Lead Technical Architect WSP
Full time
at Course
in
UAE
Posted on December 18, 2024
Job details
Job title: Lead Technical Architect Company: WSP Job description : We are WSP – Join us and make your career future ready!Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking. Join WSP, and you’ll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise and working on projects that transform society for all of us.WSP Middle East are currently looking for a highly skilled Lead Technical Architect to join our IDD – Design Management team in Sharjah, UAE. Your new role, what’s involved?
- Take charge of architectural design package delivery from Schematic to IFC
- Provide technical solutions to design architect at concept and schematic stage.
- Establish detailed design schedule with resource plan and manage progress closely.
- Develop efficient and quality assured delivery model for technical architecture scope of work.
- Establish library of standard details and production process for the most efficient delivery.
- Provide effective design management input, review, consultation and advice to the client, to ensure the full intent of projects are realised.
- Manage the integration of the design and all related elements into the technical design
- Provide effective support into the drafting of design guidelines, briefs, and scope of works
- Ability to effectively manage and review all design submissions through the design stages, providing review comment and managing the change process.
- Work as part of a multi-discipline development team, to ensure all design efforts are well coordinated and integrated.
- Drive all design efforts to stated programme and scheduled deliverables, costs and quality.
- Ensure all designs are aligned to achieving stated and best local, international practices from an Environmental & Sustainability perspective.
- Responsible for driving excellence in health and safety, ensuring that risks are minimized in the design process.
- Ensure required quality checking / approval procedures are carried out.
- Coordinating and liaising on a daily basis internally and on a regular basis with design team to manage options, proposals and recommendations.
- Support the Design Director and Project Director as required for the overall programme delivery.
- Ensure possible value engineering ideas are identified to cut costs / time and provide recommendations. Manage and approve all proposed VE options
- 12+ years’ experience in major architectural projects, preferably in GCC region.
- Experience in delivering design package at detailed design level with Revit.
- Proficiency in modelling and drafting with Revit is required.
- Non-hierarchical one team mindset and hands-on attitude is expected.
- Degree in architecture, civil engineering, or similar relevant discipline.
- Member of a relevant professional body such as RIBA or AIA.
- Excellent leadership skills and ability to delegate and coordinate responsibilities.
- Strong conflict resolution/management skills.
- Strong team player with the ability to balance conflicting priorities and take timely decisions.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
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