Interior Designer - Hospitality - Senior

Gensler; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global design firm in the UAE is seeking a Senior Interior Designer to lead innovative interior design projects. You will manage client relationships, mentor junior designers, and integrate sustainability into your work. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in hospitality interiors and a strong background in design technology. This role offers competitive benefits including medical and wellness programs, along with professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits including medical and dental

Profit sharing opportunities

Tuition reimbursement for eligible programs

Qualifications

• 10+ years professional experience in hospitality interiors projects.
• Experience leading design teams through all phases of design.
• Proficient in Revit and Creative Adobe Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative direction across interior design projects.
• Cultivate long-term client relationships through presentations.
• Guide interdisciplinary teams through the design process.

Skills

Conceptual design skills

Client relationship management

Mentoring

Sustainability-focused discussions

Strong presentation skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited school of design

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

Rhinoceros

AutoCAD

Job description

Your Role

As a Senior Interior Designer in the Gensler Dubai office, you are responsible for helping to lead a collaborative, creative team and providing design leadership through all phases of client projects. Use your unique design perspective to bring new approaches to design process and strategy, develop next-generation talent, and help our clients redesign what’s possible.

You have exceptional conceptual design skills, a background in architecture or design, and a portfolio of innovative design concepts and built work. You are an integral member of the design team who craves participation in conceptual thought processes and design exploration, contributing a point of view and engaging in the design journey.

What You Will Do

• Lead creative direction across interior design projects – from concept to client presentation – ensuring high-quality, innovative, and cohesive design outcomes.
• Act as a primary design interface with clients, representing the studio in meetings and presentations, and cultivating long‑term client relationships.
• Guide interdisciplinary teams through schematic design, development, and documentation, collaborating with technical teams to ensure accurate execution.
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to fostering a strong design culture through collaboration, coaching, and knowledge sharing.
• Integrate sustainability and ESG goals into all design work, aligning project outcomes with client values and Gensler’s environmental commitments.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited school of design.
• 10+ years professional experience, a proven track record of contributing to the design of hospitality interiors projects.
• Experience leading design teams through all phases of the design process is essential.
• Strong planning abilities and the ability to mentor team members, offering guidance and leadership.
• Strong client relationship management and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Revit and other 3D computer design programs.
• Proficiency in Creative Adobe Suite applications, specifically InDesign.
• Knowledge of furniture, finishes, materials, and specifications.
• LEED, WELL, Fitwel, LFA or other rating systems accreditation preferable.
• Strong graphic and visualization skills to communicate design ideas.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time.
• Understanding of key principles for leading and achieving net‑zero projects.
• Capacity to drive sustainability‑focused discussions with clients and teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices required.
• Previous experience in sustainable design projects preferred. At least one portfolio project should showcase this focus, especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard Fitwel, and/or Net Zero Building certification.

Design Technology Qualifications

Essential

• Deep understanding and expertise in Autodesk Revit for design authoring, documentation, data extraction, and project delivery.
• Good knowledge and experience with real‑time rendering processes, material creation, and management within the context of integrated BIM and parametric workflows.

Desirable

• Good working knowledge and experience in Rhinoceros for design authoring.
• Basic understanding and familiarity with interoperability workflows between various design tools such as AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, etc.
• Good knowledge and experience in the use of VR walkthroughs and panoramas for client presentations, consultant coordination, and internal design reviews.

Applications We Work With

• Design Authoring – Revit, Rhino, AutoCAD, Navisworks
• Collaboration – BIM360
• Computational Design – Grasshopper, Dynamo
• Building Performance Simulation – Insight, Sefaira, Diva, Ladybug tools
• Visualization – Vray, Enscape, Twinmotion, 3DSMax
• Graphics & Productivity – Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite
• Experiential – Unreal Engine, Unity
• Development – C#, Python

To be considered, please submit portfolio and/or work samples in PDF format.

Life at Gensler

As a people‑first organization, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best‑in‑class design. From internal design competitions to research grants to “Well‑being Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.

We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability and wellness programs. We also offer profit sharing and twice‑annual bonus opportunities.

>As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.