Project Architect

Job Description

Day to day involvement in development of project design activities and production from the early stage design, through technical design development, to the construction documentation.

Design Management and Team Leadership:

• Adhere to project deadlines.
• Maintain the design quality standards.
• Deliver the projects under the guidance Senior Architect (SA) and/or Design Manager (DM) while providing technical support to Design Architects / Architects.
• Participate in the implementation of the project execution plan.
• Communicate when needed with project stakeholders (clients, consultants, contractors) to manage expectations and drive success.
• Participate in the preparation of the projects’ list of deliverables.

Design & Technical Expertise:

Contribute to preparation of project/s’ concept design preparation including but not limited to:

• Design Delivery plan (Assist SA/DM/SDM)
• Design Management Plan (Assist SA/DM/SDM)
• Presentation/s
• Drawings and reports
• Collaborate with SA on complex design challenges and ensure technical feasibility.
• Develop project deliveries while maintaining high‐quality design documents and construction drawings.
• Develop project list of deliverables in line with the project contract brief.
• Assist in the review of code compliances and materials/ systems selection.
• Participate in the design coordination process within Architecture team and with other disciplines (in house or external design partners: civil, structure, MEP, ID, Landscape, vertical transportation, & other specialists’ consultant)
• Develop project BIM Models and production of Design documents/reports.
• Maintain the models’ BIM quality level in coordination with the BIM Coordinator / Manager.
• Implement successfully the project of the BIM Execution plan.
• Accountable for successful project delivery meeting the targeted deadlines.
• Accountable for maintaining the project deliverables Quality.
• Accountable for efficient planning and utilization of project’s man‐hours assigned by team leader

Communication and Collaboration:

• Fluency in spoken and written communication
• Active participation in internal meetings, presentations, and workshops.
• Building strong relationships with team members.
• Promoting and maintaining collaborative environment in the office.

Department Operations:

• Maintain professional code of conduct in line with the company’s ethics.
• Collaborate effectively with other disciplines and external consultants.
• Participate in Knowledge sharing and skills development.
• Develop partial ownership approach to assigned projects under guidance of SA/DM.
• Lead mentoring of younger team members in coordination with HoD directions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in architecture with good experience.
• Minimum of [7] years of experience in architectural design, at least practicing PA responsibilities for 2 years.
• Strong understanding of architectural design principles, Project Delivery, and basics of building codes.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in GCC region.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in BIM process, implementation and workflows.