Lead Architectural Engineer
- Al Madinah
- Permanent
- Full-time
ResponsibilitiesOur newest opportunity is for a talented Lead Architect to join our Project Management Division based in Al Madinah, KSA. This position is responsible for leading and overseeing the design process of the project. This entails providing clear guidance and direction to the team members to ensure the client's specifications, budget, and time-line are met along with ensuring accurate data is captured and reported relating to Architectural tasks.We envisage success in this role to include:
- Providing guidance and subject matter expertise to the project to achieve time, cost, quality and safety objectives.
- Monitoring and reporting on the production of information with respect to the discipline-related services submittal progress.
- Reviewing submitted shop drawings and material submittals (and the like) against the drawings and specifications, local codes and statutory requirements and international best practice.
- Checking and ensuring co-ordination between discipline-related services works and all other disciplines.
- Providing technical input and experience to resolve discipline-related engineering issues on the Project.
- Maintaining open communication with the client and contractor's discipline engineers on project related issues.
- Coordinating the works to ensure successful project hand-over.
- Attending technical and progress meetings with the contractor/client's representative.
- Identifying issues and risks that need to be brought to the attention of senior project management as necessary.
- Managing the QA/QC project requirement with the related discipline.
- Preparing correspondence on subject matter expertise to issue to the client/contractor as required to meet project objectives.
- Reviewing as built and O&M manuals for completeness.
- Being the primary point of contact for Project Team Manager and senior site personnel on project architectural related issues.
- Maintaining an open dialogue with the relevant authorities.
- Assisting Quantity Surveyor in the assessment of contractor’s claims for variation to contract
- Assisting the Planner in the assessment of contractor schedules and other planning matters (EDT, procurement, production)
- Researching, establishing and documenting the regulatory and code requirements related to the project.
- Ensuring the orderly completion and timely assessment of project submittals and documentation
- Reviewing CAD drawings, renderings, layouts, study models, construction documents, and colour boards prepared by Architectural Designers.
- Making new proposals and/or modify existing drawings when necessary. Ensures compliance with applicable codes and standards as well as client requirements.
- Writing construction specifications and prepares detailed requisitions for equipment and materials when needed. Interfaces with suppliers as required.
- Making sure that any activity offered for inspection has an approved shop drawing, Method Statement(MS)Quality Control Procedure (QCP) and Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) and that the latest version of the applicable document is available at point of use.
- Issuing Non- Conformance ( NCR) and follow up for closing after rectification prior to release inspection request (IRF) approval .
- Preparing punch list jointly with site engineer and sign off upon rectification.
- Reviewing documents such as drawings , Inspection and Test Plan (ITP), Quality Control Procedures (QCP) and Method Statement (MS) provided by contractors.