Senior Design Architect

Job Description

About the job

• Developed architectural design skills and understanding of the design process and interfaces between design disciplines.
• Extensive project experience.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Flexibility of attitude towards company objectives.
• Cordial relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Understanding of scope definition and scope interface.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Full knowledge of Statutory Authorities requirements, knowledge of codes, regulations and submission requirements.
• Developed knowledge of Fire & Life 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). Arabic language skills / proficiency is an added value.
• Coordinate and lead the assigned team of 4-6 Architects on a day to day basis and ensure that design excellence is achieved throughout.
• Develop a thorough design philosophy, effectively contributing to the inception and the development of a project.
• Lead the design work ensuring project objectives are met, design instructions are implemented and delivery is achieved within the set time and budget.
• Responsible for the correctness, accuracy and complete multi-disciplinary coordination of the design documentation prepared by the assigned team.
• Coordinate and develop responses to review comments, tender queries, contractor’s queries, etc.
• Responsible, for the preparation and compilation of design presentations and design reports.