Senior Interior Designer

KEO International; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

KEO International in Abu Dhabi, UAE, invites a Senior Interior Designer to lead concept development and documentation for world-class offices and residential projects. The role emphasizes concept creation, Revit-driven design, and cross-disciplinary coordination across architecture, MEP and structure teams.

Ideal candidates will have 10+ years of interior design experience, a strong portfolio, and proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of professional interior design experience.
• Hands-on experience with Revit, including development of interior design models and coordinated documentation.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating concept development through schematic and detailed design stages.
• Experience coordinating Revit models with Architecture, MEP and other disciplines.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and PowerPoint.
• Strong client presentation, visual communication and multidisciplinary coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading and contributing to the development of interior design concepts and creative directions in response to client briefs and project requirements.
• Translating concepts into cohesive interior design solutions and maintaining the design vision throughout the project lifecycle.
• Developing concept presentations, mood boards, material palettes, precedent studies, space-planning strategies and design presentations.
• Preparing and reviewing interior layouts, plans, elevations, reflected ceiling plans, details and coordinated design packages using Revit.
• Developing projects through concept, schematic and detailed design stages, ensuring continuity between design vision and final solution.
• Leading the selection and specification of materials, finishes, FF&E in line with the project's design concept.
• Producing high-quality presentations and communicating design ideas clearly to clients and internal teams.
• Coordinating interior design requirements with architecture, MEP, structural, lighting and other disciplines.
• Reviewing design information to identify and resolve coordination issues affecting interior design intent.
• Working with BIM and technical teams to ensure designs are accurately developed in project documentation.
• Providing design guidance and support to junior/intermediate designers and supporting Design Managers.

Skills

Space planning

Client presentation

Multidisciplinary coordination

BIM coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture or related

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Adobe InDesign

Photoshop

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior Interior Designer to join our award winning Design team based in Doha, Qatar. This position is responsible for providing professional interior design services to world class corporate offices and residential projects including preparation and presentation of complete design scheme from concept design phase to the completion of construction documents. The roles requires preparation of interior design concepts and facilitates high quality project documentation required for the different project phases and coordinates with other design disciplines as required to integrate interior design on a project-by-project basis.

Responsibilities

KEO is seeking an experienced and creative Senior Interior Designer to join our Design Team in Abu Dhabi.

The successful candidate will bring a minimum of 10 years of professional interior design experience, ideally gained within a multidisciplinary design or architectural consultancy environment. The role requires a strong design sensibility, with the ability to develop compelling design concepts and carry the design vision consistently through the different stages of a project.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Leading and contributing to the development of interior design concepts and creative design directions in response to client briefs and project requirements.
• Translating initial concepts into cohesive interior design solutions and maintaining the design vision throughout the project lifecycle.
• Developing concept presentations, mood boards, material palettes, precedent studies, space-planning strategies and design presentations.
• Preparing and reviewing interior layouts, plans, elevations, reflected ceiling plans, details and coordinated design packages using Revit.
• Developing projects through concept, schematic and detailed design stages, ensuring continuity between the original design vision and final technical solution.
• Leading the selection and specification of materials, finishes, fixtures, furniture, lighting and FF&E in line with the project's overall design concept.
• Producing high-quality presentations and communicating design ideas clearly to clients, stakeholders and internal project teams.
• Participating in client presentations and design workshops and confidently articulating design decisions.
• Coordinating interior design requirements with architecture, MEP, structural, lighting and other specialist disciplines.
• Reviewing multidisciplinary design information to identify and resolve coordination issues affecting the interior design intent.
• Working closely with BIM and technical teams to ensure designs are accurately developed and represented within project documentation.
• Reviewing design packages for consistency, quality, completeness and compliance with project requirements and KEO design standards.
• Providing design guidance and technical support to junior and intermediate members of the Interior Design team.
• Supporting Design Managers and discipline leadership in meeting project programmes, deliverables and quality expectations.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include:

• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of professional interior design experience.
• Previous experience within a multidisciplinary design or architectural consultancy is preferred.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating concept development through concept, schematic and detailed design stages.
• Mandatory hands-on experience with Revit, including developing interior design models and producing coordinated design documentation.
• Strong experience producing Revit-based interior layouts, plans, elevations, reflected ceiling plans, details and schedules.
• Experience coordinating Revit models with Architecture, MEP and other disciplines, including resolving design and BIM coordination issues.
• Strong knowledge of space planning, materials, finishes, FF&E and interior detailing.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and PowerPoint.
• Strong client presentation, visual communication and multidisciplinary coordination skills.
• Experience guiding junior designers and reviewing design deliverables for quality, coordination and design intent.

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Important: Submission of a design portfolio is mandatory for application and shortlisting.