Project Architect

Nabu-Labs; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work remotely

Global team

Competitive pay

Ownership in business

Job summary

Nabu-Labs is seeking a Project Architect to own a project from brief to handover, leading design development, technical resolution, and delivery with authority. Revit fluency is essential and the backbone of how projects are managed, coordinated, and controlled.

Experience 7–10 years in architecture, with 3–4 years in a project lead role and proven delivery of villa and mid-to-high-rise tower projects. UAE codes and coordination with consultants are required.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of professional architectural experience.
• 3-4 years in a project lead role.
• Proven delivery of villa and mid/high-rise tower projects.
• Ability to manage a project team, programme and client relations.
• Revit proficiency as backbone for design, coordination and execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects end-to-end from concept to handover.
• Define and uphold the studio's design language across projects.
• Lead design reviews and critiques to improve thinking quality.
• Coordinate with consultants and stakeholders to ensure delivery.
• Prepare and manage authority submissions within GCC frameworks.
• Review and sign off complete drawing sets for typologies.

Skills

Project leadership

BIM coordination

Architectural design

Client management

Coordination with consultants

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Architecture

Tools

Revit

Enscape

Lumion

D5

Job description

You lead, you manage, you are passionate

we are looking for you!

Project Architect

7–10 Years Experience

We are looking for a Project Architect who owns a project from brief to handover, leading design development, technical resolution, and delivery with authority and integrity. You will be the central point of coordination between the design team, consultants, clients, and authorities, ensuring every stage is resolved, documented, and delivered to standard. Revit fluency is essential, not only as a production tool, but as the backbone of how a project is managed, coordinated, and controlled.

Experience leading villa and tower projects through to construction is a prerequisite.

Senior leadership sets the direction; the expectation is that you will carry the project.

You're probably a great fit if

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture

7-10 years of professional experience within an architectural practice, with at least 3–4 years in a project lead role

Proven delivery of villa and mid-to-high-rise tower projects, ideally through to completion on site

Demonstrated ability to manage a project team, programme, and client relationship independently

Revit proficiency is non-negotiable: model setup, families, parameters, schedules, worksharing, and BIM coordination workflows

Strong working knowledge of GCC authority submission requirements and local building codes in the UAE

3D visualization tools (Enscape, Lumion, D5, or equivalent) are a plus!

Key Responsibilities

Lead projects end-to-end, from concept and schematic design through detailed design, authority approvals, tender, and construction stage

Own the design vision of each project, establishing the concept, narrative, and design language and carrying them consistently from first sketch to completed building

Lead concept generation and design exploration, setting creative direction for the team and driving the design through iterative review

Define and uphold the studio's design language across projects, ensuring every output reflects a coherent architectural identity

Act as the design authority on the project, making final calls on design decisions, materials, and detailing, and protecting design intent against cost, programme, and consultant pressures

Lead internal design reviews and critiques, raising the quality of thinking across the team

Curate materiality, façade expression, and spatial quality, working closely with interior, landscape, and specialist consultants to keep the design unified

Own the project programme: set deliverables, manage deadlines, and keep the team on schedule

Direct and mentor a project team of architects and designers, reviewing their output for quality, accuracy, and design intent

Oversee Revit model strategy, including setup, standards, worksets, families, and federated coordination with structural, MEP, and interior consultants

Lead consultant coordination and clash resolution, driving decisions rather than waiting for them

Prepare and manage authority submissions and approvals within GCC regulatory frameworks

Review and sign off complete drawing sets for villa and multi-storey tower typologies before issue

Lead client and consultant meetings; present, defend, and articulate design decisions with confidence

Provide technical support during tender and construction, including RFIs, shop drawing reviews, site visits, and variation assessment

Identify risks early (design, technical, programme, or commercial) and bring solutions along with the problem

What We Look For

Leadership: you set the standard for your team and hold it

Technical precision: detail matters here at every scale, and you are the final check

Design sensitivity: the ability to protect and carry intent through every stage, from sketch to site

Ownership: of the brief, the programme, the team, and the outcome

Resourceful: no brief is too complex, no constraint too tight

All In: we believe in the work we are building together. Every project, every detail, every decision is fully committed, with no half measures.

What to Expect

A collaborative, low-hierarchy environment where your work has direct impact. We're still building — which means the role will evolve, and so will the opportunities around it.

Work remotely: work from anywhere, with flexible schedules and async-first collaboration

Global team: collaborate with teammates across time zones, backgrounds, and perspectives

Well compensated: competitive pay with clear growth paths and performance-based upside

Ownership in business: take real ownership of outcomes, not just tasks, and shape design and project decisions

Innovation & growth: work on meaningful problems, experiment often, and grow your skills quickly

Inspiring teammates: work with driven, thoughtful people who raise the bar and support each other

All questions in the application must be answered in full. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.