Senior Interior Designer

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise interior fit-out works for the renovation of a high-rise, five-star hotel.

• Ensure all interior works comply with approved drawings, specifications, hotel brand standards, and project quality requirements.

• Review interior shop drawings, material submittals, joinery details, cutting lists, stone dry-lay arrangements, samples, and mockups.

• Oversee the construction and approval of benchmark guestrooms and suites before mass production.

• Supervise bespoke joinery, millwork, decorative metalwork, stone finishes, acoustic panels, carpets, wall finishes, and decorative lighting.

• Monitor FF&E delivery, storage, protection, installation, and final condition.

• Coordinate interior works with architectural, structural, MEP, fire and life-safety systems.

• Ensure proper integration of air diffusers, sprinklers, access panels, lighting fixtures, switches, and other services into the interior design.

• Resolve dimensional differences between the existing building structure and new interior design elements.

• Inspect guestrooms, royal suites, lobbies, dining venues, prayer areas, public spaces, and back-of-house areas.

• Identify defective or non-compliant work and monitor the completion of corrective actions.

• Lead interior snagging, de-snagging, and final handover inspections.

• Coordinate with the client, hotel operator, design consultants, fit-out contractors, and FF&E suppliers.

• Monitor progress and report quality concerns, technical issues, and delays to the Project Manager.

Minimum Requirements:

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

• Valid Saudi Council of Engineers membership is mandatory.

• Minimum 15 years of experience in interior fit-out, interior design coordination, and construction supervision.

• Proven experience delivering five-star hotels, luxury hospitality developments, or major hotel renovation projects.

• Experience in high-rise refurbishment and brownfield projects is strongly preferred.

• Strong knowledge of bespoke joinery, millwork, stone, decorative finishes, lighting, acoustic treatments, and FF&E installation.

• Familiarity with international luxury hotel brand standards and operator requirements.

• Knowledge of acoustic performance, fire-rated materials, and flame-retardant fabric requirements.

• Previous experience working with an engineering consultancy or construction supervision consultant.

• Strong ability to review shop drawings, materials, mockups, and technical submittals.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, BIM coordination, and relevant interior design software.

• Experience in Madinah Central Area or similarly sensitive urban locations is preferred.

• NCIDQ or an equivalent international interior design accreditation is preferred.

• Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory; Arabic is preferred.