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Here's your opportunity to join a world class team with an industry leader that works with renown brands from all over the world. We aim to maintain a strong collaborative environment with talented team members and are always looking to add more. If you are ready for your next challenge and fit one of the roles below, please do apply!

Jobs

3D Designer - Luxury Retail

Jun 28

Role Overview:
We are looking for a talented and creative 3D Designer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a background in 3D modeling and rendering, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for creating visually stunning fixtures for luxury retail projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design retail displays, including bespoke shop-in-shops, pop-up stores, podiums, permanent furniture and window displays.
  • Work on multiple projects simultaneously, managing time and resources effectively.
  • Provide input and feedback on design concepts and ideas.
  • Collaborate effectively with the production team to continually improve product presentation
  • Maintain an organized library of 3D assets and resources.
  • Participate in team meetings and contribute to the overall success of the team.
  • Proficiency in industry-standard 3D visualization software (e.g., 3ds Max, V-Ray, SketchUp, Blender).
  • Excellent attention to detail and a keen eye for aesthetics.
  • Experience in joinery detailing is a big plus
  • 1-2 years of work experience is required.
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Team Lead - Technical Design | Luxury Retail

Jun 27

Role Overview:
As the Team Lead Technical Designer for luxury retail joinery projects, you will play a pivotal role in leading a team of designers to deliver high-quality technical drawings for client submissions and detailed production plans. Your expertise will ensure that designs meet client specifications, manufacturing requirements, and project timelines, fostering innovation and efficiency within the design process.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Design Execution:

  • 2D Technical Drawings: Create and optimize 2D technical drawings according to company CAD standards for client submissions, mall/authority approvals, and production submittals within specified deadlines.
  • Detailed Production Documentation: Produce part drawings, bills of material/quantities, cut lists, cutting files, material lists, and packing lists in required specifications and formats for seamless production and outsourcing processes.
  • Collaboration: Collaborate closely with project managers, production teams, and installation teams during the design phase to ensure constructability, refine design details, and optimize manufacturing processes.
  • Value Engineering: Implement value engineering principles to optimize costs while maintaining structural integrity and manufacturability of designs.
  • As-Built Documentation: Prepare accurate as-built models post-project completion, documenting lessons learned and sharing insights with the design team to enhance future projects.
  • Quality Assurance: Conduct thorough quality checks to ensure production is executed precisely as per approved designs, addressing any discrepancies promptly.

Team Leadership:

  • Drawing Quality Assurance: Review team members' drawings for accuracy in design, dimensions, tolerances, material specifications, and compliance with project requirements.
  • Project Briefings: Understand project intricacies and provide clear briefs and clarifications to both design and production departments as needed, ensuring alignment and clarity throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Process Improvement: Evaluate and refine team workflows, identifying best practices and implementing changes to enhance efficiency and streamline operations.
  • Team Development: Continuously evaluate team members through probationary periods and performance reviews, fostering professional growth and skill development.
  • Technical Support: Serve as a primary point of contact for technical drawing-related queries or support, offering guidance and expertise to both design and production teams.
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Jobs

Sr. Project Engineer - Luxury Retail (KSA)

Jun 27

Role Overview:
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Senior Project Engineer specializing in luxury retail to oversee and manage the successful execution of retail fitout projects. The ideal candidate will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of project implementation, ensuring adherence to schedules, quality standards, and client expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Project Planning and Execution: Develop and maintain project documentation, checklists, and site execution plans for each project. Ensure all plans are approved by the project lead and strictly followed throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Resource Management: Proactively organize resources including manpower, materials, tools, and logistics at least one week prior to site execution to ensure smooth project commencement.
  • Permits and Compliance: Ensure all necessary permits and passes are obtained and available at the start of site execution to avoid delays.
  • Progress Reporting: Update the project plan daily and share project progress reports with the project lead, highlighting achievements, challenges, and action plans.
  • Client and Stakeholder Management: Attend client and mall inspections, organize site meetings as required, and act as the primary liaison between internal teams, subcontractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
  • Quality Assurance: Review technical designs before site work begins, conduct technical briefings to ensure understanding among General Contractors (GCs), Abra team, subcontractors, and suppliers, ensuring minimal flaws in execution.
  • Quality Control and Safety: Maintain strict quality control standards by inspecting work-in-progress (WIP) and completed work to ensure compliance with project specifications and safety standards.
  • Issue Resolution: Promptly address and resolve concerns raised by landlords, local authorities, or clients, escalating technical issues to production or the project lead as needed.
  • Snag Management and Handover: Prepare and share final snag reports within one working day from site handover, attend snag lists promptly, and collect project sign-offs upon completion.
  • Closing Responsibilities: Prepare and share project closing reports from site handover, documenting lessons learned and areas for improvement
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Sr. Estimator - Luxury Retail Fitout & Joinery

