Lead Design Architect / Principle Design Architect
KeyResponsibilitiesandOutlineJobDescription
1. Professional Skills
• Exceptional creative design and architectural knowledge and skills in the development of conceptual drawings and architectural proposals.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of environmental design matters including energy efficiency and low carbon footprint design. LEED AP accreditation is preferable.
• Advanced understanding of design critique and evaluation processes; setting up and carrying out design reviews.
• Leading and contributing to design reviews and project evaluation meetings.
• Researching project briefs, materials and construction products and systems, including enhancing the office library and using electronic information retrieval systems. Meeting with supplier representatives and maintaining relationships within the industry.
• Preparing design concepts and/or assisting others in the design of major schemes and presenting them to the client and project stakeholders, including for invited competition proposals.
• Producing detailed and design drawings using computer aided design software packages including 2D and BIM technology.
• Researching and developing solutions to complex architectural problems, using a full range of analysis and presentation techniques and software.
• Attending and contributing to site meetings where appropriate.
2. People and Communication
• Liaising with and coordinating the work of consultants and sub-contractors on specific design packages or elements on projects.
• Communicating work and ideas with internal and external teams, including consulting with in-house design teams, external consultants, clients and contractors and communicating instructions, actions and feedback as appropriate.
• Contributing to and chairing relevant internal and external meetings and making notes and following-up actions where appropriate.
• Reviewing and providing effective comments on project documentation and contracts.
• Advanced business English skills; additional Arabic skills are preferred although not essential.
3. Organization and Management
• Planning and prioritizing own workload and that of subordinates to ensure tasks are completed on time and accurately.
• Anticipating problems and taking action to avoid and overcome them.
• Building effective teams; identifying and developing their working processes.
4. Client and Commercial
• Assisting in work winning initiatives including developing bids and proposals; meeting and presenting to new and existing clients.
• Building effective working relationships with external clients and collaborators.
• Ensuring that clients’ needs are met within agreed scope and budgets, including managing variations and defining additional work.
5. Learning and Knowledge Sharing
• Contributing towards the development of the business by delivering project information, reports, drawings and other material of exceptional quality in line with international best practice.
• Keeping up to date with industry trends, innovations and developments and sharing this knowledge with the rest of the team.
• Keeping up to date with own professional knowledge and relevant legislation.
The successful candidate will undertake duties such as those mentioned above and in addition will perform such other tasks as are necessary to properly meet the requirements of this senior position. The successful candidate will also perform, observe and conform to such duties, directions and instructions that may be assigned or communicated by the management from time to time.
Job Details
| Date Posted: | 2017-07-18 |
| Job Location: | Manama, Bahrain |
| Job Role: | Architecture |
| Company Industry: | Architecture; Engineering; Construction |
Preferred Candidate
| Career Level: | Mid Career |
| Nationality: | Australia; Canada; Great Britain (UK); Ireland; New Zealand; United Kingdom; United States |
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