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Big Fish Recruitment

The Role
 Role Summary: We are seeking a Senior Architect to lead the design and technical execution of architectural projects across multiple sectors. The successful candidate will oversee all phases of design, from concept development through to Issued For Construction (IFC) documentation, ensuring compliance with codes and standards, and coordinating effectively with multidisciplinary teams. The role requires advanced BIM expertise, strong technical knowledge of building systems, and proven experience delivering high-quality, technically robust design packages in a consultancy environment. Key Responsibilities 1. Design and Technical Execution • Lead architectural design concepts from pre-design through schematic design (SD), design development (DD), and contract documentation (CD). • Prepare, review, and finalize detailed architectural drawings, specifications, and IFC documentation. • Ensure designs comply with local and international building codes, regulations, and standards. • Conduct technical reviews of in-house and sub-consultant design outputs for quality, technical accuracy, and compliance. • Collaborate with cost consultants and engineers on cost estimation and value engineering. 2. Project Management and Coordination • Mentor and guide junior and intermediate architectural staff, providing technical direction and leadership. • Act as the primary technical liaison for design matters with clients, contractors, and authorities. • Coordinate design integration across all engineering disciplines (Structural, MEP, Civil, etc.) to produce fully coordinated, clash-free design packages. 3. BIM Implementation and Management • Apply advanced BIM methodologies (e.g., Revit) throughout all design phases. • Establish and maintain BIM standards and protocols for the project team. • Utilize BIM for visualization, quantity take-offs, coordination, and clash detection to improve design quality and efficiency. 4. Quality Assurance and Compliance • Implement QA/QC processes throughout the design lifecycle to minimize errors and rework. • Ensure all designs and documentation comply with relevant governmental regulations, zoning ordinances, and industry standards.
 
Requirements
 Required Qualifications and Experience • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture from an accredited institution. • Licensed/Registered Architect or equivalent professional certification. • Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in architecture or architectural/engineering consultancy. • Proven experience delivering projects in commercial, residential, mixed-use, or institutional sectors. Essential Skills and Competencies • Technical Excellence: Strong knowledge of building technology, construction detailing, materials, and specifications. • BIM Proficiency: Expert-level skills in BIM software (e.g., Revit). Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite is also required. • Codes and Standards: In-depth knowledge of local and international building codes and regulations. • Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication for effective coordination with clients, consultants, and teams. • Leadership: Ability to lead technical teams, manage multiple priorities, and meet tight deadlines. • Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy in drawings, documentation, and technical deliverables.
 
About the company
 Service Our aim is to provide our clients and candidates with a consistent, quality service that goes beyond the norm, giving them peace of mind and complete trust in our ability to meet their needs. Knowledge Big Fish consultants specialise in their fields and have extensive experience in the region and beyond. We take pride in our knowledge and network and believe that our relationships are built on trust and integrity and are made for the long term. Care At Big Fish, as well as caring for the people we work with, we also care about the world and environment we live in, that's why Big Fish support initiatives that promote human welfare, environmental protection and sustainability.

Senior Architect

Amazon Web Services

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">DESCRIPTION</h2><div>
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for experienced and motivated technologists who possess a unique balance of technical depth and strong interpersonal skills. As a Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, you will have the exciting opportunity to assist and shape the future of a high potential set of digitally native customers. You will partner with various AWS teams to craft highly scalable, flexible and resilient cloud architectures that address customer business problems and accelerate the adoption of AWS services. 
 
In collaboration with sales, you will drive revenue growth across a set of digital native customers. As a trusted customer advocate, the solutions architect will help organizations understand best practices around advanced cloud-based solutions, and how to migrate existing workloads to the cloud. You will have the opportunity to help shape and execute a strategy to build a mindshare and broad use of AWS. 
 
The ideal candidate must be self-motivated with a proven track record in software/technology sales or consulting. The ability to connect technology with measurable business value is critical to a solutions architect. You should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, products, and technical challenges. 
 
Sales, Marketing and Global Services (SMGS) 
 
AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. 
 
