cairo

Education

  • Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Ain Shams University (2008 – 2013)

Awards

  • International Property Awards 2024: Best Renovation Project
  • International Property Awards 2025: Best Service Project

Certificates

  • Harvard X: The Architectural Imagination (edX)
  • Autodesk Revit Certified
  • BIM Architecture Diploma (in progress)
  • LEED Accreditation Candidate

Memberships & accreditations

  • SOE
  • Trakhees Blue Card
  • Trakhees White Card

Software

  • AutoCAD
  • Revit
  • 3ds Max
  • Rhino
  • Lumion
  • Adobe
  • MS Office Suite
  • Clash detection tools