Location – Sharjah, UAE

Salary – 30,000 AED/month + benefits

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture (Master’s preferred).
• Minimum 15 years of experience, with 5+ years in senior coordination and site roles.
• Strong UAE experience with authority approval processes (Sharjah Municipality, SEWA, Civil Defence).
• Proven track record in architectural design management, detailing, façade systems, and fit-out execution.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Advanced review and coordination of architectural packages from concept to IFC.
• Expert in detailing, joinery, finishes, and architectural fit-out delivery.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Revit/BIM, MS Office, and project documentation workflows.
• Excellent cross-disciplinary coordination with technical and construction teams.
• Strong team leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement.
• Familiarity with FIDIC contracts and UAE regulatory frameworks.

General Responsibilities Across All Stages:

• Lead architectural design reviews, technical coordination, and site supervision across multiple projects.
• Ensure architectural deliverables meet aesthetic, functional, and compliance benchmarks in accordance with the company’s standards.
• Manage materials selection, joinery detailing, and façade systems through design and construction.
• Supervise site architects and ensure technical consistency, quality, and productivity across project phases.
• Coordinate with MEP, structural, infrastructure, ID, and landscape disciplines.
• Engage with Sharjah authorities (Municipality, SEWA, Civil Defence) to facilitate permits, NOCs, and resolve jurisdictional issues.
• Support risk management through early detection of design, site, or interface issues.
• Maintain structured documentation and performance reporting (KPIs, dashboards).
• Mentor site teams and enforce accountability in execution and communication.
• Ensure quality control, mock-up validation, and adherence to IFC drawings during construction.
• Manage handover documentation, authority approvals, and DLP rectifications.

Key Responsibilities by Project Phase:

Initiation Stage

• Align development briefs, KPIs, and architectural goals with strategic project objectives.
• Contribute to zoning analysis, FAR reviews, and integration of architecture with master plans.
• Define architectural scope in consultant RFPs and support technical evaluation of consultants.
• Propose early-stage material and fit-out strategies to support feasibility and constructability.

Design Stage

• Oversee consultant submissions from concept through IFC, ensuring multidisciplinary coordination and regulatory compliance.
• Lead BIM-based design integration and manage value engineering to enhance cost, performance, and execution.
• Review façade systems, interior fit-out details, and joinery to uphold architectural design intent.
• Issue consolidated technical feedback and track consultant performance and design deliverables.

Tendering Stage

• Review architectural BOQs, drawings, and specifications; coordinate with QS and procurement for tender issuance.
• Support bid evaluation (technical and commercial) and advise on subcontractor selection for architectural packages.
• Validate completeness and constructability of fit-out, finishes, and façade scope in tender documents.

Construction Stage

• Supervise architectural execution on-site, ensuring adherence to IFC drawings, materials specs, and interface detailing.
• Lead architectural coordination with construction teams and resolve RFIs, NCRs, and inter-discipline clashes.
• Ensure site readiness for consultant inspections and authority clearances.
• Validate finishes, mock-ups, and material installations meet project standards and client expectations.

Handover & Close-Out Stage

• Oversee final architectural snagging, third-party certifications, and authority approvals.
• Ensure submission of as-built drawings, O&M manuals, warranties, and close-out documentation.
• Coordinate handover with QA/QC, consultants, FM teams, and clients.
• Document lessons learned, and prepare technical close-out and PMO audit reports.

Defects Liability Period (DLP)

• Monitor and manage rectification of DLP issues related to architecture and finishes.
• Coordinate contractor rework and re-inspections to ensure compliance.
• Prepare DLP close-out records and support retention release activities.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior Site Architect to lead architectural design review, construction oversight, material coordination, and fit-out execution across multiple large-scale development projects in Sharjah. The role spans the full project lifecycle initiation to post-handover and involves active coordination with internal teams, consultants, contractors, and regulatory authorities to ensure delivery of buildable, compliant, and high-quality architecture.