Senior Design Architect
Job category: Senior Design Architect
Job type: Full time
Location: Johannesburg
Start date: ASAP
Key Responsibilities to include:
- Knowledge and experience in design of complex commercial buildings
- To produce world class designs of complex commercial buildings
- Attend design meetings with clients and consultants
- To produce high quality sketch illustrations depicting client brief accurately
- To assist with graphic design work for presentation purposes (Adobe suite/ Affinity Suite)
- To assist with 3D visualisation of project proposals (Enscape/ 3d Max/ hand sketches/Lumion)
- Produce concept work and design presentations accurate for costing and documentation purposes
- To produce and co-ordinate council submission documentation, both SDP and Building Plans
- Must be willing to frequently travel Internationally
Minimum Criteria and Requirements of Applicants:
- Master in Architecture (M.Arch) Cum Laude in Design
- Minimum of 10+ years’ experience (after Post grad)
- SACAP Registered
- Advanced in use of Revit (certification of such preferable)
- Complete B+P Revit Assessment with minimum 80% score
- Sketches to be done in Revit and by hand
- Intermediate knowledge of the Adobe Master Suite for graphic design purposes
- Intermediate knowledge of 3D visualisation software for presentation purposes
- Intermediate knowledge and history of council documentation and submission process
- A high standard of communication
- A commitment to providing excellent client service through efficiency and the quality in production of work
- Ability to work independently and in collaborative team environment
- Sufficiently experienced to resolve problems and to make decisions when required
- Plans and organises workflow and resources to ensure commitments and deadlines are met
- Manages individuals in team and actively monitors activities
- Build working relationships in project team and with clients
- Sets a positive example and displays visible loyalty to the company
- Urban Design Qualification and experience an added advantage (registered with UDISA – Urban Design Institute of South Africa)
- Cum Laude in Design a further added advantage