Key job responsibilities 
<ul><li>As a key member of the sales team, ensure success in building and migrating applications, software and services on the AWS platform in partnership with the sales team, formulate and execute a sales strategy to exceed revenue objectives through the adoption of AWS, Solutions Architects own the overall technical relationship between customers and AWS and make recommendations on security, cost, performance, reliability and operational efficiency.</li></ul> 
<ul><li>Educate customers of all sizes on the value proposition of AWS, and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud</li><li>Conduct one-to-few and one-to-many training sessions to transfer knowledge to customers considering or already using AWS</li><li>Capture and share best-practice knowledge among the AWS solutions architect community.</li></ul> 
A day in the life 
<ul><li>In this role, you will love what you do, and instinctively know how to make work fun. You will be dynamic and creative, and willing to take on any challenge and make a big impact.</li><li>Enjoy working with dynamic digital native customers. You will have a passion for educating, training, designing, and building cloud solutions for a diverse and challenging set of customers.</li><li>Have a strong understanding of large-scale computing solutions. The ideal candidate will have past experience working as a systems engineer/architect.
</li></ul>- You will enjoy keeping your existing technical skills honed and developing new ones, so you can make strong contributions to deep architecture discussions. - You will regularly take part in deep-dive education and design exercises to create world-class solutions built on AWS.</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</h2><ul><li>8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data &amp; analytics) experience</li><li>3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience</li><li>10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</h2><ul><li>5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience</li><li>Knowledge of SAP systems (like SAP Business Suite, S/4HANA, SAP Business Warehouse, SAP HANA, SAP Business Objects, etc.) and their architecture and infrastructure needs</li><li>Experience working with end user or developer communities</li><li>Experience managing relationships with SAP customers and partners</li><li>Experience in SAP S/4HANA, SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Cloud ERP and Cloud ERP Private</li><li>Experience in SAP clean core design concepts, including design and build using non-SAP technologies in domains such as Generative / Agentic AI, and data &amp; analytics</li></ul> 
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you&rsquo;re applying in isn&rsquo;t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.</div>

Senior Solutions Architect, Saudi Arabia

Arena Europe, Middle East & Asia

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 About Arena Modular Design:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Breathing Life into Space
 
 
 
 Arena are global leaders in delivering large scale temporary infrastructure and integrated event solutions. We design and build with temporary modular structures creating spaces that look and feel permanent for a wide variety of sporting, commercial and cultural events across the globe.
 
 
 
 
 
 Our Modular Team is a small start-up style team focused on the design and build of projects requiring authority approvals to permanent level code for longer term projects lasting from 6 months to 10 years.
 
 
 
 
 
 We are passionate about modular, temporary structures and their fit out for sporting, hospitality, F&amp;B, community asset and commercial projects and are working with principals of DfMA to deliver fast track, collaborative projects both with our own proprietary modular systems and third party products.
 
 
 
 
 
 We require strong all-round multi-disciplinary design professionals with design &amp; build experience and a confident level of technical design and delivery experience, to be hands on throughout the design process. Architecture or Interior Design background is preferred.
 
 
 
 
 
 For more info: https://www.arenamea.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Position Description:
 
 
 
 Job Title: Freelance Senior Architect
 
 
 Reporting Into: Modular Team Design Manager &amp; Project Design Manager (on assigned projects)
 
 
 Direct Reports: Visualizer, Junior Architect, Senior Technical Designer (Project reporting only)
 
 
 Location: Dubai, UAE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Job Objective:
 
 
 
 To be accountable for designing, all aspects of a project&rsquo;s design across all design packages for our Modular structure projects.
 
 
 
 Ensure that the design process from defining the brief with the client to concept creation, through developed and technical design phases, and Authority approvals is carried out in a collaborative and professional way, following Arena&rsquo;s defined Standard Operating Procedures.
 
 
 
 Responsibility for ensuring that all projects, are delivered with creativity and design flair at their heart with Arena&rsquo;s design style maintained.
 
 
 Responsibility for ensuring the integrity of the design intent is maintained across the development and delivery of a project within the client&rsquo;s budget and Arena&rsquo;s contract obligations.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities:
 
