Sr. Site Architect
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About the Role
John R Harris & Partners seeks a Senior Site Architect in Dubai with 12+ years of experience, including 5 years in UAE, to join their Supervision team.
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Responsibilities
- Attending weekly progress meetings supporting the Resident Engineer
- Chairing technical meetings with the Client, Contractor and Subcontractor and documenting the meetings
- Monitoring and reviewing progress of project and quality of work as per the terms of the contract
- Liaising with local authorities and utility companies to obtain construction stage NOC’s and approvals
- Reviewing and monitoring the architectural works for conformance with contract documents
- Reviewing and processing all architectural & interior design technical submittals
- Answering RFIs related to architecture & interior design
- Coordinating and supervising all architectural & interior design works
- Reviewing contractor’s architectural change order proposals and preparing recommendations
- Reviewing contractors’ claims related to architectural and interior works and preparing recommendations
- Review and approval of as built drawings, guarantees, warranties, maintenance manuals, spare parts and close out reports
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture
- Total 12 years of work experience, with minimum 5 year experience as Site Architect in High rise residential projects and hospitality projects
- Experience in executing high end interior design projects would be desirable
- Knowledge of local construction laws and regulations
- Knowledge of international and regional construction codes & standards
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- Commercial management experience
- Understanding of FIDIC contracts
- Computer proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Sketch Up
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Job Overview
- John R Harris & Partners – Dubai is currently looking for a Sr. Site Architect to join our growing Supervision team to support recent project appointments in UAE.
- The ideal candidate shall be an Architect with a minimum of 12 years of work experience of which 5 years shall be within UAE.
- Candidates with onsite experience in high rise residential projects will be preferred.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Attending weekly progress meetings supporting the Resident Engineer.
- Chairing technical meetings with the Client, Contractor and Subcontractor and documenting the meetings.
- Monitoring and reviewing progress of project and quality of work as per the terms of the contract.
- Attendance or representation as appropriate at all project related meetings.
- Liaising with local authorities and utility companies as necessary to obtain construction stage NOC’s and approvals and connections.
- Reviewing and monitoring the architectural works for conformance with the provisions of the contract documents.
- Reviewing, and processing all architectural & interior design technical submittals.
- Answering RFIs related to architecture & interior design.
- Coordinating and supervising all architectural & interior design works.
- Reviewing contractor’s architectural change order proposals and preparing recommendations for Resident Engineer.
- Liaison and coordinate with all necessary sub consultants.
- Reviewing contractors’ claims related to architectural and interior works and preparing recommendations for claims to Resident Engineer.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture.
- Total 12 years of work experience, with minimum 5 year experience as Site Architect in High rise residential projects and hospitality projects.
- Experience in executing high end interior design projects would be desirable.
- Knowledge of local construction laws and regulations.
- Knowledge of international and regional construction codes & standards.
- Excellent command of written and spoken English.
- Commercial management experience.
- Understanding of FIDIC contracts.
- Computer proficiency in use of tools including AutoCAD, Revit, Sketch Up.
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