Associate Landscape Architect — BIM & Design Lead (Dubai)

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United Arab Emirates

On-site

AED 320,000 - 380,000

Full time

27 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Career progression

Digital design exposure

Mentoring opportunities

Job summary

ICON in Dubai is seeking an Associate Landscape Architect to join our growing team, delivering diverse landscape, public realm, hospitality and masterplanning projects across the UAE and wider region. You will lead design directions, manage programmes, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior staff, and drive digital delivery through BIM, Vantagepoint and AI-enabled workflows.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience, strong client-facing skills, and a proactive, solutions-focused

Qualifications

8+ years of professional experience in Landscape Architecture.
Experience delivering landscape projects across public realm, hospitality, residential, masterplanning.
Strong design, technical, and project management capabilities.
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and deliverables.
Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
Knowledge of UAE/GCC processes, authorities, and delivery frameworks.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Mentoring and supporting junior team members.
Proactive, collaborative, solutions-focused approach.

Responsibilities

Support delivery of landscape architecture and public realm projects from concept to construction.
Maintain design quality and technical excellence across all stages.
Contribute sustainable, practical design solutions aligned with client objectives.
Manage programmes, deliverables, resources, and day-to-day coordination.
Support budgeting, reporting, and resource planning.
Build and maintain relationships with clients, consultants, stakeholders, and authorities.
Lead and participate in meetings, design reviews, workshops, and presentations.
Coordinate across landscape, engineering, planning, BIM, and PM disciplines.
Mentor Landscape Architects, Graduates, and BIM professionals.
Foster a positive, collaborative, high-performing team culture.
Promote BIM workflows, AI-enabled tools, and Vantagepoint to improve delivery.