 
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 Preparing RFIs to ensure the timely flow of information to and from all parties to facilitate the creative process and schedule.
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 Assisting clients and our commercial team in creating accurate and realistic project briefs.
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 Preparation of high-level design studies, mood boards, sketches and zoning plans
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 To ensure a thorough and clear brief to other members of the design team so they can execute their responsibilities efficiently
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 so that we might assess feasibility and secure suitable projects
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 Site visits, assessment of surveys, and preparation site studies.
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 Production of plans, elevations and detail drawings using AutoCAD and REVIT for Architecture, Interiors, FF&amp;E layouts, finish plans, architectural detailing, lighting, and joinery details.
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 Production, with Senior Technical Designer, of detailed technical drawing packages for interior design requirements.
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 Effective communication of all design related discussions and decisions with project stakeholders, including but not limited to the Client, design department leadership, Commercial, Estimating, Technical team, Structural Engineer, consultants and contractors to ensure good co-ordination on designs.
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 Ensuring that the project&rsquo;s Design Manager and department leadership are aware of all stages of the project and working closely with them to ensure that the designs are on brief and approved.
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 Assisting the team with the resolution of design clashes and conflicts to expediate the design and delivery process. Ensuring all involve parties are informed.
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 Ensuring designs are being produced with a DfMA and fast track mindset to ensure successful and timely delivery by our project delivery teams.
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 Reviewing design packages before submittal to ensure all information is correct.
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 Ensuring that all drawing packages and submittals meet the relevant Authority requirements and incorporate all stakeholder comments.
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 Ensuring that all Design Standard Operating Procedures are adhered to on your allocated projects ensuring proper organization and documentation of projects.
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 Building connections with suppliers and understanding the market
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 Awareness of furniture trends and suppliers both locally and internationally.
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 Staying up to date with technical knowledge, latest software developments and Ai tools and rendering packages to ensure we remain at forefront of technology developments.
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 Assisting project management team with document control and drawing related queries.
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 Preparation and updating of schedules.
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 Preparation of material submittals, specifications and schedules.
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 Briefing and coordinating with the Estimating team during the tendering and pricing process to ensure our designs are on brief and within budget.
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 Briefing and coordinating with Technical and Project Management teams on the delivery of a design.
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 Reviewing Contractor&rsquo;s submittals ensuring alignment with the overall design intent.
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 Recommending value engineering and design modifications where suitable to assist with controlling project costs and help the team meet commercial objectives.
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 Be on Site to support delivery team and ensure build is being implemented in alignment with the approved design.
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 Conducts technical evaluation reviews for material samples to ensure that the new facilities are built to operate reliably &amp; according to approved design and Arena standards.
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 Convenes and chairs technical, commercial, and interdisciplinary coordination meetings and brings updates and critical issues forward that may impact stakeholders and progress
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 Selects and approves finishes, colors, benchmark mock-ups, and model rooms in line with projects specifications, mood boards and client requirements,
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 AutoCAD, Revit, Sketch Up (or alternative 3d concept software), Adobe Suite and Excel
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 Strong conceptualizing skills &amp; good working knowledge of visualizing techniques
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 Organized and thorough multitasker with a strong eye for detail; able to priorities and organize team schedule and tasks
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 Excellent communicator, with good people skills and a strong level of empathy, experienced in communicating with clients.
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 Effective collaborator and team player, able to consider and respond to the needs of each member of the team.
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 Able to problem solve and respond to a constantly changing situation.
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 Flexible and fluid attitude, thriving in a dynamic work environment with a willingness and ability to work outside office hours when needed.
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 Full understanding of codes of building design and UAE approvals requirements.
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 Knowledge of design trends and the market in UAE
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 Architecture degree is a minimum requirement.
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 8+ years&rsquo; experience working on both architectural and interiors projects for commercial, retail, hospitality or F&amp;B Preferably in UAE.
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 Design &amp; Build experience preferred.
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 DfMA experience an advantage!
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</div>

Freelance SR Site Architect

Qingci Games Inc.

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&amp;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 advantageousJob Type: Full-timePay: &#65020;30,000.00 - &#65020;32,000.00 per month

