Architecture Design Director

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop architecture design and ensures implementation across the module.

- Responsible as part of the senior management team for delivering Design Management mandate, including stakeholder engagement internally and externally

- Managing the design by creative approach and aesthetic design

- Design delivery from concept design to completion.

- Responsible to deliver the design of various architectural typologies: healthcare and towers, etc.

- Manage architectural design consultants to deliver architectural content and context

- Strong ability to prepare, develop and edit drawings and presentations

- Supervise the production of visualization, pre-concept, concept, developed and detailed design

- Acts as Lead reviewer of qualitative architectural design review process, providing analysis, comment, and recommendation to executive management.

- Management and oversight of Senior Architects, Architects, Designers within the department and across different sectors/departments.

- Draft comprehensive architectural sets from concept until detailed design documents

- Manages Design and Asset Brief compliance, completeness and accuracy, including design coordination within architecture and across disciplines

- Lead, develop and review design asset briefs

- Prepare SoW, specifications, reports and related data tables

- Lead and develop design manuals, standard design documents

- Manages preparation of and checks materials schedules and sample boards and mock-ups

- Manages preparation of and checks FF&E schedules and sourcing, including samples and mock-ups as appropriate

- Understanding materiality and its specifications

- Understanding Public realm design and application

- Technical detailing and construction administration experience

- Ability to solve design issues in a creative and pragmatic way by developing multiple designs options that meet the design approach and budget

- Manage communication, coordination, and management of consultants, contractors, various NEOM departments/sectors

- Produce deliverables in accordance with NEOM standards and policies.

Requirements:

- 20+ years of post-graduate outstanding architectural design and management experience

- Proven related experience in an Architectural Practice, including management of international design consultants across sectors and typologies

- Experience working in signature architecture design studios

- Design experience in various architectural types: residential, mix use, commercial, public, healthcare, educational, etc.

- Experience and extensive knowledge on design and construction materials and their application

- Design experience of public realm design and application

- Extensive project experience with emphasis on large projects and programs

- Previous experience in Middle East mega projects is advantageous

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ﷼30,000.00 - ﷼32,000.00 per month