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.