Lead Architect

Job Summary

The Lead Architect ensures all architectural requirements for the project are properly coordinated and complied with to achieve the full intent of the design, while maintaining the highest levels of quality and adhering to programming requirements.

Job Responsibilities 1

Understands the project brief and client requirements and reviews the contract documents, project specifications, design drawings & BOQ, identifies the architectural requirements of the project and contributes in the feasibility study of the project with the design manager, architects and other professional parties.

Reviews the concept design and ensures compliance with the client requirements, budget and all as per time schedule. Contributes in obtaining on time the approval of client on the concept design, managing in the project design as directed by the design manager and IMS procedure.

Ensures the deliverables on time for all design stages such as concept, schematic, detailed design and construction documents and liaises with estimation department that design deliverables are within the budget.

Set up architectural requirements of the codes, local authorities, safety standards, urban planning, environment requirement and others to be implemented in the formal agreements/contracts with consultants, client representative , project management organization and other external bodies.

Job Responsibilities 2

Conducts value engineering review of the drawings to ensure the best details and construction methodology with the least cost and time and to follow up on the change orders and proceed with the required process.

Establishes the design criteria with the Architect of record developed in coordination with structural engineer, MEP engineer, interior designer and end user operation requirements.

Reviews the design deliverables in all stages such as concept, schematic, detailed design and IFC and ensures compliance with the client requirements, time schedules, budget and with the authorities regulations.

Reviews the design development and ensures technical compliance with standards.

Conducts constructability review for the design documents and provide solution/ alternatives for the raised issues.

Carries out technical review of the design drawings with the team of MEP and structural to ensure the coordination of all disciplines and act as a team leader in coordination and technical review of the design to ensure that all design inputs from all disciplines complies with the safety requirements, fit for purpose (aesthetically, technically and operationally) within minimum environment impact and that the BOQs cover all disciplines as per drawing and specification through coordination with the QSs.