Dubai Architect: Design Lead & Delivery

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM Middle East Ltd in Dubai invites an experienced Architect to lead building design and delivery within a multidisciplinary consultancy. You will translate client ambitions into coordinated architectural solutions, balancing aesthetics, constructability, and budget while guiding design development through project stages.

The role emphasizes collaboration with structural, MEP, landscape, and interior teams, ensuring designs meet schedule targets and quality standards, with engagement in

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Architecture or a closely related architectural discipline.
• Relevant experience delivering architectural projects within a consultancy, design practice, or multidisciplinary environment.
• Strong architectural design capability supported by practical technical knowledge.
• Proven ability to translate client requirements into coordinated and deliverable design solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design development for assigned building projects and work packages.
• Interpret client briefs, functional requirements, and project objectives into clear architectural solutions.
• Develop design concepts that balance aesthetics, functionality, technical performance, and project constraints.
• Coordinate architectural requirements with structural, MEP, landscape, interior design, and other specialist disciplines.
• Guide the preparation of plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, and supporting design documentation.
• Manage technical complexities that arise as architectural concepts progress toward coordinated design solutions.
• Review design information for consistency, accuracy, constructability, and alignment with approved project requirements.
• Participate in client workshops and design reviews, communicating architectural concepts and recommendations clearly.

Skills

Architectural design

Building design

Concept development

Design development

Technical architecture

Architectural drawings

Space planning

Design coordination

Multidisciplinary coordination

Design documentation

Technical detailing

Constructability review

Client brief interpretation

Client presentations

Design reviews

Building systems coordination

Schedule management

Budget awareness

Project coordination

Stakeholder coordination

BIM coordination

CAD documentation

Architectural visualization

Technical reporting

Design delivery

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

3ds Max

Rhino

Navisworks

Lumion

Job description

AECOM Middle East Ltd in Dubai invites an experienced Architect to lead building design and delivery within a multidisciplinary consultancy. You will translate client ambitions into coordinated architectural solutions, balancing aesthetics, constructability, and budget while guiding design development through project stages.

The role emphasizes collaboration with structural, MEP, landscape, and interior teams, ensuring designs meet schedule targets and quality standards, with engagement in