Jun 27

Position Overview:
We are seeking a diligent and experienced Fitout Estimation Specialist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will oversee the estimation process for retail fitout projects, ensuring accuracy, competitiveness, and compliance with client requirements. This role requires strong problem-solving skills, exceptional negotiation abilities, and effective stakeholder management to maintain high project success rates.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Estimation Management: Lead the estimation process on assigned projects from inception to completion, ensuring all requirements are thoroughly scoped and included in the Bill of Quantities (BOQ).
  • Client Engagement: Proactively engage with the projects department and clients to clarify scope details and ensure a comprehensive understanding of project needs to avoid misunderstandings and scope gaps.
  • Client Engagement: Proactively engage with clients to clarify scope details and ensure comprehensive understanding of project needs to avoid misunderstandings and scope gaps
  • Compliance and Quality Assurance: Ensure all estimates comply with tender requirements and internal quality standards, minimizing errors and discrepancies between estimated and actual costs.
  • Subcontractor Management: Identify, prequalify, and maintain relationships with competitive subcontractors to ensure cost-effective project execution and secure 10% savings on subcontractor costs quarterly.
  • Risk Management: Proactively identify potential risks during estimation and propose mitigating strategies to maintain project profitability and minimize variations.
  • Performance Metrics: Maintain a 100% project success rate within the variation margin to ensure no repeated errors in estimation versus actual costs.
  • Tender Management: Manage large retail fitout project tenders, achieving a 50% conversion rate through accurate estimation and compliance with tender requirements.
  • Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives in the estimation process, leveraging feedback and lessons learned to refine practices and enhance efficiency.
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Setter Out - Joinery

Jun 6

  • Generate methodical, unit-wise cut lists & material requisitions, considering a high-quality appearance (look and feel), speed of assembly (Assembly method), accuracy and material waste. 
  • Identify and describe each unit and separate components by numbering. 
  • Design the cut list format in Excel or AutoCAD
  • Contribute in atomizing the cut list master sheet will be a future development we need to consider, and can be worked on, when there are no new projects, and the current projects are error-free. 
  • Preparing cut list for all kinds of furniture items as per actual site measurement and detail of shop drawings (Materials include Joinery, Painting, Metal, Acrylic, Print, Electrical and others)
  • Verifying the quantity of raw material, technical details and fabrication drawing. 
  • Participate in a project kick-off meeting 
  • Raise an early flag and communicate about any variations or amendments to the shop drawing plans
  • Proactively negotiate with the Estimation team if any discrepancies in BOQ or material specification
  • Coordinate and document with the Project Department and gather necessary technical design changes
  • Plan schedules and forecasts for cutting lists issuance to production and regular coordination with production activities & project department up to project completion, checking materials allowed details and obtaining clearance for variations
  • Explain drawings to the production team and provide adjustments as necessary
  • Coordinate resolution of production/fabrication problem – Assembly method
  • Make recommendations for the reduction of wastage of materials during cut list generating and keep track of changes or variations during production
  • Assign to the production team on what can be cut as per the project schedule. Keep control of what is the balance and report delays immediately.
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Joinery Technical Designer | Luxury Retail

May 7

Purpose of the Role

In this role, you'll prepare detailed technical and production drawings within the agreed timelines and quality expectations. You'll work with team members to ensure completeness and adherence to standards. Your role also involves ensuring client expectations and production feasibility are achieved for successful project completion.

 

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

Design Accuracy and Drafting Precision

  • Prepare client submission drawings in compliance with brand guidelines
  • Create cutting lines (cutting list) for joinery and metal components
  • Prepare material take-offs for joinery, metal, acrylic, special materials and packing
  • Value engineer to reduce quantities of regular materials

Design Turnaround Time

  • Prepare and submit detailed production drawings, cutting lines, and material take-offs within the assigned timelines
  • Share with relative stakeholders the drawing revisions within the assigned timeline
  • Work on multiple projects at the same time

Clear and timely communications with Clients and Production

  • Capture clear briefs from the stakeholders and resolve all technical issues
  • RFI to be shared with clients after briefing (First submission/ Revisions)
  • Proactively communicate with internal stakeholders and clients on project updates

Mentoring and team-leading

  • Manage at 2-3 designers and train the technical designer
  • Act as the lead in the absence of the team manager
  • Coach and mentor new joiners in the team

 

 

DESIRED SKILLS:

  • Expertise in AutoCAD
  • Experience with luxury retail brands (joinery fixtures)
  • Joinery Machinery knowledge (CNC, spindle, panel saw, metal machines, painting & printing) 
  • On-site experience
  • Experience in handling a team of 2 to 3 designers 
  • 3D software experience (3Ds Max, Sketch up) - good to have
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