Works as part of an architectural design team. This team member plans, schedules, organizes, coordinates and executes the design work on small to medium scale projects (or distinct portions of larger projects).
Core Accountabilities
- Architectural Design
- Team Management
- Client Interface
- Design Coordination
- Interface with Statutory Authorities
- Design research
- Site back-up
- Mentoring, supervision and management of junior staff
Duties
- Coordinate and manage the assigned team of Architects and Technicians on a day to day basis and ensure that design excellence is achieved throughout
- Develop a thorough design philosophy, effectively contributing to the inception and the development of a project
- Manage the design work ensuring project goals are met, design instructions are implemented and delivery is achieved within the set time and budget
- Accountable for the correctness, accuracy and complete multi-disciplinary coordination of the design documentation prepared by the assigned team
- Coordinate and develop replies to review comments, queries, contractor’s queries, etc
- Accountable, with guidance from senior team members, for the preparation and compilation of design presentations and design reports
- Has achieved professional accreditation and licensure
Qualities and Skills Required
- Ability to fulfil all the above duties
- Developed architectural design skills and knowledge of the design process and interfaces between design disciplines
- Extensive project experience
- Developed management skills
- Developed communication skills
- Flexibility of attitude towards company goals
- Cordial relationships with clients and stakeholders
- Knowledge of Atkins’ commercial management of projects
- Knowledge of scope definition and scope interface
- Developed presentation skills
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and REVIT, word processing and presentation programs
- Detailed knowledge of Atkins’ standards, policies, codes and procedures and ability to transmit the same to others
- Full knowledge of Statutory Authorities requirements, knowledge of codes, regulations and submission requirements
- Developed knowledge of Fire & Life Safety Rules
- Developed knowledge of Sustainable Design Rules
- Ability and will to mentor and provide assistance to junior staff members and spread knowledge across the wider architectural community
- Ability and will to update knowledge
- Excellent command of English (written and spoken). Knowledge of other languages is an added value
Qualifications Required
- Completion of five or six-year architectural degree program
- B.Arch or B.Sc in Architecture
- Minimum 10 years post graduate experience
Rewards & Benefits
We offer an excellent package which includes:
- A competitive salary
- Accommodation allowance
- Transportation allowance
- 22 working days annual leave
- Medical and life insurance cover
- Company gratuity scheme
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Annual flight allowance to point of origin
- Employee assistance Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants
SNC Lavalin's Atkins business is one of the largest multidisciplinary, multi sector engineering design consultancies in the world and is part of the SNC Lavalin Group.
As one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies with a leading track record in the defence sector, Atkins are ideally placed to respond to this market.
We have a broad establishment and proud, 50 year history throughout the Middle East region.
We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programmes.
Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, and Sharjah.
