Fantastic opportunity to lead a creative and multinational design team working on some of the biggest and most challenging projects in the GCC. Hospitality experience is preferred, along with working for an internationally recognised design studio. Lots of potential for progression. An ideal role for someone who doesn’t just want to be a number.
Responsibilities
- Support the expanding portfolio of work across the Middle East, the client is seeking an experienced Associate Director of Interior Design to work on the design of major projects, based in the Kuwait studio.
- Act as Project Director for a number of projects, whether the design is initiated in-house or in collaboration with an international concept architect, at all stages of the design process, ensuring projects meet the clients high standards for quality design, coordination, technical documentation and specification.
- Provide input and support to the clients numerous projects across the Middle East and assist the practice leadership in securing new opportunities and helping to develop a broad client base; they will act as an established expert, or demonstrate increasing specialization in a particular design and/or technical area.
- Report into the Director of Interior Design for the regular management of design projects, and will provide support and design mentoring to multiple projects under design.
- When appropriate, you will also be responsible for project management, design leadership & co-ordination of specific projects or project elements. In addition to project roles, they will be tasked to support profession management and leadership tasks, including resourcing, interviews, out-reach to schools of architecture, municipality approvals for projects, interface with practice BIM managers, and mentoring.
- Preparing concept designs for large-scale architectural design projects – across commercial, mixed use, retail, education, healthcare, hospitality, and/or urban design and master planning sectors.
- Delivering and managing complex projects and leading design teams. Reporting directly to client teams. Guiding and managing the work of multi-disciplinary teams including in-house and external concept design teams along with external sub-consultants.
- Providing line management, training, mentoring of other staff.
- Develop positive relationships with clients, stakeholders and international collaborators.
- Delivering and managing design quality reviews of projects at all stages of the design process. Involved in taking a leading role in the design and delivery of the client’s work across sectors and in all regions where we are active.
Qualifications
RIBA
15 years experience with a degree in Interior Design