Qiddiya

4 weeks ago

Director - Architecture - Hospitality - 20013111 HS8

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Job Summary

Lead architectural design direction for a portfolio of luxury hospitality assets, shaping hotel concepts from development briefs to endorsed designs, overseeing consultants, ensuring technical compliance, and aligning with operator and district visions while driving sustainability and innovative design across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Location: Riyadh

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Architecture & Urban Planning

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the architectural definition of hotel concepts from development brief to approved design direction, curating distinctive, emotive and commercially viable responses aligned with Qiddiya, district and Operator visions
•Articulate and position architectural design proposals to secure alignment and timely outcomes through key governance stages
•Define architectural design principles, typologies and performance benchmarks for each hotel tier, establishing consistent and validated design baselines across the portfolio
•Oversee consultant briefing and scope definition, validating architectural scope and specialist inputs to ensure alignment with development briefs, asset positioning, Operator requirements and governance approvals
•Oversee visualisation and design communication (including CGI strategy), ensuring concepts are clearly articulated and aligned with design narratives and stakeholder expectations

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or related discipline
•15+ years’ experience in architectural design with a strong hospitality focus across luxury and mixed-tier projects
•Proficiency in design management and coordination tools (e.g. Revit, BIM, CDE platforms, Aconex, Autodesk Construction Cloud)
•Strong understanding of hospitality planning, building systems (structural, MEP integration) and ability to manage consultants
•Experience presenting architectural concepts to senior stakeholders and operators and liaising with international hotel brands

Experience:15+ yearsHospitalityArchitectureDesign leadership

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementCommunicationMentoringDesign coordination

Certifications:RIBAAIARICS

Languages:English

Tech Stack:RevitBIMAconexAutodesk Construction CloudCDEMEP

Company Brief

Qiddiya

Developing Qiddiya City, a PIF-backed giga-project near Riyadh delivering theme parks, sports venues, cultural attractions, hospitality, and entertainment ecosystems to drive tourism, jobs, and economic diversification under Saudi Vision 2030.

Industry: Real Estate Development

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Government & Public Sector

Funding: Government Funded

Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Founded: 2018

Glassdoor: 4.3

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Qiddiya

4 weeks ago

Director - Architecture - Hospitality - 20013111 HS8

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 6 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Riyadh

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Architecture & Urban Planning

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the architectural definition of hotel concepts from development brief to approved design direction, curating distinctive, emotive and commercially viable responses aligned with Qiddiya, district and Operator visions
•Articulate and position architectural design proposals to secure alignment and timely outcomes through key governance stages
•Define architectural design principles, typologies and performance benchmarks for each hotel tier, establishing consistent and validated design baselines across the portfolio
•Oversee consultant briefing and scope definition, validating architectural scope and specialist inputs to ensure alignment with development briefs, asset positioning, Operator requirements and governance approvals
•Oversee visualisation and design communication (including CGI strategy), ensuring concepts are clearly articulated and aligned with design narratives and stakeholder expectations

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or related discipline
•15+ years’ experience in architectural design with a strong hospitality focus across luxury and mixed-tier projects
•Proficiency in design management and coordination tools (e.g. Revit, BIM, CDE platforms, Aconex, Autodesk Construction Cloud)
•Strong understanding of hospitality planning, building systems (structural, MEP integration) and ability to manage consultants
•Experience presenting architectural concepts to senior stakeholders and operators and liaising with international hotel brands

Experience:15+ yearsHospitalityArchitectureDesign leadership

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementCommunicationMentoringDesign coordination

Certifications:RIBAAIARICS

Languages:English

Tech Stack:RevitBIMAconexAutodesk Construction CloudCDEMEP

Company Brief

Qiddiya

Industry: Real Estate Development

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Government & Public Sector

Funding: Government Funded

Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Founded: 2018

Glassdoor: 4.3

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor