Lead Project Architect - UAE Flagship Delivery

DesignTomorrow; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DT Labs access

Job summary

DesignTomorrow in Dubai (d3) seeks a Project Architect to lead delivery of large-scale and flagship projects across the UAE. You will head a two-to-four-person team, ensuring design intent is translated into deliverable detail while maintaining quality and programme.

You will advance along a competency-based path toward Senior Architect as you mentor staff, coordinate consultants, and contribute to bid materials and design reviews.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of post-MA/MSc experience leading a project workstream or small project end to end.
• Master's degree in Architecture from an accredited institution; licensure complete or imminent.
• Experience managing small teams of two to four people.
• Working knowledge of UAE regulatory and code environment.
• Working knowledge of BIM coordination workflows.
• Fluent in Revit, Rhino, Enscape and Adobe Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of an assigned project, workstream or stage: programme, deliverables, design quality and consultant coordination.
• Translate design intent into deliverable detail, making the calls on resolution depth, drawing standards and detailing strategy with the project lead.
• Manage a sub-team of two to four Architects and Junior Architects: assign work, review output, run regular team check-ins and quality-check the work before it goes to the project lead or Associate.
• Mentor Architects and Junior Architects, with formal line management of one to three people likely.
• Coordinate consultants (structural, MEP, landscape, façade, specialists): chair coordination meetings, track open items and escalate risks.
• Maintain the project programme and flag programme and resourcing risk early, with proposed mitigation.
• Contribute content to bid materials, fee proposals and pitch presentations.
• Present project work at DT design reviews and respond constructively to feedback.
• Contribute to DT Labs and to the development of DT's design and technical standards.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Client facing

Problem solving

Education

Master's degree in Architecture

Tools

Revit

Rhino

Enscape

Adobe Suite

BIM coordination

Job description

DesignTomorrow in Dubai (d3) seeks a Project Architect to lead delivery of large-scale and flagship projects across the UAE. You will head a two-to-four-person team, ensuring design intent is translated into deliverable detail while maintaining quality and programme.

You will advance along a competency-based path toward Senior Architect as you mentor staff, coordinate consultants, and contribute to bid materials and design reviews.