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Project Architect - PMC - 3 Month Contract

Qatar  |  Contract

Our Global Engineering Consultancy client has a new requirement for a well experienced Consultant Project Architect to join their team in Doha, Qatar to work on new build hospitality, residential and high rise projects in the State of Qatar. Successful candidates will have extensive experience as a project Architect ideally with a recognised consultancy company background.


This role is available for immediate joining and is an initial 3 month contract position as an outsourced candidate employed by J10 Consulting.


Key Responsibilities:

Design Development

  • Aiding the Lead Architect with all aspects of design development.
  • Responsibility for the design development of projects from concept to completion.
  • Responsibility for all local authority compliance and code compliance.
  • Responsibility for utilising correct design standards
  • Responsibility for all technical detailing of projects
  • Responsibility for meeting the brief from an operational and functional perspective
  • Shared responsibility for writing and collating the NBS specification
  • Shared responsibility for writing and updating the brief
  • Coordination of all sub consultant packages
  • Review of all drawing packages prior to issue

Documentation

  • Ensure Project Architects A3 folder is up to date.
  • Track the issuance of all drawings, specifications etc. Ensuring correct procedures are in order.
  • Write cover letters for each formal issue.
  • Monitor and ensure smooth progress for all local authority submissions.

Quality Assurance

  • Ensure that Quality System Procedures (QSP) and operational standards are understood, adhered to and maintained by Project Architect.
  • The 5 rules of drafting to be maintained and checked on a regular basis, with a report to be issued following each check and circulated to Senior Management
  • Ensure Project Architects are fully conversant with the relevant standards and approved relevant local authority regulations
  • Ensure Project Architects meet agreed deadlines for documentation issue
  • If slippage is likely to occur notify the relevant lead and agree a recovery programme
  • Ensure that Project Architects correctly prepare the local authority submissions in accordance with the relevant local authority requirements
  • Responsibility for meeting with local authorities and expediently processing submissions Any problems must be alerted to Senior Management
  • Responsibility for resource tracking schedules
  • Responsibility for NOC tracking schedule
  • Coordinate design team meetings with the relevant sub consultants. Meetings must be minuted with actions and pending dates.
  • Ensure construction drawings are fully coordinated with sub-consultants prior to submissions.
  • Ensure all sub consultants review and agree to programme of deliverables.
  • Track drawing issues to Sub Consultants and their issue of information to BSBG
  • Ensure the sub consultant’s scope of work is complete at each stage in order for Lead to certify payment.
  • Responsibility for ensuring Sub consultants have applied for NOC’s.

Management

  • Responsibility for the management of the project deliverables.
  • Responsibility for communicating all aspects of project deliverables to Project Architects and Architects and to Senior Management.
  • Motivation of project team.
  • Assist Lead with overall project management.
  • Ensure soft and hard project files are maintained to BSBG standards.
  • End of year appraisals and interviews of Project Architects and Architects.
  • Must provide ideas and project implementations to enable work to become more efficient, better coordinated.


Consultant Project Architect Experience:

  • Education: Bachelor in Architecture.
  • Experience wise must have a minimum of 10 years of experience, most recent experience must be in Qatar - 4 years minimum, and MUST have worked for well-regarded design consultancies as opposed to Contractors.
  • Software: Autodesk REVIT essential, proficiency in Rhino, Grasshopper, Enscape is preferred
  • Experience of full life cycle delivery of a new build hospitality, residential and high rise
  • Strong experience in Schematic and Design Development phases of projects.


Interested candidates are invited to share their up to date CV directly to jobs@j10consulting.ae for further review and shortlisting.


Date Posted: 05 Apr 2022

Status: Filled