Professional Designer - Architect

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading design firm as a Professional Designer in Architecture, where you'll engage in high-impact projects. With a focus on leadership and collaboration, you'll be responsible for guiding design processes, mentoring staff, and ensuring project success through innovative strategies and technical expertise.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Health insurance

Wellness programs

Retirement and financial work/life plans

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years demonstrable professional experience in the role.
• Professional licensure process close to completion; LEED accreditation preferred.
• Preferred candidates already on location.

Responsibilities

• Actively leads distinct portions of a project with periodic supervision by Project Leadership.
• Produces and oversees presentation and contract deliverables such as diagrams, 3D models, and drawings.

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Proficiency in Revit

Proficiency in AutoCAD

Proficiency in Rhino

Proficiency in Adobe Suite

Education

Completed professional degree in Architecture

Job description

SOM, one of the most influential design firms in the world, is seeking innovative, creative, independent, and critical thinkers who aspire to the highest standards of excellence. Join our collaborative design practice as a Professional Designer, Architecture for the opportunity to build a strong and thriving career.

Desired skills and expertise :

• Completed professional degree in Architecture
• Minimum 4 years demonstrable professional experience in this role
• Professional licensure process close to completion; LEED accreditation preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (English, plus Arabic ideally)
• Demonstrates proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, parametric and rendering software, and Adobe Suite.
• Preferred already on location

SOM offers opportunities to work on transformational projects, competitive salaries, health insurance, wellness, retirement and financial and other work / life plans.

Position Responsibilities

• Actively leads distinct portions of a project with periodic supervision by Project Leadership.
• Exhibits initiative, process innovation, problem solving, and decision quality with a high attention to precision and accuracy at an overall project level.
• Produces, coordinates and / or oversees presentation and contract deliverables such as diagrams, 3D models, drawings, renderings, physical models and animations.
• Effectively communicates internally with project teams and externally with consultants and clients through timely and appropriate written, oral, and visual means.
• Creates and innovates with a strong conceptual design ability. Integrates interdisciplinary criteria to effectively move forward the design of distinct portions of projects.
• Actively collaborates at a project, consultant team, and client team level by critically and constructively evaluating ideas. Contributes to and actively participates within the studio and office.
• Demonstrates an intermediate understanding of building materials, systems, specifications, codes, details and construction techniques. Is able to enrich design concepts through technical strategies. Identifies and effectively uses appropriate tools to design and document at all project phases.
• Manages time and workload of own work efforts and those of others to meet project task deadlines and commitments, with occasional interaction and direction from Project Leadership.
• Guides and teaches less experienced staff.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Inspires and leads others by example, participates in staff mentoring and training, clearly defines team member expectations and responsibilities, empowers others, and delegates where appropriate based on team members’ recognized abilities and potential.
• In collaboration with team members, contributes to a clear and consistent work plan to achieve the project budget, deliverables, and schedule.
• Actively engages in internal professional development opportunities.
• Contributes to the implementation of sustainable strategies in all project assignments and the associated development of staff knowledge.
• Contributes to the development of standards.

At SOM, we welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace.