Design Coordinator

Design Coordinator - Interior Fit-Out Job Snapshot Role: Design Coordinator - Interior Fit-Out Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Construction Function: Architecture-Interior Design Experience: Minimum 3 years Job Type: Full-time Position Overview Design Coordinator - Interior Fit-Out in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Construction opportunity for an experienced design professional with strong expertise in interior fit-out, joinery coordination, CAD-BIM documentation, shop drawings, technical submittals, and multidisciplinary design review. Azizi Developments is hiring a Design Coordinator to join its FIT-OUT Factory team and manage the coordination of architectural, interior, MEP, structural, and custom joinery information before release to production or site. Working under the Technical Manager, the role acts as the technical connection between consultants, internal designers, procurement, factory production, project management, subcontractors, and site teams to ensure designs are coordinated, buildable, compliant, and issued on time.

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Construction Function: Architecture-Interior Design Salary: 10000-16000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.

Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

The Design Coordinator ensures that design information is converted into accurate and practical construction and manufacturing documentation. The role reviews drawings, materials, samples, technical submissions, and site conditions to identify clashes, missing information, and constructability issues before they affect production or installation. Within a factory-led fit-out environment, timely coordination is critical. Accurate shop drawings, updated design registers, approved materials, and prompt resolution of RFIs help reduce rework, protect production schedules, and keep site execution aligned with approved design intent.

• Review architectural, interior fit-out, MEP, structural, and custom joinery drawings before release to factory production or site teams.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design information to ensure drawings are consistent and technically compatible.
• Identify spatial clashes, dimensional conflicts, design gaps, and constructability concerns.
• Prepare practical recommendations and present proposed technical solutions to the Technical Manager.
• Translate consultant and client design intent into detailed and buildable shop drawings.
• Develop or coordinate manufacturing details for fit-out and joinery components.
• Review CAD and BIM information for accuracy, coordination, and production suitability.
• Ensure drawings reflect approved dimensions, materials, finishes, interfaces, and technical requirements.
• Maintain current Design Registers for drawings, submittals, material samples, mockups, and approvals.
• Track shop drawing revisions and ensure obsolete information is removed from active circulation.
• Monitor material submittals and samples through the review and approval process.
• Ensure approved Issued for Construction drawings reach site and factory teams promptly.
• Distribute approved revisions and maintain proper document control.
• Draft technical queries where design information is unclear, incomplete, or conflicting.
• Prepare and manage Requests for Information to obtain formal design clarification.
• Track outstanding RFIs and follow up with consultants and project stakeholders.
• Review material data sheets for compliance with project specifications.
• Assess finish samples and technical submittals against approved design requirements.
• Coordinate with Procurement on technical evaluations of proposed materials.
• Support material equivalency reviews when substitutions are proposed.
• Verify that replacement materials maintain required technical and aesthetic standards.
• Prepare technical submission packages for local authority approvals under the guidance of the Technical Manager.
• Support submissions to Civil Defense, Municipalities, and other relevant authorities where required.
• Attend design workshops and multidisciplinary coordination meetings.
• Participate in technical review meetings with consultants, subcontractors, project teams, and factory personnel.
• Record meeting actions and monitor outstanding responsibilities through closure.
• Conduct site visits to verify actual dimensions before finalizing critical design information.
• Compare installed works against approved drawings and shop drawings.
• Identify discrepancies between site conditions and design documentation.
• Coordinate practical solutions when field conditions prevent installation as originally detailed.<