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Interior Designer - Design & Supervision

United Arab Emirates  |  Permanent

Our International Design Practice client has a new requirement for a well experienced, all round Interior Designer to join their team in Abu Dhabi on a high profile Museum project. Successful candidates will have a proven background as an Interior Designer for design & supervision on large scale Interior projects.


This role is available for immediate joining and is a direct hire permanent employment opportunity


Key Responsibilities:

  • Works as part of an engineering design team, leading work on defined segments of a project with limited guidance and supervision of a Senior Interior Designer. Role also includes responsibility for Statutory Authorities approvals, site back-up and mentoring of junior staff members.
  • Personally verify the corrections and absolute accuracy of own and others work prior to review by the senior level Interior Designer.
  • Organize own and others work to achieve set deadlines.
  • Lead pro-active coordination with internal and external design disciplines to achieve a high quality, consistent set of design documents or presentation.
  • Proactively check and coordinate project documents (including but not limited to multi-disciplinary drawings, design reports, design calculations, technical specifications, bills of quantities, etc.) and ensure the highest quality standards are met.
  • Take responsibility to ensure all design documentation of the Statutory Authorities' Approval process is delivered on time.
  • Attend Client meetings.
  • Confidently present work to colleagues, clients and stakeholders.
  • Provide technical support to site supervision teams and resolve design related issues on site.
  • Coordinate with team of Interior Designers and Technicians on a daily basis and ensure that design excellence is achieved throughout.
  • Develop a thorough design philosophy, effectively contributing to the inception and the development of a project.
  • Develop a thorough project delivery strategy.
  • Produce detailed scope of services for specialist sub-consultant.
  • Lead the design work ensuring project objectives are met, design instructions are implemented and delivery is achieved within the set time and budget.
  • Responsible for the correctness, accuracy and complete multi-disciplinary coordination of the design documentation prepared by the assigned team.
  • Coordinate and develop responses to review comments, tender queries, contractor's queries, etc.
  • Responsible, with guidance from Senior team members, for the preparation and compilation of design presentations and design reports.
  • Actively pursue or has achieved professional accreditation and licensure.
  • Responsible for coordinating QA/QC and review processes on each project responsible for.


Interior Designer Experience:

  • Relevant Architectural / Interior Design focused degree.
  • Local Society of Engineers membership.
  • Experience of working on International and/or onsite projects is desirable.
  • Experience of working within a team of 10+.
  • Demonstrated specialised discipline skills on 2+ projects.
  • Developed Interior Design skills and understanding of the design process and interfaces between design disciplines.
  • Understanding of commercial management of projects.
  • Understanding of scope definition and scope interface.
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD and REVIT, word processing and presentation programs.
  • Full knowledge of Statutory Authorities requirements knowledge of codes, regulations and submission requirements.


  • Working experience and knowledge on following digital platforms
  • Adobe Creative cloud
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • AutoCAD Revit LT Suit
  • Autodesk Revit
  • Autodesk Revit Architecture
  • SketchUp


Interested candidates are invited to share their up to date CV directly to jobs@j10consulting.ae for further review and shortlisting.


Date Posted: 30 May 2021

Status: Filled