Senior Architect

Zohorecruit; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 279,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Senior Architect to join a prestigious, international design studio. Lead delivery from Design Development through to construction, coordinating disciplines to preserve design intent while solving complex technical challenges.

The candidate will collaborate with senior designers and clients, ensuring buildable, high-quality architecture on ambitious schemes, with strong emphasis on coordination and detail.

Qualifications

• Qualified Architect with a strong academic and professional background.
• ARB registered, or eligible to register in the UK.
• 7+ years’ post-Part 3 experience, with demonstrable experience taking complex projects through detailed design and delivery.
• A strong portfolio showing a high level of design sensitivity along with technical and delivery capability.
• Experience working from Design Development / RIBA Stage 3 onwards, including technical design, tender and construction stages.
• Proven ability to preserve a project’s original architectural design and quality while responding pragmatically to programme, budget, regulatory and buildability requirements.
• Confident coordinating consultants and managing complex interfaces across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong knowledge of UK building regulations, construction detailing, materials and technical documentation.
• Experience on high-end, complex or large-scale projects would be highly advantageous.
• Backgrounds in mixed-use, residential, hospitality, commercial, cultural or masterplanning-led developments would be particularly relevant.
• Revit proficiency is preferred, alongside confidence using Adobe Creative Suite and common drawing/documentation packages.
• Clear communicator with strong written and verbal English skills.
• Proactive, collaborative and highly organised, with the confidence to take ownership of design and technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Take a leading role in the development and delivery of projects from Design Development onwards.
• Translate strong initial design concepts into well-coordinated, buildable and commercially viable architectural solutions.
• Maintain and protect the original design vision throughout technical development, procurement and construction.
• Lead the coordination of architectural packages with structural, MEP, landscape, interior design and specialist consultants.
• Review, develop and coordinate drawing packages, specifications, materials schedules and technical information.
• Resolve detailed architectural, construction and interface issues as projects progress.
• Manage design information, deadlines and deliverables across multiple workstreams.
• Work closely with project leaders, senior designers and clients to ensure design decisions are clearly communicated and implemented.
• Attend consultant coordination meetings, technical workshops, client presentations and site meetings where required.
• Review contractor, subcontractor and supplier information, ensuring proposals align with the project’s architectural intent and technical requirements.
• Support and mentor junior team members, providing guidance on detailing, coordination and project delivery.

Skills

Architecture

Coordination

Detail design

Site

Technical

Technical drawings

UAE exp

Education

Bachelor's in Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Posted on 06/10/2026

• Salary AED 25-30,000 per month (estimated on experience)
• Education required Bachelors in Architecture (buildings)
• Expertise Required Architecture; CoOrdination; Detail Design; Site; Technical; Technical Drawings; UAE Exp
• Computer Expertise AutoCAD; Revit
• Project Experience Hospitality; Mixed-use; Residential; Retail
• Country United Arab Emirates
• Postal Code 51133
• Target Date 23/11/2026
• Date Opened 06/10/2026

Job Description

A highly respected, international design studio is looking for anexperienced Senior Architect to join its Abu Dhabi team. This is an excellentopportunity for a technically strong, design-minded architect to work onambitious, high-profile projects and take a key role in moving schemes forwardfrom Design Development stage through to delivery.

The successful candidate will be trusted to develop and coordinateprojects in detail, ensuring that the integrity of the original concept isretained as designs progress through technical stages, consultant coordination,tender and construction.

This role would suit an architect who is equally comfortable discussingdesign intent with senior designers as they are resolving complex technicalissues, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and producing high-qualityinformation for delivery.

The role

• Take aleading role in the development and delivery of projects from DesignDevelopment stage onwards.
• Translatestrong initial design concepts into well-coordinated, buildable andcommercially viable architectural solutions.
• Maintainand protect the original design vision throughout technical development,procurement and construction.
• Leadthe coordination of architectural packages with structural, MEP,landscape, interior design and specialist consultants.
• Review,develop and coordinate drawing packages, specifications, materialschedules and technical information.
• Resolvedetailed architectural, construction and interface issues as projectsprogress.
• Managedesign information, deadlines and deliverables across multipleworkstreams.
• Workclosely with project leaders, senior designers and clients to ensuredesign decisions are clearly communicated and implemented.
• Attendconsultant coordination meetings, technical workshops, clientpresentations and site meetings where required.
• Reviewcontractor, subcontractor and supplier information, ensuring proposalsalign with the project’s architectural intent and technical requirements.
• Supportand mentor junior team members, providing guidance on detailing,coordination and project delivery.
  

Requirements

• QualifiedArchitect with a strong academic and professional background.
• ARBregistered, or eligible to register in the UK.
• Ideally 7+ years’ post-Part 3 experience, with demonstrable experiencetaking complex projects through detailed design and delivery.
• Astrong portfolio showing a high level of design sensitivity alongsidetechnical and delivery capability.
• Experienceworking from Design Development / RIBA Stage 3 onwards, includingtechnical design, tender and construction stages.
• Provenability to preserve a project’s original architectural design and qualitywhile responding pragmatically to programme, budget, regulatory andbuildability requirements.
• Confidentcoordinating consultants and managing complex interfaces acrossmultidisciplinary project teams.
• Strongknowledge of UK building regulations, construction detailing, materialsand technical documentation.
• Experienceon high-end, complex or large-scale projects would be highly advantageous.Backgrounds in mixed-use, residential, hospitality, commercial, culturalor masterplanning-led developments would be particularly relevant.
• Revitproficiency is preferred, alongside confidence using Adobe Creative Suiteand common drawing/documentation packages.
• Clearcommunicator with strong written and verbal English skills.
• Proactive,collaborative and highly organised, with the confidence to take ownershipof design and technical challenges.
• Theopportunity to work within a highly regarded, design-led internationalarchitectural practice.
• Involvementin high-profile, complex projects with a strong emphasis on architecturalquality.
• Acollaborative studio environment where design thinking and technicalexcellence are equally valued.
• Genuineresponsibility and exposure to senior-level design, client and consultantcoordination.
• Aclear opportunity to progress within a growing and ambitious team.