Senior Architectural Designer
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Posted 7 days ago
About the role
About the Company
At Flow, we’re reimagining what it means to live, work, and connect. More than just a real estate company, Flow is a brand, a technology platform, and an operations ecosystem spanning condominiums, hotels, multifamily residences, and office spaces. We’re building a new kind of living experience: one that’s flexible, connected, and designed to create genuine community and real value for the people who call Flow home.
Our mission is oneness: prioritizing our residents and their experiences, and fostering connection with ourselves, their neighbors, and the natural world. By putting people at the center of everything we do, we’re creating vibrant, human-centered communities where life, work, creativity, and play all come together in one place.
About the Role
As a Senior Architectural Designer, you will play a key role in shaping Flow Real Estate MENA’s portfolio of wellness-driven residential, hospitality, and lifestyle properties.
Working closely with the Head of Design, Project Directors, Interior Design, Development, Operations, and external consultants, you will translate Flow’s vision and brand standards into thoughtful, functional, and high-quality environments. You will contribute across all project phases, from feasibility and concept development through design development, construction documentation, and construction administration.
The ideal candidate is a design-led architect who combines strong creative thinking, technical expertise, and an understanding of wellness, hospitality, residential living, and human-centered design.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate on concept design, feasibility studies, programming, schematic design, design development, presentations, and production.
- Translate Flow’s brand vision and wellness-focused approach into architectural solutions across residential, hospitality, and lifestyle developments.
- Develop designs that promote well-being, natural connection, movement, social interaction, privacy, comfort, and a strong sense of place.
- Contribute to the planning and design of residential units, amenities, wellness facilities, hospitality spaces, communal areas, and lifestyle environments.
- Ensure seamless coordination between architecture, interiors, landscape, lighting, MEP, structural, and specialist consultants.
- Develop and maintain design solutions aligned with Flow Brand Standards and project-specific requirements.
- Utilize Revit to develop 2D drawings, 3D models, design studies, plans, elevations, sections, and construction documentation.
- Resolve complex design issues with innovative, practical, operationally-minded, and commercially viable solutions.
- Evaluate layouts considering resident experience, functionality, circulation, accessibility, furniture planning, and long-term usability.
- Conduct product and material research and support material and product selections.
- Coordinate and review consultant and contractor submissions, including shop drawings, material submittals, samples, RFIs, and technical submissions.
- Participate in construction administration, site inspections, design reviews, and project progress reporting.
- Maintain project documentation and support the development of Flow’s architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices.
- Manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining design quality and delivery standards.
- Travel to Flow properties and project sites across the region as required .
Ideal Background
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Architecture or a related field.
- 10+ years of professional architectural experience, preferably in residential, hospitality, mixed-use, wellness, or lifestyle developments.
- Strong understanding of residential architecture, hospitality environments, amenities, and contemporary living spaces.
- Experience designing environments where wellness, lifestyle, resident/neighbor experience, and brand identity are key considerations.
- Highly proficient in Revit, with strong knowledge of AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite. Bluebeam and Figma are preferred.
- Strong ability to develop conceptual designs, presentations, and construction documentation.
- Strong knowledge of architectural building systems, materials, detailing, accessibility, and functional building operations.
- Understanding of the relationship between architecture, interior design, landscape, lighting, wellness, and hospitality operations.
- Knowledge of the Saudi Building Code and local authority requirements is highly desirable.
- Excellent English communication, presentation, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical, creative, and problem-solving abilities.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and evolving environment.
- Passion for wellness, hospitality, residential living, lifestyle design, and human-centered environments.
- Familiarity with Dynamo, BIM, computational design, LEED, WELL, or Fitwel is a plus.
- Professional architectural licensure is a plus.
What You Will Bring to Flow
At Flow, architecture is about creating environments that support how people live, move, connect, recover, and thrive.
You will help shape spaces that blend wellness, hospitality, community, and contemporary residential living, while contributing to a consistent and evolving architectural language across Flow Real Estate MENA’s growing portfolio.
Why Join Flow?
Headquartered in the United States, Flow was established in 2021 with a $350 million investment from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the largest individual investment in the venture capital firm's history.
Since entering the MENA region in 2024 via the acquisition of close to one thousand units in Saudi Arabia, the company has become one of the largest owners and operators of residential real estate in the Kingdom.
Joining the company now would mean stepping into a pivotal role at a transformational time. You’ll work alongside a high-caliber team to launch flagship communities, deliver iconic resident experiences, and redefine what it means to call the region hom
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.