Masterplan Design Lead — Luxury Hospitality & Offices

Mace; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 420,000 - 680,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is seeking a proven design leader to oversee architecture and interior design across a flagship UAE mixed-use development. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, represent the client, and ensure a unified masterplan that delivers luxury, performance and exceptional user experience.

The role requires extensive experience in large-scale developments, a client-focused mindset, and the ability to drive design excellence from concept through handover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Architectural Engineering, or a related discipline (Master’s preferred).
• Significant experience in architectural and interior design management on large-scale mixed-use developments.
• Proven experience acting on behalf of a client, developer, project management consultancy, or similar organisation.
• Demonstrable experience leading internationally recognised architectural and interior design consultants.
• Strong understanding of mixed-use development design, planning principles, operational requirements, and customer experience considerations.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the client’s representative, providing leadership, governance, and oversight of all architectural and interior design activities across the development.
• Driving design excellence throughout all project stages from concept, schematic and detailed design through construction and handover.
• Ensuring the successful integration of the Grade A+ office tower, luxury hotels, branded residences, retail, hospitality, and public realm into a cohesive masterplan.
• Leading design reviews and providing strategic direction to design teams to achieve world-class outcomes aligned with the client’s vision.
• Reviewing and challenging design proposals to ensure alignment with project objectives, operational requirements, sustainability goals, and commercial targets.
• Overseeing consultant performance, design programmes, deliverables, approvals, and compliance with project requirements.
• Engaging with key stakeholders, authorities, operators, brands and end users to ensure project requirements are successfully incorporated into the design.
• Identifying and mitigating design-related risks, ensuring effective resolution of issues throughout the project lifecycle.
• Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

Skills

Leadership

Design management

Stakeholder management

Presentation

Multidisciplinary coordination

Client liaison

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture/Interior Design/Architectural Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Mace is seeking a proven design leader to oversee architecture and interior design across a flagship UAE mixed-use development. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, represent the client, and ensure a unified masterplan that delivers luxury, performance and exceptional user experience.

The role requires extensive experience in large-scale developments, a client-focused mindset, and the ability to drive design excellence from concept through handover.