Senior Architect

Artelia Middle-East; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Artelia Middle-East in Dubai seeks a Senior Architect to lead architectural design delivery from concept through completion, ensuring quality, regulatory compliance, and client satisfaction on assigned projects.

The role reports to the Head of Building Practice and coordinates an integrated team of architects, BIM resources, and multidisciplinary specialists, guiding technical coordination and design reviews across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of post-graduate architectural experience with leadership of multidisciplinary design delivery.
• Experience on large-scale projects; aviation sector experience is a plus.
• Bachelor/Master of Architecture with professional registration and international accreditation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural design team from concept through completion, ensuring quality, coordination, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate with BIM Manager and coordinators to prepare deliverables and ensure documentation meets standards.
• Lead design reviews, workshops, and client presentations, managing interfaces and design risks.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Architectural design

Presentation skills

Mentoring

BIM coordination

AI-enabled design workflows

Education

Bachelor/Master of Architecture

Professional registration

RIBA/AIA accreditation

LEED/Estidama/WELL certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit (BIM)

Enscape

Lumion

Twinmotion

Unreal Engine

Grasshopper

Rhino

Dynamo

BIM 360

Navisworks

Asite

Primavera Cloud

Job description

To lead architectural design delivery on assigned project(s), from concept through completion, ensuring design quality, technical coordination, regulatory compliance, programme performance, and full Client satisfaction.

2- LINE AND STAFF RELATIONS

The Senior Architect will report to the Head of Building Practice and/or the Design Manager and will lead and coordinate architects, BIM resources, specialist designers, and multidisciplinary contributors assigned to the project(s).

o Architects, BIM Manager, Design Manager, discipline leads, and project management

team

Internal / External collaborators:

o Multidisciplinary engineers, specialist consultants, partners, sub-consultants, Clients,

operators, and statutory authorities. All coordination shall be conducted

professionally, with decisions, minutes, and exchanges adequately documented.

3- KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the architectural design team in the delivery of projects from concept and feasibility through detailed design, authority approvals, tender, construction support, and completion.
• Ensure that designs meet all relevant international codes, IATA and ICAO standards, and UAE
• authority submission requirements (Dubai Municipality, Civil Defense, Estidama, etc.)
• Coordinate with BIM Manager and Coordinator to prepare list of deliverables and Guarantee that all project deliverables (drawings, specifications, reports) meet contractual and regulatory
• requirements.
• Ensure full technical coordination across disciplines and with sub-consultants.
• Conduct reviews of deliverables at every stage for quality and compliance before submission.
• Act as the architectural design lead and design coordinator, managing interfaces, priorities, design risks, reviews, and decision-making across the project.
• Lead design reviews, coordination workshops, approval meetings, and high-level presentations with Clients, executive stakeholders, operators, and authorities.
• Develop clear executive presentation narratives and communicate complex design matters through concise, high-quality visual and verbal presentations.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and quality oversight to architects and BIM team members.
• Use AI-enabled workflows and other necessary design software elements responsibly to support option generation, design analysis, visualisation, coordination, quality checks, and presentation preparation, while maintaining professional judgement, data confidentiality, traceability, and human review.

Documentation:

• Ensure all design deliverables comply with Company/Client standards, as well as relevant UAE
• regulatory and aviation authority submission protocols (IATA/ICAO guidelines).
• Maintain systematic documentation for traceability and audit purposes.

Coordination:

• Coordinate works internally across all disciplines.
• Coordinate externally with stakeholders, sub-consultants, statutory authorities, and aviation
• regulators.
• Lead architectural interface management and close out design, coordination, and authority
• comments within agreed deadlines.
• control, change management, and technical risk management.

4- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 10 years of relevant post-graduate architectural experience, including a substantial
• record of leading multidisciplinary design delivery on large-scale and complex projects; aviation sector experience is an advantage.
• Bachelor of Architecture / Master of Architecture Degree or equivalent.
• Current UAE professional membership, where applicable, and eligibility to obtain and maintain the relevant professional architect/engineering registration or licence required by the competent Abu Dhabi authorities.
• International professional accreditation (RIBA, AIA, or equivalent) and sustainability certification (LEED, Estidama PQP, WELL, or equivalent) are preferred.

Knowledge:

• Statutory Authorities requirements and UAE codes/regulations (Dubai Municipality, Abu Dhabi
• IATA Airport Development Reference Manual (ADRM) and ICAO Annexes for airport planning and design.
• Fire & Life Safety principles, accessibility standards, and sustainable design principles.
• Strong understanding of design leadership, multidisciplinary coordination, constructability,
• specifications, material selection, value engineering, and authority approval processes.
• Ability to translate Client strategy and operational requirements into robust design briefs, design decisions, and executive-level presentations.

Software and digital skills:

• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit (BIM).
• Knowledge of 3D rendering and visualization tools (Enscape, Lumion, Twinmotion, Unreal
• Engine).
• Preferably experience with parametric and computational design tools (Grasshopper, Rhino,
• Dynamo).
• Demonstrated capability to work in an AI-enabled architectural environment, using appropriate
• generative, analytical, visualisation, and productivity tools to improve design options,
• coordination, quality, and communication will be preferred.
• Advanced capability in preparing and presenting high-level Client presentations using suitable
• visualisation, layout, and presentation software.
• Ability to use collaborative project management platforms (BIM 360, Navisworks, Asite, Primavera Cloud).
• Awareness of digital twin platforms and integration with asset management systems.