principal architect

PeopleStrong; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

PeopleStrong in Chennai seeks a Design Architect to lead architectural design for public buildings, high-rise and large-scale projects, converting concepts into coordinated BIM-based drawings and construction documentation. The role emphasizes BIM coordination, construction drawings, detailing, client presentations, and ensuring code compliance across multidisciplinary teams.

You will mentor junior designers and collaborate with site teams to resolve coordination issues and deliver high-quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) with 8–12 years of architectural design experience.
• Experience in public buildings, high-rise projects, and large-scale development.
• Expertise in BIM-based design, construction drawings, and detailing.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design concepts for public and high-rise projects.
• Prepare design presentations and client visuals.
• Develop and coordinate construction drawing packages across disciplines.
• Coordinate BIM workflows for model-based design and documentation.
• Review quantities, take-offs, and inputs for cost planning and tender docs.
• Review shop drawings and vendor submittals for design intent.
• Ensure compliance with codes, fire safety, accessibility, and approvals.
• Guide junior architects and BIM teams in detailing quality.

Skills

Architectural design

Public buildings

High-rise projects

Coordination

Client presentations

Leadership

Education

B.Arch

Tools

Autodesk Revit

BIM workflows

Job description

Qualification: Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)

Experience: 8 to 12 years of relevant experience in architectural design, construction drawings, architect detailing, and coordination for public buildings, high-rise buildings, and large-scale projects.

Role Summary: We are looking for a creative and detail-oriented Design Architect with strong experience in public buildings, high-rise buildings, and large-scale architectural projects. The role requires the ability to develop innovative design concepts, translate them into coordinated BIM-based design and construction drawing packages, prepare high-quality client presentations, support architectural detailing, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, review shop drawings, and ensure statutory compliance throughout design development and documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop architectural design concepts for public buildings, high-rise buildings, and large-scale projects from concept to design development stages.
• Prepare design presentations, concept narratives, diagrams, and visual material for client and stakeholder reviews.
• Develop, review, and coordinate architectural construction drawing packages, including plans, elevations, sections, reflected ceiling plans, façade details, toilet details, staircases, cores, finishes, schedules, and other key project details.
• Coordinate design development using BIM workflows, ensuring model-based collaboration across architectural, structural, MEP, façade, landscape, interior, and specialist consultant teams.
• Support estimation and quantification by reviewing design quantities, material take-offs, area statements, finish schedules, and inputs required for cost planning and tender documentation.
• Review shop drawings, material submittals, technical clarifications, and vendor drawings to ensure alignment with design intent, specifications, coordination requirements, and statutory needs.
• Ensure design and documentation comply with applicable building codes, development control regulations, fire and life safety requirements, accessibility standards, and other statutory approvals.
• Work closely with project, construction, and site teams to resolve design coordination issues, RFIs, detailing gaps, and constructability concerns.
• Guide junior architects and BIM team members in design intent, detailing quality, documentation standards, and interdisciplinary coordination.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Strong architectural design sensibility with creativity, innovation, and problem-solving ability.
• Proven experience in public buildings, institutional projects, high-rise buildings, infrastructure-related buildings, or similar large-scale developments.
• Advanced BIM expertise, preferably in Revit and coordination-based digital design workflows.
• Strong architectural detailing ability with understanding of construction systems, materials, finishes, interfaces, service coordination, and buildability.
• Hands-on experience in construction drawing preparation, drawing review, interdisciplinary coordination, and documentation quality control.
• Knowledge of statutory compliance, building codes, fire and life safety requirements, accessibility norms, and approval-related documentation.
• Ability to review shop drawings, vendor submissions, material samples, and technical submittals against design intent and project specifications.
• Working understanding of estimation, quantification, material take-offs, finish schedules, and inputs required for tender or cost documentation.
• Strong client presentation and communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain design intent and technical solutions.
• Good leadership, mentoring, and review skills for guiding design, BIM, and documentation teams.