Architect

Job Description

Job Summary
Provide technical support to project Implementation team with regards to drawings and designs. Suggest innovative, practical, cost effective beautiful and creative design components and idea and follow through with implementation for restaurant and club beatification. Job also involves sourcing for new service providers, cheaper building materials, effective and efficient approach to building, and proffering solutions to recurring maintenance/ construction problems.
Other Responsibilities

Convert thoughts and concepts from project sponsor (and based on past experience, agreed standards, own new approved suggestions/ innovation and situation on ground) into drawings, thoroughly, completely and accurately, with minimal corrections/ iterations from supervisor
Ensure drawings have all relevant details, implementable, cost effective and adhere to requirements
Ensure drawings are detailed, reader-friendly enough to speak for themselves, with little or no need for verbal explanation for service provider that is serving us for the first time
Conduct site visits to gain better appreciation of projects and identify grey areas to be addressed in drawings, to ensure all detailed issues are reflected and little or no variation needed during construction
Update drawings with review comments ensuring completeness and accuracy
Develop detailed to-dos required to execute and implement approved drawings
Prepare and submit periodic progress status reports
Compile and submit lessons learnt on project completion, to effectively help improve time, quality, cost etc on future projects
Propose update to design principles/documentation, design team structure/operations based on project experience and research based on experiencefrom a concluded/ongoing project or research
Periodically visit clubs to identify interior design trends and proffer suggestions/ recommendation based on outcome of visits
Support project implementation team by implementing minor projects
Maintain own detailed to dos, aggressively push tasks through: persistently remind supervisors, report issues, constraints, bottlenecks, and people causing delays / issues. Deep consciousness of project timeliness. Support/ prompt supervisor, colleagues, service providers etc for speedy commencement and delivery. Identify and provide solutions to time-wasters
Participate actively in team and design meetings
Shares information/knowledge and ideas with others
Manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure
Put in extra hours when needed to achieve quick turnaround/ meet deadline/ minimize time loss when own responsibility is on project critical path

Qualifications

 
Required Qualification

HND, B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Architecture
Proven working experience as an architect
Strong portfolio to prove artistic skills
Expert knowledge of building products, construction details and relevant rules, regulations and quality standards
Excellent drawing skills and familiarity with design software
Strong imagination and the ability to think and create in three dimensions
Visual awareness and an eye for detail
Communication and project management skills

Additional Information

Candidates who do not meet the above criteria need not apply.

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