Senior Interior Designer

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Review shop drawings, material submittals, joinery details, cutting lists, stone dry-lay arrangements, samples, and mockups.
• Oversee benchmark guestrooms and suites before mass production and supervise bespoke joinery, millwork, stone, acoustic, carpet, wall, lighting, and decorative works.
• Monitor FF&E delivery, storage, protection, installation, and final condition.
• Coordinate interior works with architectural, structural, MEP, fire, and life-safety systems.
• Ensure services such as diffusers, sprinklers, access panels, lighting fixtures, and switches are integrated into the interior design.
• Resolve dimensional differences between the existing structure and new interior elements.
• Inspect guestrooms, suites, lobbies, dining venues, prayer areas, public spaces, and back-of-house areas.
• Identify defective work, monitor corrective actions, and lead snagging, de-snagging, and final handover inspections.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture, or a related discipline.
• Valid Saudi Council of Engineers membership is mandatory.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in interior fit-out, interior design coordination, and construction supervision.
• Experience delivering five-star hotels, luxury hospitality developments, or major hotel renovation projects.
• Strong knowledge of bespoke joinery, millwork, stone, decorative finishes, lighting, acoustic treatments, and FF&E installation.
• Familiarity with international luxury hotel brand standards and operator requirements.
• Knowledge of acoustic performance, fire-rated materials, and flame-retardant fabric requirements.
• Experience with an engineering consultancy or construction supervision consultant.
• Ability to review shop drawings, materials, mockups, and technical submittals.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, BIM coordination, and relevant interior design software.
• Fluent written and spoken English is mandatory; Arabic is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high-rise refurbishment and brownfield projects is strongly preferred.
• Experience in Madinah Central Area or similarly sensitive urban locations is preferred.
• NCIDQ or an equivalent international interior design accreditation is preferred.