Director - Interior Design - Hospitality - 20013112 HS8
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About the Role
Qiddiya Investment Company seeks a Director of Interior Design for Hospitality to lead the creative interior design agenda for a portfolio of hotel assets. The role involves defining design narratives, overseeing consultants, and ensuring design quality from concept through construction.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the interior design definition of hotel concepts from development brief to approved design direction
- Articulate and position design proposals through compelling narratives, visuals and presentations
- Define interior design principles, narratives, material strategies and signature elements for each hotel tier
- Oversee consultant briefing and scope definition, validating interior design scope and FF&E requirements
- Oversee visualisation and design communication (including CGI strategy)
- Lead and govern interior design and specialist consultants
- Provide functional governance to project embedded design management teams
- Lead structured review of design submissions across key milestones
- Lead technical input to development briefs and coordinate across disciplines
- Oversee FF&E strategies and specifications
- Lead mock up and design validation processes
- Provide creative and technical design oversight through design and construction
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture or related discipline
- 15+ years’ experience in interior design, with strong hospitality focus and senior creative leadership experience
- Strong interior design literacy, creative judgement and design review capability across all project stages
- Deep understanding of creative and technical hospitality design, including guest experience, spatial planning, materials, lighting and FF&E specification
- Exceptional storytelling and visual communication
- Ability to manage design consultants and influence creative outcomes
- Commercial awareness of cost and programme impacts
- Strong stakeholder management and creative leadership
- Proficiency in design and coordination tools (e.g. Adobe Creative Cloud, SketchUp, Revit, BIM, CDE platforms)
- Experience in a senior creative leadership role within a leading design practice or developer environment
- Proven track record delivering hospitality assets, including luxury and ultra luxury tiers
- Experience managing interior design consultants across multiple projects
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About Qiddiya
- At Qiddiya Investment Company, we are shaping a landmark destination redefining entertainment, culture and hospitality in the Kingdom.
- The Hospitality Business Unit is developing a portfolio of hotel assets central to this vision.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the interior design definition of hotel concepts from development brief to approved design direction
- Articulate and position design proposals through compelling narratives, visuals and presentations
- Define interior design principles, narratives, material strategies and signature elements for each hotel tier
- Oversee consultant briefing and scope definition, validating interior design scope, specialist inputs and FF&E requirements
- Oversee visualisation and design communication (including CGI strategy)
- Lead and govern interior design and specialist consultants
- Provide functional governance to project embedded design management teams
- Lead structured review of design submissions across key milestones
- Lead technical input to development briefs and coordinate across disciplines
- Oversee FF&E strategies and specifications
- Lead mock up and design validation processes
- Provide creative and technical design oversight through design and construction
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture or related discipline
Professional Certifications
- Professional membership or recognised certification preferred (e.g. RIBA, NCIDQ, BIID or equivalent)
Years of Experience
- 15+ years’ experience in interior design, with strong hospitality focus and senior creative leadership experience
Skills & Attributes Required
- Strong interior design literacy, creative judgement and design review capability across all project stages
- Deep understanding of creative and technical hospitality design, including guest experience, spatial planning, materials, lighting and FF&E specification
- Exceptional storytelling and visual communication
- Ability to manage design consultants and influence creative outcomes
- Commercial awareness of cost and programme impacts as well as FF&E budgets, procurement timelines and value engineering trade offs
- Strong stakeholder management and creative leadership
- Proficiency in design and coordination tools (e.g. Adobe Creative Cloud, SketchUp, Revit, BIM, CDE platforms, Aconex, Autodesk Construction Cloud etc.)
Preferred Background & Experience
- Experience in a senior creative leadership role (Design Director, Studio Director or equivalent) within a leading design practice or developer environment
- Proven track record delivering hospitality assets, including luxury and ultra luxury tiers
- Experience managing interior design consultants across multiple projects
- Experience managing FF&E strategies, specification development and mock up programmes
- Strong experience presenting design concepts and narratives to senior stakeholders
- Experience working with international hotel Operators and brand standards
- Experience in KSA / GCC or similar large scale development environments preferred
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