Principal Architect

The Architecture discipline within the AtkinsRéalis Middle East Site Operations team ensures that design intent is preserved and executed with precision during construction. Responsibilities include reviewing contractor submissions, ensuring compliance with design standards and UAE regulations, and coordinating with engineering disciplines to achieve seamless integration of architectural and building services. The team provides oversight on fabrication drawings, responds to technical queries, and safeguards the aesthetic, functional, and regulatory aspects of projects. By bridging design and execution, the Architecture Site Ops team ensures AtkinsRéalis projects embody innovation, quality, and sustainability.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture

Experience:

• 12+ years in site-based architectural supervision
• Middle East experience preferred

• Review architectural submissions such as material submittals, method statements, and shop drawings.
• Ensure compliance with international codes and local authority requirements.
• Respond to technical queries and site construction details.
• Review contractor performance weekly and attend technical workshop meetings as required.
• Knowledge of UAE regulations including municipality and civil defense.
• Coordination awareness between all disciplines.

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.

• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.

• Generous annual leave balance.

• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.

• Remote work opportunities outside of country.

• Company gratuity scheme.

• Discretionary bonus program.

• Relocation assistance.

• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.