Architect

Job description / Role

- Lead the development and delivery of all design aspects of a project.
- Ensure buildability, cost effectiveness and a high standard of finish as required.
- Prepare and develop packages such as internal finishes and tiling layouts
- Review and administer finishes of installed works.
- Taking a brief, getting consultants together on price, time and the required quality standard.
- Produce and manage site design documents.
- Establish, monitor and manage site design and procurement program cognizant of Employer quality standards and processes.
- Provide technical assistance in reviewing design-oriented variations, audit consultants’ quality assurance programmes.
- Manage and resolve all design issues that may be raised from time to time by the Employer, authorities, Employer management and others.
- Review design aspects and risk of tender documents.
- Selecting appropriate and experienced consultant groups, leading and organizing combined in-house and consultant tender submission design teams and post tender on award.
- Provide assistance and advice on authorities’ approval issues.
- Directly involved in the design stages of a project and documentation.
- Ensure that reporting on design is completed accurately and on time.
- Understand the Employer’s Requirements and communicate these to the project team.
- Management and coordination of documentation required to achieve Practical Completion
- Management of site document control systems, including maintenance of the document registers (drawings, specifications, RFI’s etc).
- Manage other consultants and design elements from Contractors & suppliers
- Advise & implement Employer design reviews and Tenant /Operations requirements.
- Produce Employer Option preliminary designs to review feasibility
- Ensure technical compliance with Funding agreements.
- Participate in Value Engineering.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in design, architecture or related field
- Minimum 10 years experience in the same capacity pref. residential, building and Mall/mixed use projects
- Well adept in 2D/3D Autocadd, Photoshop, SketchUp, MS Office
- Effective verbal and listening communications skills
- Maintains excellent standards of conduct
- Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity
- Demonstrate sound work ethics
- Trustworthy with confidential and sensitive company information

About the Company

A leading real estate company in Qatar.