Senior Architect

Job description / Role

The Senior Architect will be responsible for conducting architectural studies, developing design concepts and design criteria, and preparing reports, calculations, and detailed design and construction drawings. They are also involved in the obtaining permits for construction, including development and review of plans and specifications.

Key Responsibilities:
- Act as lead design consultant to multidiscipline design teams on varying projects.
- Responsible to lead the design team to enhance the "Design Excellence” through qualified project delivery.
- Manage small and medium sized projects or sections of larger projects to achieve the client’s objectives to cost and project schedules.
- Provide technological input and supervise technical input by others within the Architectural discipline.
- Proficiency in detailing portions of the project such as facades or case work
- Responsible for the efficient and economic use of a team of junior architectural assistants and BIM technicians within projects
- Manage project support teams including input from architectural technologists.
- Approves drawing packages for submission.
- Supervise the presentation of plans to governing and permitting authorities for land use, zoning and permit approvals
- Provides technical consultations for interdisciplinary analytical studies and analyses.
- Carry assignments to completion with considerable independence in accordance with project objectives, professional standards, and policies and procedures.
- Supervise subordinate personnel in preparing plans, specifications and preliminary construction layouts and cost estimates.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s Degree in with major course work in architecture required.
- Minimum 10 years experience with significant Middle East (preferably UAE) experience.
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations such as fire & life safety, international building codes, Estidama, LEED, accessibility requirements
- Experience within the Healthcare, Education and Commercial sectors would be beneficial.
- Strong architectural knowledge including design and project management skills. Some site supervision would be beneficial.
- Able to prepare and present detailed technical presentations to internal and external parties.
- Strong leadership and coaching skills to work with and develop a team.
- Skills in Revit and CAD are essential. Experience in Sketch-up, 3DS Max, Photoshop & InDesign would be beneficial.

About the Company

Founded in Munich in 1958, the OBERMEYER Corporate Group now ranks as one of Germany`s largest independent engineering consultancies.

With more than 1300 employees in its numerous subsidiary and associated companies throughout Germany and in many countries abroad the OBERMEYER Group offers integrated planning for all fields of construction planning: buildings, transport as well as energy and environment.

Among our permanent staff are experts from the disciplines architecture, civil engineering, traffic planning, structural planning, supply engineering, electrical engineering and surveying as well as natural scientists, IT specialists, economists and business management experts.