Interior Designer (Retail F&B )

Joud Coffee


Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Abu Dhabi
Contract type: Full time

Job Description

About the role

Join Joud Coffee’s Projects & Development team to shape beautiful, high-performing café interiors. You’ll take designs from concept through IFC, own the spec/FFE book, coordinate with MEP/kitchen and vendors, and support site through shop-drawing reviews and mock-ups—protecting brand intent, cost, and timelines.


What you’ll do

  • Translate briefs into concept decks: mood boards, palette, materials, lighting intent, and brand cues.
  • Space planning & GA layouts (zoning, circulation, seating counts, accessibility).
  • Produce full drawing packages: plans, elevations/sections, RCP & lighting, power/data, finishes & partition plans.
  • Create and manage the Spec Book: finishes, fixtures, lighting, sanitary, hardware, FFE/OS&E; keep a live submittal register.
  • Joinery/millwork detailing (bars, counters, banquettes, shelving); coordinate metal/glass/solid-surface packages.
  • Kitchen/coffee bar ergonomics and coordination (clearances, services, loads) with consultants and suppliers.
  • Signage & wayfinding coordination and environmental graphics handoff.
  • Develop 3D models & renders (SketchUp + Enscape/V-Ray/Lumion) for approvals and value engineering options.
  • Prepare tender/IFC sets; respond to RFIs; review shop drawings/material submittals; lead sample boards & mock-ups.
  • Manage landlord/authority requirements (mall guidelines, ADCD/DCD or Dubai equivalent) and support approvals.
  • Site support: design clarifications, snag follow-up, and as-built reviews to handover.


What you’ll bring

  • Degree in Interior Design/Architecture; 4–7+ years in retail/F&B interiors (UAE/GCC preferred).
  • Portfolio showing café/retail projects with detail drawings + spec pages.
  • Tools: AutoCAD (expert), SketchUp, Enscape/V-Ray/Lumion, Adobe CC (InDesign/Photoshop/Illustrator); Bluebeam. Revit a plus.
  • Strong grasp of materials & performance (hospitality-grade finishes), lighting fundamentals, and cost-savvy design.
  • Comfortable coordinating with MEP/kitchen and managing vendors/subcontractors.
  • Organized, deadline-driven, and collaborative communicator.


Location & type

Abu Dhabi (HQ) with UAE site visits. Full-time, on-site.

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