Director of Architecture
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About the Role
Sinopack Search is recruiting a Director of Architecture for an international architectural consultancy in Dubai. This senior leadership role involves leading the Architecture business unit across the Middle East, focusing on strategic direction, team growth, client relationships, and business development.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Architecture department across the region
- Build, mentor and grow a high performing team of architects and design leaders
- Shape the strategic direction and future growth of the Architecture business unit
- Oversee design quality and provide leadership across multiple major projects
- Develop and strengthen relationships with key clients, developers and stakeholders
- Support business development, winning work and expanding existing client relationships
- Improve operational performance, team capability and project delivery processes
- Work closely with the executive leadership team on business planning and regional growth initiatives
- Champion design excellence whilst ensuring commercial and operational objectives are achieved
Requirements
- Extensive experience leading architectural teams within a recognised international practice or major regional consultancy
- Strong leadership credentials with experience managing, mentoring and developing multidisciplinary teams
- Proven experience growing departments, studios or business units
- Excellent client facing, commercial and stakeholder management skills
- Strong understanding of large scale mixed use, hospitality, commercial and residential developments
- Ability to oversee multiple projects whilst maintaining high design and delivery standards
- Experience contributing to business development, strategic planning and winning new work
- Previous Middle East experience is preferred
Full Job Posting
Role Overview
- I'm currently working with a well established international architectural consultancy in Dubai that is looking to appoint a Director of Architecture to lead and further develop its Architecture business unit across the Middle East.
- This is a senior leadership appointment within a growing international practice delivering major mixed use, hospitality, commercial and residential developments across the region and internationally.
- The successful individual will take ownership of the department's strategic direction, leading the continued growth of the architectural team, strengthening design capability, developing client relationships, and helping position the business as a market leader across the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Architecture department across the region.
- Build, mentor and grow a high performing team of architects and design leaders.
- Shape the strategic direction and future growth of the Architecture business unit.
- Oversee design quality and provide leadership across multiple major projects.
- Develop and strengthen relationships with key clients, developers and stakeholders.
- Support business development, winning work and expanding existing client relationships.
- Improve operational performance, team capability and project delivery processes.
- Work closely with the executive leadership team on business planning and regional growth initiatives.
- Champion design excellence whilst ensuring commercial and operational objectives are achieved.
Requirements
- Extensive experience leading architectural teams within a recognised international practice or major regional consultancy.
- Strong leadership credentials with experience managing, mentoring and developing multidisciplinary teams.
- Proven experience growing departments, studios or business units.
- Excellent client facing, commercial and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong understanding of large scale mixed use, hospitality, commercial and residential developments.
- Ability to oversee multiple projects whilst maintaining high design and delivery standards.
- Experience contributing to business development, strategic planning and winning new work.
- Previous Middle East experience is preferred.
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