Manager, Attractions Designer

Job Description: Design Leadership & Delivery • Lead concept, schematic design, and detailed design packages across multiple simultaneous project workstreams. • Translate strategic briefs and creative direction into buildable, technically sound design solutions appropriate for wildlife and nature attraction contexts. • Coordinate design inputs across disciplines — architecture,landscape, structural engineering, MEP, and exhibit specialists — ensuring integrated and coherent design outcomes. • Identify design risks and conflicts early; develop and communicate resolution strategies to the Design Lead proactively. • Review and guide the work of Design Associates and Junior Designers, maintaining quality and consistency against project standards. Technical & Domain Expertise • Apply specialist knowledge of wildlife habitat design, aviary structures, ecological master planning, and visitor experience sequencing to project delivery. • Work closely with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) — including zoological, horticultural, structural, and environmental specialists to incorporate relevant technical and operational requirements into design. • Lead or participate in technical design reviews, structural assessments, and feasibility evaluations for complex attraction typologies. • Champion and build design-related AI tooling and digital workflows within the team to improve delivery efficiency and output quality. Business Development Support • Contribute to business development efforts through the production of high-quality visuals, design narratives, diagrams, and presentation materials. • Participate in client pitches, design workshops and other business development activities to showcase Mandai X's design capability and quality. • Contribute to thought leadership content, internal design standards, and capability-building initiatives. Job Requirements: • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Design, or a related field. • Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience, with ademonstrated track record in attractions design, themed environments, wildlife facilities, or nature-integrated destinations. • Proven ability to lead design workstreams independently fromconcept through detailed design. • Strong technical design skills with proficiency in relevant CAD,BIM, and visualisation tools. • Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary design teams andmanaging external consultants. • Excellent communication skills — written, visual, and verbal —for client and stakeholder engagement. • Preferably with experience in zoo, aquarium, aviary, or nature precinct design projects, particularly in tropical or Asian contexts • Familiarity with wildlife husbandry requirements and theintegration of animal welfare into design. • Exposure to regional attraction markets across Southeast or South Asia. • Experience developing or deploying AI tooling in a design studio context.