
Damac
Director – Development
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
- Urgent
Job expiry date: 30/03/2026
Job overview
Date posted
13/02/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 50,000 - 60,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
10 - 15 yrs
Seniority
Director
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
30/03/2026
Job description
The Director – Development role in the United Arab Emirates is responsible for directing the end-to-end vision creation, economic feasibility assessments, concept design formulation, detailed design, specification, and delivery of real estate projects, with a strong emphasis on luxury residential developments. The role involves managing pre-concept and concept design project management including scope definition, programme planning, deliverables management, and securing approvals. The director appoints, manages, and coordinates external consultants such as master planners, architects, interior designers, landscape designers, and specialist consultants, reviewing and challenging outputs to ensure alignment with project briefs, development feasibility, and Dubai planning regulations. The role requires close collaboration with Commercial, Planning, Sales & Marketing, and Project teams to ensure design outputs align with financial models, sales strategies, and market expectations. The Director is also responsible for managing design risk during early project stages, ensuring smooth handover into subsequent design and delivery phases, and presenting design concepts, studies, and recommendations to executive management and key stakeholders.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Direct vision creation, conduct economic feasibility analysis, and formulate concept and detailed designs for real estate projects
- Oversee pre-concept and concept design project management including defining scope, setting programmes, managing deliverables, and obtaining necessary approvals
- Appoint, manage, and coordinate external consultants including master planners, architects, interior designers, landscape designers, and specialist consultants for developer-led projects
- Review, challenge, and guide consultant outputs to ensure compliance with project briefs, development feasibility studies, and Dubai planning regulations
- Collaborate with Commercial, Planning, Sales & Marketing, and Project teams to ensure design outputs align with financial models, sales strategies, and market expectations
- Manage design risk during early project stages and ensure smooth handover into subsequent design and delivery phases
- Present design concepts, studies, and recommendations to executive management and key stakeholders
Experience & skills
- Minimum 10+ years of experience in real estate development and/or leading architectural practices with proven record in luxury residential developments
- Extensive experience managing and coordinating multidisciplinary external design consultants including architects, interior designers, landscape designers, and specialist consultants
- Proven track record in delivering large-scale developer-led projects in Dubai or the wider GCC region, ensuring regulatory compliance and design excellence
- Strong knowledge and understanding of Dubai planning regulations, feasibility studies, project management processes, and design risk management
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture from a recognized institution with strong academic and practical knowledge
- Proficiency in reviewing and integrating architectural, commercial, financial, and operational requirements into design and project delivery processes
- Ability to align design objectives with financial models, sales strategies, market expectations, and organizational goals while maintaining high-quality standards