Senior Architect

Kuwait Hotels Company; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuwait Hotels Company is seeking a Senior Architect to oversee architectural design review and technical coordination for its hospitality portfolio. The role ensures layouts, drawings and submissions align with project briefs, codes and design intent.

You will coordinate with consultants, manage statutory submissions, and track design comments to close them out on time and to standard. A senior professional with strong communication and documentation skills is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in architectural design and coordination.
• Hospitality domain experience is preferred.
• Strong proficiency in design review, space planning and technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Support architectural design review and technical coordination across hospitality portfolio.
• Assess layouts, drawings and submissions against briefs and codes.
• Identify discrepancies and propose design improvements.
• Coordinate with consultants and other disciplines.
• Assist with statutory submissions and approvals.
• Maintain design review logs and track deliverables.

Skills

Architectural design review

Technical coordination

Space planning

Statutory compliance

Documentation

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture

PMP certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit/BIM

Rhino

Lumion

PDF marking/review

MS Office

Document control tools

Job description

The Senior Architect supports architectural design review and technical coordination across the company’s hospitality portfolio. The role checks layouts, drawings and technical submissions against project briefs, local codes, municipality requirements and design intent. It works closely with consultants and the other disciplines, helps move statutory submissions through to approval, and makes sure design comments are tracked and closed out so projects stay on time and to standard.

Job Summary

• Support architectural design review and technical coordination across the hospitality portfolio.
• Assess layouts, drawings and technical submissions against project briefs, applicable codes, municipality requirements and design intent.
• Identify discrepancies and propose practical design improvements.
• Coordinate with consultants and relevant disciplines.
• Assist with statutory submissions and approvals.
• Maintain design review comment logs, track technical deliverables, and follow up on the close-out of comments.

Work Experience

Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in architectural design and technical coordination, preferably including hospitality projects.

Education and Technical Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, preferably with PMP certification.
• Strong proficiency in architectural design review, space planning, design development, statutory compliance, technical drawings and specifications.
• Working knowledge of interior finishes, construction details, and architectural interfaces with structural and MEP disciplines.
• Ability to identify design discrepancies and recommend practical solutions.
• Effective coordination, communication, documentation and follow-up skills.

Software

Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit/BIM, Rhino, Lumion, PDF drawing review and markup, MS Office and document control tools.