Architect- Aecom, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Architect- Aecom, Abu Dhabi, UAE


Job Summary

Serves as a capable professional in an architectural design team, leading work on specific elements of a project with minimal direction and supervision of a Senior Architect or designated senior team members.

Core Accountabilities:

    Architectural Design

    BIM Model and Drawing production (Design Brief compliance, completeness & accuracy)

    Design co-ordination (within Architecture & Cross Discipline).

    Not Applicable

    Guiding and management of junior staff

Job Duties:

Project /Design Responsibilities:

    Organises own and others work to achieve set deadlines

    Independently checks the completeness & accuracy of own work prior to review by the Senior Architect or designated senior team member

    Prepares BIM models and drawings and co-ordinates using Navisworks and other coordination software

    Adopts creative and innovative solutions to assigned tasks and develops appropriate research and documentation to support these solutions

    Follows specific, standardized procedures to achieve set results and deadlines (as set out by Senior Architect or Senior Team member)

    Proactively checks and coordinates project documents (including but not limited to multi-disciplinary drawings, design reports, technical specifications, etc.) and ensure they meet Client requirements and Industry Standards

    Ensures accuracy and quality of discipline BIM model information, presentation, and coordination

    Takes accountability for own work and subordinates work

    Prepares various schedules such as walls, partitions, doors, louvres & finishes and carries out QAQC

    Collaborates/communicates with other disciplines regarding coordination issues and common design & BIM model development tasks

    Regularly reviews and checks their own deliverables for accuracy, efficiency and thoroughness ensuring delivery is as per Client requirements and Industry standards

    Works with the team to communicate, solve, and update design and BIM models for coordination and design issues.

    Communicates with clarity, purpose and accuracy

    Determines solutions, methods and procedures on assignments to deliver products & services

    Provides guidance to junior staff

    Prepares designs, calculations, sketches, diagrams, schematic drawings, working drawings, develops details, develops specifications

    Produces drawings either in Revit or AutoCAD and co-ordinates using Navisworks and other coordination software

    Participates in pro-active coordination with internal and external design disciplines to achieve a high-quality consistent set of presentation or design documents as per Client requirements and Industry standards

    Responsible, with guidance from senior team members for the preparation and compilation of design presentations and reports

    Participates in team meetings by bringing ideas and solutions to the table

    Develops knowledge of AECOM’s QMS procedures

    Plans for and applies Safety in Design principles throughout all design stages of a project

    Prepares material schedules and sample boards

    Proactively liaises with Statutory Authorities and develop knowledge of local & international codes, regulations and submission requirements

    Attend client meetings where required

    Confidently present work to colleagues

    Contribute to providing technical support to site supervision teams and resolving design related issues on site

    Participate in developing responses to 3rd party review comments, tender queries, contractor’s queries, etc.

Efficiency in Design:

    Apply and reinforce standard designs and products across work programmes

    Rigorously challenge the teams to drive efficiency in our design programmes

    Coordinate efficient outsourcing / offshoring (GDC etc.) of workload

Managerial Responsibilities:

    Planning and monitoring others work to achieve set deadlines

    Mentoring Intern, Graduate and junior team members

Commercial Responsibilities:

    Understands principles of and able to work within project budgets which includes fees and designing to construction budget

General Responsibilities:

    Delegates effectively and efficiently where appropriate and follows up on delegated tasks up to completion of the task(s)

    Keeps abreast of the latest software/ techniques to increase productivity

Minimum Requirements

Project /Design Responsibilities:

    Ability to fulfil all the above duties and responsibilities

    Developed technical knowledge of practice line discipline

    Developed architectural design skills and understanding of the design process and interfaces between design disciplines

    Proficiency in Autodesk Revit, Autodesk BIM 360 Glue, Navisworks, presentation software and working on projects in a BIM environment

    Develops BIM content based on BIM modelling standards and as outlined in BEP

    Knowledgeable of Industry BIM standards, processes and general approaches

    Knowledge to set-up the configuration and administration of projects for respective discipline in Revit and AutoCAD

    Performs BIM model QA/QC checks on projects according to established and company standards to ensure accuracy and quality of discipline models

    Ability to extract, manipulate, validate and present BIM model information as required

    Not Applicable

    Good Architectural design skills complimented by good hand sketching skills. Able to sketch something quickly in order to show ideas and concepts

    Good understanding of space planning and functional adjacencies

    Developed skills in the use a variety of software / media in the development, presentation and documentation of a design

    Capable of researching materials and learning about their properties & potential applications as well as installation / construction sequence requirements so they can be integrated into the design and information can be noted in depth on the drawings and specifications

    Capable of developing comprehensive wall, partition, door, louvre & finishes schedules etc. that include enough information for costing, procurement and quality installation

    Capable of developing a set of quality specifications

    Developed understanding of Safety in Design requirements and able to integrate the principals into the design and design team

    Good Presentation skills (drawn, written & verbal)

    Proficiency in Sketch-up and/or other 3D design tools

    Able to review shop drawings and samples to ensure drawings and materials match AECOM design & specifications

General Skills:

    Flexibility of attitude towards company objectives

    Project experience

    Must be detail-oriented, consistent and highly accurate in the work

    Must be a team player, have a positive attitude, and be a self-starter

    Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

    Ability and motivated to update skills and expertise through continuing professional development (CPD) initiatives

    Detailed knowledge of AECOM’s standards, policies, codes and procedures

    Excellent command of English (written and spoken). Knowledge of other languages is an added value.

    Basic knowledge of Statutory Authorities requirements, knowledge of local & international codes, regulations and submission requirements

    Basic knowledge of Fire & Life Safety Principles

    Basic knowledge of Sustainable Design principles

    Basic knowledge in MS Project and other Design Planning & Management tools

Managerial Skills:

    Ability and will to guide and provide support to junior staff members

    Demonstrates an organized and systematic approach to work.

    Development of Time Management skills and will to streamline processes and procedures to increase quality and efficiency

Preferred Qualifications

    Minimum 5 years post undergraduate experience

    Proven related professional experience in an Architectural Practice



Apply Here:

https://aecom.jobs/abu-dhabi-are/architect/372C5F22D8064E82976BA68246968577/job/?vs=1554&utm_source=Indeed-DE&utm_medium=Job%20Aggregator&utm_campaign=Indeed

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