
DAMAC Hotels & Resorts
Senior Director Design (Architecture, Landscape, Interior Design)
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
- Urgent
Job expiry date: 26/03/2026
Job overview
Date posted
09/02/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 60,000 - 100,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package + relocation
Experience
10 - 15 yrs
Seniority
VP/Executive
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
26/03/2026
Job description
The Senior Director Design is responsible for taking overall accountability for design progress across assigned projects within a development or architectural environment. The role leads and manages in-house design teams and external consultants across multiple disciplines including Architecture, Landscape, and Interior Design, ensuring cohesive and integrated design outcomes. The position involves identifying and engaging new designers and studios to introduce fresh design trends and innovative ideas, while preparing clear and comprehensive project briefs in close coordination with senior management. The incumbent manages external consultants and internal design teams through pre-concept and concept design stages, ensuring alignment with project vision, requirements, and standards. The role leads multi-disciplinary design coordination to ensure integration across all design packages, monitors and controls design quality in coordination with technical and on-site construction teams, and ensures timely delivery of all design milestones in full compliance with project requirements and quality standards. The position requires extensive experience working with leading developers or architectural studios and demonstrated strength in managing multiple consultants across early design stages.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Take overall responsibility for design progress across assigned development projects
- Lead and manage in-house design teams and external consultants across architecture, landscape, and interior design disciplines
- Identify, engage, and onboard new designers and design studios to introduce innovative ideas and emerging design trends
- Prepare clear, detailed, and comprehensive project briefs in close coordination with senior management
- Manage external consultants and internal design teams through pre-concept and concept design stages to ensure alignment with project vision and requirements
- Lead multi-disciplinary design coordination to ensure full integration and consistency across all design packages
- Monitor, review, and control design quality in coordination with technical teams and on-site construction teams
- Ensure timely delivery of all design milestones in full compliance with project requirements, design standards, and quality expectations
Experience & skills
- Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture
- Possess a minimum of 10 years of professional experience working with a leading developer or architectural studio
- Demonstrate proven ability to manage and coordinate multiple design consultants across various disciplines
- Exhibit strong expertise in pre-concept and concept design stages
- Show capability to lead complex, multi-disciplinary design processes while maintaining quality, schedule, and alignment with project objectives