Interior Design Site Manager

About Hive

Purpose Of Role

Key Role Responsibilities

• Review shop drawing submittals from the contractor across all interior design packages and issue formal responses in a timely manner.
• Respond to Requests for Information (RFIs) from the contractor relating to interior design, providing clear and well-reasoned responses that protect the intent of the approved design package.
• Review material submittals and finish submittals, assessing proposed alternatives or substitutions against the project specification, and making recommendations that balance design intent, quality, and buildability.
• Review and assess proposed vendors and subcontractors for interior design scopes, evaluating their capability to execute HIVE’s finish standards.
• Conduct regular site walks across projects to inspect installed interior works, proactively identify deviations from the design package, non-conformances, and quality issues before they become costly to resolve.
• Lead snagging processes for interior scope at the relevant project milestones, producing detailed snagging lists and tracking resolution through to completion.
• Support the procurement of FF&E and OS&E by reviewing and selecting items within scope, ensuring that selections are consistent with the project’s design direction and quality benchmarks. The Construction Manager will lead the procurement process; this role provides the design input and sign-off.
• Oversee all decisions related to interior finishes procurement, including reviewing finish samples, mock-ups, and installed works to confirm compliance with the approved specifications.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• A minimum of 8–10 years of professional experience in interior design, with significant exposure to hospitality, hotel, or high-quality branded residential projects. Candidates with 6–8 years will be considered where their site experience and design sensibility are demonstrably strong.
• Proven experience in a site-based construction delivery role – reviewing shop drawings, responding to RFIs, conducting site inspections, and managing snagging on a live construction project.
• Experience on the designer or client side during construction is strongly preferred; contractor-only experience will not be sufficient.
• Strong technical knowledge of interior construction detailing, material specifications, and finish quality standards, combined with the confidence to challenge contractor proposals that do not meet the brief.
• A discerning eye for design quality. This role sits within a company that builds hospitality-grade residential product, and the candidate must understand what “good” looks like in that context – not just technically, but aesthetically. We will be looking for evidence of this through a portfolio.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, well-structured formal responses to RFIs and submittals.
• Experience is international – we value candidates who have worked on equivalent projects outside the UAE, provided they are comfortable operating in a fast-paced Gulf construction environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Interior Design. Candidates with a pure architecture degree who have developed deep interior design expertise through their practice will be considered.
• Professional registration (BIID, RIBA, AIA or equivalent) is an advantage but not a requirement.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating delivered hospitality or high-end residential interior projects is essential and must be submitted with application.

Start Date

• Immediate or as agreed

Job Details

About The Company

Report