Job Description
Job Description
- We are searching for a creative and inspired architect who will plan, develop and implement building designs.
- He or she will be responsible for developing and presenting design proposals, preparing drawings, specifications, budgets, construction documents and managing project teams.
Job Duties
- To be responsible for the inspection of a project from inception to completion and to work with other professionals in the building construction industries.
- Produce detailed workings, drawings and specifications from a given architectural sketch.
- To be responsible for the preparation of highly detailed working and specifications using software as Computer-Aided Design (CAD) applications; AutoCAD, 3DMax, Lumion, Revit, Sketch Up, etc.
- To be responsible for the preparation of approval drawings for submission for statutory approvals, building approvals and planning permissions.
- Work closely with a team of other professionals such as building service engineers, construction managers, quantity surveyors, architectural technologists and consultants.
- Occasional visit to sites to ensure compliance with architectural drawings, details and finishing.
- To be responsible for the production of detail floor plans, site plans, elevations, sections, doors and window schedules, etc.
- To deliver complete architectural drawings, design within 7 days for complex projects and 24hrs for simple projects after being issued a sketch.
- To produce reports for every site visited within 48hrs of visit and to ensure availability of architectural drawings on every construction site.
- To relate approved changes, alterations and corrections to design to the Project Managers or Line Manager within 24hrs.
Qualification and Background
- Degree in Architecture or a related field.
- Minimum of HND
- 2+ years of experience
- Previous experience as an architect preferred.
- Good design and drawing skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Good technical design skills
- Ability to visualize structures.
- Analytical skills, accuracy and attention to detail.
- Organizational and negotiation skill
- Strong teamwork and leadership skill
- Excellent IT skills, including computer aided design skills.
- Certification is an advantaged advantage (Optional).