Overview
Lead Architect Jobs in Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai at NCO
Bridges creative concept and final delivery by leading the design team, coordinating multi-disciplinary engineering, and ensuring strict compliance with Abu Dhabi authorities to deliver high-quality, buildable projects on schedule.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architectural design direction from concept to completion.
- Ensure the design meets client requirements, authority regulations, budget, and project objectives.
- Review and guide architectural layouts, elevations, sections, details, materials, and finishes.
- Manage architects, draftsmen, BIM modelers, and junior designers.
- Distribute tasks and monitor daily progress.
- Review team output before submission to the Project Manager or client.
- Coordinate with structural, MEP, infrastructure, landscape, and interior design teams.
- Ensure architectural drawings are aligned with all engineering disciplines.
- Resolve design clashes and coordination issues.
- Ensure drawings comply with ADM/DMT, Civil Defense, Estidama, accessibility, fire safety, and other authority requirements.
- Support authority submissions and respond to comments.
- Coordinate with the authority/NOC team when required.
- Review architectural drawings, specifications, schedules, and details.
- Ensure drawings are complete, coordinated, buildable, and technically correct.
- Check compliance with project standards and company quality procedures.
- Client and Consultant Coordination
- Attend design meetings with clients, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
- Present design options and technical solutions.
- Record and follow up on architectural action items.
- Prepare and manage architectural deliverables according to the project schedule.
- Support concept design, schematic design, detailed design, tender, and construction stages.
- Ensure submissions are issued on time and in the required format.
- Conduct internal reviews before submissions.
- Ensure consistency between drawings, specifications, schedules, and BOQ.
- Maintain company standards for drawing quality and documentation.
- Report design progress, risks, delays, and coordination issues to the Project Manager or Technical Director.
- Highlight required decisions, missing information, or scope changes.
- Support project planning and resource allocation.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in architectural design, preferably within an engineering consultancy
- Proficiency in architectural design from concept to IFC.
- Strong understanding of construction methods, materials, and building codes.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary team.
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
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Title: Lead Architect
Company: NCO
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai
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