Senior Architect

Role Purpose

BI Group

1.1 Architectural Design Management

• Detailed Design (DD)

• Issued for Construction (IFC)
• Ensure designs align with:
• Project vision and branding
• Functional requirements and layouts
• Sales and marketing strategy
• Cost targets and development feasibility

Validate

• Unit layouts and space efficiency
• Circulation and core planning
• Building massing and façade concepts
• Vertical transportation and service integration
• Ensure architectural design solutions are
• practical, efficient, and buildable
• .

1.2 Design Coordination & Multidisciplinary Integration

• Ensure proper coordination between:
• Architecture
• Structural engineering
• MEP engineering
• Landscape design
• Interior design
• Façade consultants
• Identify and resolve:
• Design clashes and spatial conflicts
• Coordination issues between disciplines
• Buildability and constructability risks
• Participate in and lead
• design coordination workshops
• .

1.3 Compliance & Authority Approvals

• Ensure architectural design complies with:
• **Dubai Municipality regulations**
• **Dubai Building Code**
• **UAE Fire Code**
• **Green Building Regulations (Decree 66)**
• Community and master developer guidelines
• Coordinate and validate submissions to:
• Dubai Municipality
• Civil Defense
• Master Developer / Community authorities
• Review authority comments and ensure timely closure.

1.4 Value Engineering & Design Optimization

• Support cost and commercial teams by:
• Identifying architectural cost optimization opportunities
• Supporting value engineering workshops
• Proposing alternative design solutions that improve:
• ○ Efficiency
• ○ Constructability
• ○ Lifecycle cost
• ○ Sustainability
• Ensure architectural design remains aligned with
• project budget constraints
• .

1.5 Tender Documentation

• Review and validate architectural tender documentation:
• Architectural drawings
• Specifications
• Finishing schedules
• Material selections
• BOQ coordination with commercial team

Identify

• Design inconsistencies
• Scope gaps
• Specification conflicts
• Support technical evaluation of contractor bids.

2.1 Architectural Design Supervision

• Ensure construction works comply with approved architectural design.
• Conduct regular
• site inspections
• to verify:
• Finishes quality
• Architectural detailing
• Façade implementation
• Interior execution
• Prevent unauthorized design changes on site.

2.2 Shop Drawings & Technical Submittals

• Review and approve:
• Architectural shop drawings
• Material submittals
• Method statements
• Mock-ups and samples
• Ensure alignment with:
• Approved design intent
• Specifications
• Authority requirements

2.3 RFIs & Technical Clarifications

• Review architectural RFIs and provide technical clarifications.
• Coordinate with consultants and contractors to resolve:
• Design queries
• Site technical challenges
• Coordination issues between disciplines
• Provide clear architectural direction during construction.

2.4 Quality Control & Design Integrity

Monitor

• Architectural detailing
• Finishing standards
• Façade installation
• Public space quality
• Ensure the
• design intent is preserved through project delivery
• .

2.5 Snagging & Handover

• Conduct architectural inspections during:
• Pre-handover stage
• Snagging stage
• Final completion inspections
• Verify completion of:
• Architectural finishes
• Façade works
• Public areas
• Landscape integration
• Review and approve:
• As-built drawings
• Material warranties
• Completion documentation

2.6 Defects Liability Period (DLP)

Track

• Finishing defects
• Façade issues
• Water ingress or sealing problems
• Coordinate corrective actions with contractors.

KPIs & Performance Measures

• Architectural authority approvals achieved without rejection
• Zero major architectural redesign after IFC approval
• Architectural design fully coordinated with structural and MEP systems
• Architectural cost maintained within project budget targets
• Zero major architectural defects at final handover
• High architectural quality standard achieved at project completion

Requirements

Essential

Preferred

• Master’s Degree in Architecture or Urban Design.
• Professional accreditation preferred:
• RIBA
• ARB
• AIA
• LEED AP / sustainability certification
• 2.

Essential

• Minimum 5–8 years UAE experience in architectural design or design management
• Experience working on residential or mixed-use developments
• Strong exposure to Dubai authority approval processes
• Experience coordinating with structural and MEP disciplines
• Experience supporting projects through design and construction phases

Preferred

• Experience working developer-side or consultancy-side
• High-rise residential tower experience
• Experience on projects valued AED 100M+
• Façade coordination experience

Technical Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of:
• Dubai Municipality regulations

• Green Building Regulations (Decree 66)

• International building standards
• 3.Software proficiency:
• AutoCAD
• Revit / BIM platforms
• SketchUp or Rhino

• Adobe Creative Suite

• MS Office

4.Key Competencies

• Strong architectural design judgment
• Excellent coordination and communication skills
• Ability to manage multidisciplinary design teams
• Strong understanding of buildability and construction processes
• Attention to detail and quality control
• Commercial and cost awareness
• Problem-solving mindset