Project Architect - Finishing - 2 Month Contract
United Arab Emirates | Contract
Our International design consultancy client has a new requirement for a well experienced Project Architect to join their team in Abu Dhabi. Successful candidates will have strong Architectural, Fit out and finishing project experience and major project exposure in hospitality and commercial projects.
This role is available for immediate joining and is for an initial 2 month fixed term contract as an outsourced employee through J10 Consulting.
Responsibilities:
- To coordinate with the Chief Architect & Design Manager on project priorities and schedules. To monitor and report progress.
- To plan and monitor project schedules and project deliverables in accordance with Project Contracts
- To lead and guide assigned Architects, Junior Architects, and Architectural Draftsman to achieve project goals as well as foster their individual growth. To monitor man hours spent by team.
- To coordinate with the Chief Architect & Design Manager to meet with the client to determine factors affecting the design such as architectural preferences, requirements, and budget.
- To formulate designs to be practical, aesthetic, and conducive to intended standards, purposes and function
- To prepare and present design proposals to clients by producing conceptual designs and diagrams, organizing the projects spatial arrangements in line with client desires, consider contextual factors, material requirements and construction techniques
- To advise clients on the practicality of their project, render design ideas in the form of diagrams, drawings, and 3D models, and produce preliminary architectural drawings and finishing schedules
- To coordinate with the Technical coordinator after finalizing the final architectural drawings and details specifications to ensure the design specifications and accuracy in the detail drawings and shop drawings for both tender and contractors.
- To review and check all project drawings to ensure standardization, compliance of the design as specified, and accuracy, before issuing to the Technical Coordinator, Design Manager & Chief Architect for the final check print and signature
- To send and receive transmittals and prints through the Document Controller
- To advise the Document Controller on additional documents to be recorded (such as client approvals)
- To maintain digital files including archiving and backing up files.
- To maintain a thorough project record, including all client approvals, and all drawings and related documents to a project.
- To maintain up to date Project Executive Summaries to be submitted to the Design Manager
- To coordinate with Structural and MEP disciplines
- To coordinate with the Chief Architect, Design Manager, and Technical Coordinator on the project schedule to ensure all disciplines designs are on track with the project schedule.
- To perform field activities such as observe and record existing field conditions, take and verify measurements of design components within project area, visit site to ensure compliance with specifications, approve quality of materials and work, and advise contractors including procurement and project management teams throughout the construction of the project.
- Any other task assigned by the Management.
Project Architect requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree and/or master's in architecture from an accredited program
- 6+ years previous experience leading institutional | municipal projects of various scales and budgets
- Ability to lead and mentor team of interns
- Quality communication and leadership skills
- Understanding of client deliverables including drawings and specifications
- Passion for Quality Control
- Comfortable and confident in managing multiple projects
- Strong leadership skills and goals
- Proficient in Revit Autodesk Architecture
- Additional skills a plus: SketchUp | Adobe Creative Suite | MS Office Suite | Etc.
- Strong organizational skills, self-motivated, ability to achieve goals and deadlines
- Strong written and verbal English skills for completing reports and attending meetings is required.
Interested candidates are invited to share their up to date CV directly to jobs@j10consulting.ae for further review and shortlisting.
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2021
Status: Filled