Job Description
Role requirements
1. Creative Leadership
* Define and lead the creative vision for key projects, pursuits, and competitions.
* Act as a design leader, ensuring consistency and excellence across the regional portfolio.
* Shape architectural language, innovation, sustainability, and client focused design strategies.
* Represent the practice publicly through client presentations, design reviews, and industry forums.
1. Project Oversight
* Provide strategic oversight across major projects and key client accounts.
* Lead design governance, review processes, and critical decision-making points.
* Guide teams through complex stakeholder environments typical of large-scale International and Middle East developments.
* Support business development through design leadership in bids and interviews.
1. Team Mentorship
* Inspire, mentor, and develop senior design leaders and future directors.
* Build and sustain a high-performance, design-led collaborative studio culture.
* Support succession planning and long-term capability building within the practice.
1. Quality & Delivery
* Ensure design excellence is maintained from concept through delivery across all project stages.
* Oversee design risk management, authority engagement, and design integrity during construction.
* Set benchmarks for quality, innovation, and best practice across the region.
Qualifications
Essential experience
* Significant experience as a Design Director within an international consultancy.
* Middle East experience essential, with a strong regional network.
* Proven portfolio across multiple building types, including large-scale and complex developments.
* Experience in Hospitality and Master planning projects
Recognised design leadership with built work and/or award-winning projects
Additional Information
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We at EGIS are an Equal Opportunities employer and we recognise the value of a Diverse Organisation. EGIS appreciates all job applications. If you decide to apply for an opportunity at EGIS, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and everyone’s contribution as this builds our culture and means, if you work for EGIS, you will be included, listened to, and respected.