Architect

Job description / Role

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration - through conceptualization - to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50 th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Architect to join our award-winning team based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia . This position is responsible for representing the firm in communications with the client's site discipline engineers and contractors, from post contract award, on assigned projects. The Individual shall technically assess the contractor's installation in accordance with strategy and procedures, contract specifications, approved design, national and international codes of practice and established KEO project management policy and procedures manual.

Responsibilities

We envisage success in this role to include;

- Providing leadership and subject matter expertise to the project to achieve time, cost, quality and safety objectives.
- Monitoring and reporting on the production of information with respect to the discipline-related services submittal progress.
- Reviewing submitted shop drawings and material submittals (and the like) against the drawings and specifications, local codes and statutory requirements and international best practice.
- Checks and ensures co-ordination between discipline-related services works and all other disciplines.
- Providing technical input and experience to resolve discipline-related engineering issues on the Project.
- Maintaining open communication with the client and contractor's discipline engineers on project related issues.
- Coordinating the works to ensure successful project hand-over.
- Attending technical and progress meetings with the contractor/client's representative.
- Identifying issues and risks that need to be brought to the attention of senior project management as necessary.
- Actively managing the QA/QC project requirement with the related discipline.
- Preparing correspondence on subject matter expertise to issue to the client/contractor as required to meet project objectives.
- Reviewing as built and O&M manuals for completeness.
- Primary point of contact for Project Team Leader and senior site personnel on project architectural related issues.
- Maintains an open dialogue with the relevant authorities.
- Assist Quantity Surveyor in the assessment of contractor's claims for variation to contract.
- Assist the Planner in the assessment of contractor schedules and other planning matters (EDT, procurement, production).
- Researches, establishes and documents the regulatory and code requirements related to the project.
- Reviewing CAD drawings, renderings, layouts, study models, construction documents, and colour boards prepared by Architectural Designers.
- Making new proposals and/or modify existing drawings when necessary. Ensuring compliance with applicable codes and standards as well as client requirements.
- Ensuring that any activity offered for inspection has an approved shop drawing, Method Statement( MS), Quality Control Procedure (QCP) and Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) and that the latest version of the applicable document is available at point of use.
- Issued Non- Conformance ( NCR ) and follow up for closing after rectification prior to release inspection request (IRF) approval.
- Reviewing documents such as drawings, Inspection and Test Plan (ITP), Quality Control Procedures (QCP) and Method Statement (MS) provided by contractors.

Requirements

Qualifications

- To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 10 years' work experience partnered with a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture.
- We warmly welcome applications from interested KSA Nationals.
- LEED highly regarded along with membership of RIBA and/or AIA.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its' contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.