Architect (Concept Design)

KEO Group; Doha; Hybrid; QAR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Athletic sponsorship

Study sponsorship

Employee referral rewards

Job summary

KEO Group in Doha seeks an Architect with 4–7 years of experience and a Bachelor’s degree in architecture to develop design concepts for diverse building projects. You will prepare concept and schematic design packages, translate briefs into practical design solutions, and produce compelling presentations for reviews.

Collaborating with structural, MEP, landscape, and interior teams, you’ll participate in design workshops and client meetings, ensuring compliance with regulations and contributing

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of relevant architecture experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in architecture required.
• Proficiency in design software and producing design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop architectural concepts and design proposals for a range of building projects.
• Prepare concept and schematic design packages with plans, elevations, diagrams, and visuals.
• Translate client briefs into creative and practical design solutions.
• Produce high-quality design presentations for internal and client reviews.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including structural, MEP, landscape, and interior design.
• Participate in design workshops, client meetings, and project presentations.
• Conduct site/context analysis to inform design strategies and project vision.
• Ensure designs comply with project requirements, regulations, and standards.
• Assist in design coordination during early design stages.
• Contribute to architectural reports, design narratives, and competition submissions.
• Stay up to date with architectural trends and sustainable design practices.

Skills

Architectural design

Team collaboration

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture

Tools

Rhino

Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture

Revit Architecture

SketchUp

Photoshop

Illustrator

In-Design

Job description

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 60 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 recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Develop architectural concepts and design proposals for a range of building projects.
• Prepare concept and schematic design packages, including plans, elevations, diagrams, and presentation materials.
• Translate client briefs and project requirements into creative and practical design solutions.
• Produce high-quality design presentations and visualizations for internal and client reviews.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams, including structural, MEP, landscape, and interior design professionals.
• Participate in design workshops, client meetings, and project presentations.
• Conduct site and contextual analysis to inform design strategies and project vision.
• Ensure designs comply with project requirements, applicable regulations, and industry standards.
• Assist in design coordination throughout the early design stages of the project lifecycle.
• Contribute to the preparation of architectural reports, design narratives, and competition submissions where required.
• Stay up to date with emerging architectural trends, materials, and sustainable design practices.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 4 - 7 years of relevant experience partnered with a bachelor’s degree in architecture.

Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite. Proficiency in Rhino, Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture, Revit Architecture, Sketchup and Photoshop, Illustrator and In-Design.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.