About the role

  • Commercial Kitchen Designer responsible for designing operational kitchens across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Collaborating with clients to meet regulatory standards and brand requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with clients, operators, and brand representatives to understand menus, service styles, volumes, and operational objectives**
  • Develop concept, schematic, and detailed commercial kitchen designs for international projects**
  • Plan optimized workflows for food preparation, cooking, service, warewashing, storage, staff circulation, and waste management**
  • Specify commercial kitchen equipment compliant with CE, UKCA, GSO, SASO, NSF, and other international standards**
  • Ensure compliance with European, Asian, and Middle Eastern health, safety, and fire regulations**
  • Coordinate with architects, MEP engineers, ventilation consultants, and interior designers**
  • Prepare design documentation including plans, sections, elevations, and equipment schedules**
  • Support authority submissions, tender documentation, and contractor coordination**
  • Review shop drawings and technical submittals**
  • Take full design ownership in coordination with clients and operators**
  • Develop, manage, and control equipment budgets and Bills of Quantities (BOQs)**
  • Support tender processes including technical evaluations and reviews**
  • Participate in construction-phase coordination, site inspections, and snagging**
  • Ensure design quality control, coordination reviews, and clash resolution in collaboration with BIM and MEP teams**
  • Validate kitchen layouts through operator reviews, mock-ups, and operational testing where required**
  • Incorporate sustainable, energy-efficient, and water-saving design principles in kitchen layouts and equipment selection

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering, or related field**
  • 3–8 years of experience in commercial kitchen or foodservice design**
  • Experience working on international projects across multiple regulatory frameworks**
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD (Revit/BIM preferred)**
  • Strong coordination and technical documentation skills

Benefits

  • Five-Day Work Week: Standard Monday to Friday schedule.
  • Hybrid Work Arrangement: Three days in the office and two days working remotely.
  • Incentive Plan: Company incentive scheme offering up to 10%—5% for introductions and 5% for successful closures.
  • Annual Leave: 22 working days of paid annual leave, excluding weekends.
  • Remote Work Flexibility: One additional week per year to work remotely from your home country, which can be combined with up to two consecutive weeks of annual leave.
  • Coaching & Mentoring: Structured professional development through a dedicated coaching and mentoring program.
  • Annual Company Gathering: A global team event bringing together employees from all offices.
  • Employee Recognition Program: Regular recognition initiatives celebrating outstanding performance and contributions.

Job title

Commercial Kitchen Designer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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