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Senior Director, Architecture - Hospitality

Qiddiya Investment Company · Riyadh

Full-timeOn-siteSenior25 Jun 2026
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The Senior Director of Architecture at Qiddiya Investment Company in Riyadh will lead architectural design across the hospitality portfolio. The role drives hotel concept development from brief to endorsed design direction and ensures design quality, technical compliance and consultant coordination through delivery.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead architectural definition of hotel concepts from brief to approved design direction
  • Set design principles, typologies and performance benchmarks across the hospitality portfolio
  • Oversee consultant briefing, scope and performance for architecture and specialists
  • Govern visualisation and design communication, including CGI strategy
  • Provide functional governance to design teams and endorse architectural deliverables
  • Drive integrated coordination across architecture, interiors, landscape and technical teams
  • Provide creative and technical oversight through design and construction phases
  • Champion sustainability and climate-responsive design aligned with Vision 2030

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or related discipline
  • Professional membership or recognised certification preferred (e.g. RIBA, AIA)
  • 15+ years’ architectural design experience with strong hospitality focus
  • Experience in senior design leadership roles within practice or developer
  • Proven track record managing multi-disciplinary consultant teams
  • Understanding of hospitality planning and building systems integration
  • Proficiency with Revit, BIM and CDE/construction cloud tools

Skills

Architectural designHospitality planningRevitBIMCDE platformsAutodesk Construction CloudDesign managementStakeholder managementTechnical coordinationValue engineering

Source: Workable. Last checked as open: 14 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.

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