Architecture Design Director

SALLA

<div>We're building the future of commerce AI in the Middle East, powering millions of merchants with intelligent assistants and Gen AI that understands Arabic and English fluently. As our Senior/Staff Data Scientist for GenAI, you'll architect the brain behind our merchant and customer AI assistants, content generation suite, and conversational commerce platform.
This isn't just another chatbot role, you'll design cutting-edge agentic AI systems that can reason about inventory, write compelling Arabic marketing copy, troubleshoot merchant issues, and generate insights from millions of transactions. Your work will directly impact how merchants across the region run their businesses.
Responsibilities<ul>
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Architect and implement LLM-based agentic systems including the customer support troubleshooting, analytics, and content-generation tools. 
</li><li>Build RAG pipelines combining structured and unstructured sources (knowledge base, FAQs, policies), optimizing for latency, factuality, and grounding. 
</li>Develop evaluation frameworks (LLM-as-a-judge, human-in-the-loop) to measure helpfulness, factual accuracy, coverage, and coherence. 
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</li><li>Collaborate with product and UX teams to define prompt hierarchies, tool-calling logic, and conversational workflows that handle multi-turn reasoning. 
</li><li>Drive fine-tuning or parameter-efficient adaptation (LoRA, PEFT) of LLMs for commerce-specific reasoning and multilingual support (Arabic &amp; English). 
</li><li>Contribute to the GenAI Suite: product description generation, email and blog content creation, landing page design, and brand-aware tone control. 
</li><li>Lead experimentation on new LLM orchestration frameworks (LangGraph, semantic routers) and scalable deployment using Bedrock, SageMaker, or Vertex AI. 
</li><li>Mentor junior data scientists and define best practices for versioning, prompt evaluation, and observability (e.g., LangFuse, MLflow, Grafana).</li>
</ul><ul><li>
Nice to have: Fluency in Arabic, prior work on multilingual NLP, or marketplace / SaaS platform experience.</li></ul>
Requirements<h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
Requirements</h3><ul>
<li>Bachelor&rsquo;s or Master&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a quantitative discipline. 
</li><li>5+ years of experience in applied ML/NLP, including 2+ years building and deploying LLM-based systems in production. 
</li><li>Proven impact: Delivered or scaled LLM products serving 100K+ users or handling 1M+ queries per day. 
</li><li>Technical depth: Solid understanding of transformer architectures, RAG design and optimization, prompt engineering, and LLM evaluation techniques. 
</li><li>Systems thinking: Experience with distributed systems, async workflows, vector search, and caching strategies for latency-sensitive workloads. 
</li><li>Commerce awareness: Familiarity with e-commerce metrics, merchant pain points, and marketplace platform dynamics. 
</li><li>Communication: Comfortable translating complex ML systems into actionable insights for non-technical and leadership stakeholders.</li></ul></div>

Senior / Staff Data Scientist - Generative AI

Bupa

<div><h4 class="jobSectionHeader">Job Description</h4> 
<div>Role Purpose: 


To design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure and services across multi-cloud environments. The Cloud Platform Engineer ensures scalable, secure, and cost-efficient operations leveraging GCP and OCI platforms. This role is critical to modernizing Bupa Arabia&rsquo;s infrastructure through automation, observability, and adherence to security and compliance standards. 


Key Accountabilities: 


1-Design and Implementation: 


Architect, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure across GCP and OCI. 


2-Automation and Optimization: 


Automate provisioning and management using Terraform, Ansible, or Cloud SDK; implement CI/CD pipelines with Cloud Build, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions. 


3-Security and Compliance: 


Apply and maintain IAM policies, encryption, and security configurations in compliance with organizational and regulatory standards. 


4-Monitoring and Reliability: 


Implement observability tools (e.g., Stackdriver, Prometheus) to monitor availability, cost, and performance. 


5-Collaboration and Support: 


Partner with application, security, and operations teams to enable cloud-native architectures and resolve incidents. 


6-Continuous Improvement: 


Stay current with cloud advancements and recommend new tools and practices to improve infrastructure efficiency.</div> 

<h4 class="jobSectionHeader">Skills</h4>
<div><ul><li>Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible).</li>
<li>Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).</li>
<li>Strong understanding of networking, VPC design, and cloud architecture.</li>
<li>Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.</li>
<li>Familiarity with cloud monitoring, logging, and cost optimization tools.</li>
<li>GCP or OCI certifications (e.g., GCP Professional Cloud Architect, OCI Architect Professional) preferred.</li>
<li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.</li>
<li>Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.</li>
</ul></div>
<h4 class="jobSectionHeader">Education</h4>
<div>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering</div></div>

Cloud Engineering

CRCC - China Railway Construction Corporation Limited - Qatar Branch

CHINA RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION LIMITED - SAUDI ARABIA BRANCHLEAD ARCHITECTThe ideal candidate should have sufficient experience in the construction of large Stadium Projects From Mobilization to CommissioningA candidate with FIFA STADIUM Project in Qatar experience would be highly preferable.Salary &amp; Benefits - Negotiable with the candidate at the interview stage, but an indication of the current package will be expected to be sharedReporting to the Engineering ManagerJob Types: Full-time, Permanent, Contract Contract length: 24 monthsApplication Question(s):<ul><li>Nationality</li><li>Can you join immediately?</li><li>Date of Birth (Month/Date/Year)</li><li>Which FIFA Stadium are you involved with? Name the STADIUM Project and Which Country?</li><li>How many years did you work for stadium project?</li></ul>Education:<ul><li>Bachelor's (Preferred)</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>FIFA STADIUM projects in QATAR: 10 years (Preferred)</li><li>LEAD ARCHITECT: 10 years (Preferred)</li></ul>Location:<ul><li>Jeddah (Preferred)</li></ul>

LEAD ARCHITECT for STADIUM project

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