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Technical Director – Design (Hospitality) Jobs in UAE at Blake Anderson
Technical Director – Design (Hospitality)
Position Overview
* Job Title: Technical Director – Design (Hospitality) – French Speaking
* Department: Hospitality Design & Development
* Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
* Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Purpose
Lead the design direction (fluent French speaker) and technical delivery of the organization's hospitality portfolio, including resorts, hotels, and branded residences. The Technical Director ( Architecture) – Design (Hospitality) provides senior design management, technical oversight, and construction expertise from concept through opening, ensuring every project meets brand standards, guest experience intent, and operational requirements.
Key Responsibilities
* Design Oversight: Direct and oversee design development for resort, hotel, and branded residence projects across all stages, ensuring technical accuracy, buildability, and fidelity to design intent.
* Team & Consultant Management: Lead and manage in-house design teams and external architects, interior designers, and specialist hospitality consultants across multiple concurrent projects.
* Technical Review: Review, challenge, and approve architectural, interior, FF&E, and OS&E drawings and technical specifications before issue.
* Brand Compliance: Ensure all designs comply with hotel operator/brand technical standards, guest experience benchmarks, and back-of-house operational requirements.
* Operator Coordination: Coordinate with hotel operators, brand representatives, and franchise teams throughout design development and pre-opening phases.
* Specialist Design Leadership: Provide senior technical design leadership on guestrooms, F&B outlets, spa and wellness facilities, MICE/ballroom spaces, and resort amenities.
* Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with project management, execution, and contracts/legal teams to resolve design-related issues, variations, and disputes.
* Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with local authority regulations, hospitality life-safety codes, building codes, and municipal approval requirements.
* Execution & Handover: Oversee the projects execution process from design through construction, fit-out, and handover to hotel operations, safeguarding quality, cost, and schedule targets.
* Contractual & Legal Input: Provide expert technical and legal-engineering input on design-related contractual matters and claims.
* Mentorship: Mentor and develop design managers, architects, and technical staff within the team.
* Stakeholder Relations: Act as the primary technical liaison with owners, operators, contractors, consultants, and government departments to ensure smooth project delivery and successful hotel openings.
Title: Technical Director – Design (Hospitality)
Company: Blake Anderson
Location: UAE
