Senior Design Architect

Job description / Role

• Guide and assist of the selection of design consultant teams through initial outreach, RFPs, award and contract execution, and contract administration.
• Manage internal collaborative design reviews.
• Collaborate with design, development and construction teams on design strategy, schedule, budgets and execution.
• Review and comment on design related deliverables.
• Assist in development and implementation of design guidelines for the large scale projects.
• Ensure that procedures for maintaining high standards of quality, reliability and safety in project designs are in place, implemented and maintained.
• Ensure that design development, change control and progress monitoring procedures are in place, functioning correctly and always maintained.
• Monitor and report on the performance of the design process and initiatives for improving product designs.
• Implement quality and safety requirements in accordance with company needs, based on current regulations, emerging trends and best practice.
• Evaluate and implement improved techniques for the control of product designs, quality, reliability and safety.

• Exceptional design aesthetic executed on a range of commercial projects.
• Exemplary project management skills including organization, time management, resourcefulness, flexibility, communication and collaboration with proven success at teamwork and working independently
• Strong team player and collaborator with the ability to balance teamwork and independent project assignments
• Demonstrated ability to achieve results and drive to succeed.
• Ten (10) years minimum of previous experience required
• Experience with Ultra Luxury Projects
• Demonstrated success of working across design disciplines with architects, engineers, designers, etc.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, 3D modeling (Sketchup or Revit)
• Experience in GCC preferred
• Ability to work with diverse and cross-functional teams.
• Leadership skills to set clear goals, motivate direct and indirect team and produce superior results under challenging schedules.

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties. We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more. Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

• Banking & Finance
• Human Resources
• Oil & Gas
• Construction
• Architecture & Engineering