Opportunities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Job Opportunity for Architect (Authority / Project Coordinator)

Education: B. Arch

Skills: Revit Architecture, Adobe Photoshop & MS Office,

Technical Report Writing, Arabic / English documentation,

translation & correspondence skills. Preferably native Arabic speaking with good command of English.

Key requirement:

Knowledge of local authority regulations / portals in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, including submission process and format.

Driving License: Required for the job

Experience: 5+ years in the required role.

Main Responsibilities:

• As part of the Business and Management Team actively contribute to Controlling the project from initial proposal till BCC.
• Formulate and execute Strategy for obtaining approvals on timely basis including exception approvals, in conjunction with the Business and Management Team
• Review Client requirements/ design brief and Provide solutions conforming to authorities’ requirements as well as exception approvals that may be required.
• Responsible to lead authorities’ transactions around UAE based on project location. Dubai & Sharjah. Abu Dhabi & wherever the company has a project.
• Support Project leads or other design team members to achieve accuracy while scheduling deliverables with regards to authority requirements and project deadline.
• Spearhead the preparation / review of authority submissions (online / physical).
• Ensure necessary and timely actions, maintenance of schedule to follow up to obtain timely approvals.
• Maintain a checklist of various approvals and NOCs required from various authorities as per project(s).
• Update team regards existing & new regulations of authorities while maintaining a record of the same.
• Attending technical discussions at municipalities.
• Take lead in research and acquisition of all authorities’ requirements per project type.
• Design review to identify and assure of design compliance with all the relevant code and authorities.
• Prepare and maintain project documents for authority submissions / approvals per agreed deliverables like client dues, correspondence, minutes of meeting, notes etc, approvals, submission docs etc.
• Support team in the Development of Concept Design, Schematic Design, Detail Design and Construction Documents.
• Expertise in Revit & BIM.
• Preparing and presenting design proposals to the client and authorities
• Contribute to the Data insights initiative and Lessons Learnt Database of the company.
• Works closely with the technology team to integrate and automate, authority process and requirements.
• Prepare & maintain project documents like correspondence, minutes of the meeting, notes etc.
• Liaison with local authorities and attend to necessary technical meetings with authorities.
• Travelling to sites to complete physical inspections and site surveys.
• Assist the HR team in technical interviews during the recruitment of staff in the Design department.
• Keep on learning skills as per modern practices while upgrading own knowledge base on updated authority requirements & guidelines and share / train other Architects / Engineers for the same.

Requirements

Skills Expected

• Software skills which include Revit, PowerPoint, In Design, Illustrator, Adobe suite.
• Analytical mind with strong problem-solving ability
• Strong planning and organization skills
• Design thinker, Imaginative and creative thinker
• Decision maker and a negotiator