Senior / Lead Architect

Dar Al Handasah Consultants Shair and Partners India; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Dar Al Handasah Consultants Shair and Partners India is seeking an experienced Architect to lead building design and documentation in Pune. The role focuses on integrating aesthetics with practicality while aligning with project budgets and regulatory codes.

You will collaborate with engineers and design peers, manage design development, and ensure quality through QA procedures. Proficiency in Revit and other BIM tools is essential, with strong communication in English required.

Qualifications

• B.Arch. or M.Arch. from a reputed school.
• 8 to 25 years of relevant experience with strong technical competency.
• Proficiency in primary software such as Revit, SketchUp, AutoCAD and MS Office.
• Additional software knowledge such as Rhino, Grasshopper, Dynamo, Lumion, Photoshop, Illustrator, NavisWorks is a plus.
• Strong awareness of architectural design, codes, and coordination with engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare architectural drawings addressing aesthetics, practicality, and budget.
• Analyze user requirements during research and development of designs.
• Assist in evaluating design alternatives and document minutes, sketches, reports, contract drawings, etc.
• Coordinate project details with peers from other departments; clarify/resolve problems.
• Implement QA procedures and maintain graphical standards for deliverables.
• Prepare a complete set of architectural design construction drawings and specifications.

Skills

Revit

SketchUp

AutoCAD

Communication

English proficiency

Education

B.Arch.

M.Arch.

Tools

Rhino

Grasshopper

Dynamo

Lumion

Photoshop

Illustrator

NavisWorks

Job description

• Prepare building drawings that address and meet exacting project functions of aesthetics and practicality and budget.
• Analyze user(s) requirements while participating in research, conceptual and development of designs.
• Assist in the analysis of proposed architectural / engineering alternatives and Minutes of meetings, sketches, reports, contract drawings, etc.
• Participate as applicable in research ,conceptual and development designs exercises.
• Work in a team and coordinate building design with other design professionals and Engineers.
• Implement department and QA procedures .
• Coordinate project details with peers from other departments. Clarify/resolve problems, develop designs, and prepare design modifications as required.
• Prepare a complete set of Architectural design construction drawings, documents, specifications and maintaining the companys graphical standards for deliverables.

Qualifications:

• Architectural design awareness in line with the company project portfolio of projects.
• Technical building systems awareness currently used across design typologies.
• International building code awareness.
• Fire and Life safety code awareness and regulations with regard to occupancy type , travel distance, no of egress points, egress width.
• Disability code awareness and application to building design typologies.
• Building Acoustic awareness and treatment in buildings.
• Building Material product selections and specifications.
• Building faade design and treatment with product selections.
• Building Signage awareness and application.
• Faade maintenance systems and basic selection criteria.

Skills:

• Enthusiastic, inventive and imaginative bent of mind with a positive work ethic and able to work in a demanding, interdisciplinary work environment.
• An intermediate to advanced working knowledge of Revit for building typologies.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent command in English Language.

Education / Experience:

• B.Arch. (or) M.Arch. from a reputed school.
• 8 to 25 years of relevant experience with a good level of technical competency.
• An excellent knowledge of primary Software such as Revit , Sketchup ,AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point.
• Additional software Knowledge such as Rhino, Grasshopper Dynamo, Lumion, Photoshop, Illustrator, Navis Works is plus.