Ref: NP370-465

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

- Leading Developer seeks Senior Architect Design Head to be based in Ras Al Khaimah.
- Working within the Design, Planning and Projects team to complete design/ design management assignments from bid stage, through concept design to project completion.
- This role requires leadership and participation on projects with other parts of the business. The Senior Architect Design Head will independently manage all aspects of multiple complex projects simultaneously, including managing Stakeholder expectations, maintaining project programs and budgets, leading project teams, and driving design excellence from the consultants, contractors and sub-contractors .
- Project typologies include masterplan community, hospitality and commercial projects.
- Part of the senior design team to lead, develop, produce, and moreover manage quality design and business outcomes. The Senior Architectural Design Head will be a technical leader with an ability to deliver projects, manage design and mentor a team of creative professionals.
- Managing Executive leadership Liaison, Consultant Liaison, Project management, coupled with strong design/design management, technical and creative leadership.
- Overseeing projects from inception, managing RFP and bid process of consultants, appointment and overall design and delivery management of external consultants and internal teams.
- Lead in the development of technical project material and guide the delivery of all aspects of multiple projects. Establish the bar for quality, and delivery across a practice, and establish systems for more effective project delivery. Strong conceptual design skills, ability to provide spatial design solutions for a wide range of project types, and project scales – provide design leadership. Strong graphic and visualization skills, able to conceptualize ideas in sketch and digital formats.
- Global perspective, and strong knowledge and interest in contemporary/Classic design, including ability to identify and suggest international best practice case studies and benchmarks.

Requirements

- 15+ year’s relevant experience, preferably in a multi-disciplinary Architectural environment. RIBA qualification highly advantageous.
- Strong ability to work within a dynamic environment. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and other presentation software.
- Expert in using Revit, CAD, In-design, Sketch-up and other graphical soft-wares (experience in Rhino is preferred)
- Extensive experience in the management of projects from concept development to completion.
- Strong design/design management skills with ability to work from broad scale master planning to detailed landscape design.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to manage internal and external relationships.

About the Company

Consisting only of Director level personnel, each with over 12 years' experience of working within the Gulf Region, we aim to alleviate all the issues and frustrations traditionally associated with using a Resourcing or external HR service. Each client and candidate is handpicked and dealt with by a Director personally thus ensuring that all parties get the level of service they expect. to: Consisting only of Director level personnel, each with over 12 years' experience of working within the Gulf Region, we aim to alleviate all the issues and frustrations traditionally associated with using a Resourcing or external HR service. Each client and candidate is handpicked and dealt with by a Director personally thus ensuring that all parties get the level of service they expect.

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Architect salaries in UAE

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AED 9,000

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