Lead Architect

Sshic; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sshic in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior Architect to lead an architectural design team across all project stages, ensuring design integrity and BIM integration.

You will coordinate with clients and stakeholders, mentor junior staff, and drive design excellence in accordance with SSH standards and statutory requirements.

Qualifications

• B.Arch. or M.Arch degree.
• Professional registration with an internationally recognised body is highly desirable.
• Excellent command of English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead a design group within the architecture team through all design stages.
• Serve as client's point of contact for design related issues.
• Act as project design coordinator and contribute to overall design management.
• Ensure integrated design delivery across the entire project life cycle.
• Ensure design excellence and delivery of project documentation per SSH quality procedures.
• Oversee BIM integration and development of innovative working methodologies.
• Develop design manuals and standard design documents to increase efficiencies.

Skills

Architectural Design

Team Leading

Client Interface

Design Management

Mentoring

Design Coordination

Site Support

Design Reviews

Risk Management

English Proficiency

Education

B.Arch. or M.Arch

Tools

Autodesk Revit

SketchUp

Adobe Creative Cloud

Office 365

Skype

WebEx

Job description

Role Definition:

Works under the direct supervision of Discipline Lead - Architecture. This team member leads an architectural design team and schedules, organizes, coordinates and executes the design work on projects of all scales.

Core Accountabilities:

• Architectural Design.
• Team Leading.
• Client Interface.
• Project Resource Planning.
• Coaching.
• Performance Evaluation.
• Design Management.
• Design Coordination.
• Mentoring and supervision of junior staff.
• Interface with Statutory Authorities.
• Design Research.
• Design Reviews.
• Site support/back-up.
• Design Stage Reports.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead a design group within the architecture team throughout the design stages.
• Within the design group act as the client's point of contact for design related issues.
• Within the design group act as the project's design coordinator and contributes (fully or partially) to the overall design management activities.
• Responsible for the integrated design delivery of projects throughout the entire project life cycle.
• Ensure design excellence and delivery of project documentation to SSH quality procedures.
• Responsible for BIM integration and development of innovative working methodologies.
• Take initiatives to develop design manuals, standard design documents, presentations, etc. to increase efficiencies, knowledge and awareness across the wider architectural community.

Qualities and Skills:

• Developed Architectural Design skills.
• Appropriate project experience.
• Flexibility and attitude towards company objectives.
• Cordial relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Understanding of SSH's commercial management of projects.
• Understanding of risk management.
• Understanding of scope definition and scope interface.
• Developed presentation skills.
• Detailed knowledge of SSH's standards, policies, codes and procedures and ability to transmit the same to others.
• Full knowledge of Statutory Authorities requirements, knowledge of codes, regulations and submission requirements.
• Developed knowledge of Health & Safety Principles.
• Developed knowledge of Sustainable Design principles.
• Ability and will to mentor and provide support to junior staff members and spread knowledge across the wider architectural community.
• Ability and will to update knowledge.
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken). Knowledge of other languages is an added value.

Digital Platforms:

• Office 365
• Online Communication tools (Skype, Web ex)
• Adobe Creative cloud
• Autodesk Revit
• SketchUp

Qualifications:

B.Arch. or M.Arch

The achievement of a Professional registration of an internationally recognised institution i.e RIBA, AIA, LEED is highly desirable and a distinct advantage