Senior Interior Architect

Senior Interior Designer:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Interior Designer with 10+ years of professional experience in interior design, design coordination, and project delivery, preferably within a Project Management Consultancy (PMC) environment. The candidate will oversee interior design activities throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring design compliance, quality, functionality, and alignment with client requirements, project specifications, budgets, and schedules.

The role involves reviewing design submissions, coordinating with consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders, monitoring site implementation, and ensuring that interior design works are executed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, applicable regulations, and project requirements.

2. Key Responsibilities

Design Review and Management

• Review and evaluate interior design concepts, detailed design packages, material selections, finishes, furniture layouts, lighting plans, and specifications submitted by design consultants and contractors.

• Ensure design submissions comply with the project brief, employer’s requirements, approved design intent, technical standards, and applicable authority regulations.

• Provide technical comments and recommendations on design proposals, shop drawings, material submittals, samples, and mock-ups.

• Identify design discrepancies, technical conflicts, constructability issues, and potential risks, recommending appropriate solutions.

• Monitor design development and ensure coordination between architectural, structural, MEP, lighting, and specialist design disciplines.

PMC and Project Coordination

• Coordinate with clients, architects, consultants, contractors, project managers, and other stakeholders to resolve design-related issues.

• Monitor design deliverables, submission schedules, review cycles, and approvals to ensure compliance with the project programme.

• Participate in design coordination meetings, technical workshops, progress meetings, and client presentations.

• Maintain design review registers, technical comment logs, material approval trackers, and design status reports.

• Support the Project Manager and Design Manager in managing design changes, technical queries, and design-related risks.

Site Supervision and Quality Control

• Conduct site inspections to verify that interior design works comply with approved drawings, specifications, material standards, and quality requirements.

• Monitor installation of finishes, joinery, ceilings, flooring, wall treatments, fixtures, furniture, and other interior elements.

• Review site observations, non-conformance reports, and requests for information (RFIs) related to interior design works.

• Coordinate with site teams to resolve discrepancies between approved design documents and actual site conditions.

• Verify mock-ups, samples, and workmanship quality and follow up on corrective actions.

Technical and Commercial Support

• Review material and finish proposals for compliance with project specifications and approved design intent.

• Assist in evaluating alternative materials, value engineering proposals, and design modifications while maintaining quality and functionality.

• Support the review of variation proposals, cost implications, and technical submissions related to interior design.

• Ensure compliance with accessibility requirements, fire and life safety standards, sustainability objectives, and relevant local authority regulations.

• Review as-built drawings, operation and maintenance documentation, and interior design handover deliverables, as required.

3. Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture, or a related discipline.

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in interior design, design coordination, and project delivery.

• Previous experience working with a PMC, engineering consultancy, or client-side project management team is strongly preferred.

• Proven experience in commercial, hospitality, residential,high rise, mixed-use, or other large-scale building projects.

• Strong knowledge of interior design materials, finishes, specifications, construction methods, and detailing.

• Experience reviewing consultant design submissions, contractor shop drawings, material submittals, and technical documentation.

• Familiarity with UAE building regulations, authority requirements, fire and life safety standards, and accessibility requirements.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office; working knowledge of Revit, BIM coordination tools, and relevant design software is an advantage.

4. Key Competencies

• Strong design review, technical evaluation, and coordination skills.

• Excellent understanding of interior design detailing and construction processes.

• Ability to identify design risks and provide practical, technically sound solutions.

• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and report-writing skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, review deadlines, and project deliverables.

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality and compliance.

• Effective problem-solving, decision-making, and teamwork skills.

• Ability to work independently and coordinate effectively within a multidisciplinary project team.

5. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Timely completion of design reviews and technical submissions.

• Quality and accuracy of design review comments and recommendations.

• Compliance of interior design works with approved drawings and specifications.

• Effective closure of design coordination issues and technical observations.

• Timely resolution of site-related design issues and non-conformances.

• Compliance with project quality standards, programme requirements, and client expectations.

• Effective coordination among design consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders.

6. Preferred Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have a strong combination of interior design expertise, technical review capabilities, construction knowledge, and project coordination experience. The candidate should be comfortable representing the client’s interests within a PMC environment, monitoring consultant and contractor performance, and ensuring that interior design deliverables meet the required standards of quality, compliance, and timely project execution.

Pay: From AED17,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person