What if you could do the kind of work the world needs
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
Your new role, what's involved
- Deliver BIM based architectural design package from Concept / Schematic to IFC
- Provide technical expertise on materials, details, and specifications, and incorporate them into the design.
- Coordinate with specialist consultants, suppliers, and contractors for the technical optimization of design.
- Ensure the design is fully integrated with other disciplines through close coordination and proactive design solutions.
- Support the establishment of a library of standard details and production process for the most efficient digital delivery.
- Enhance design productivity by exploring and implementing the most advanced design automation technology.
- Provide effective design management input, review, consultation and advice to the client, to ensure the full intent of projects are realised.
- Manage the integration of the design and all related elements into the design
- Provide effective support into the drafting of design guidelines, briefs, and scope of works
- Ability to effectively manage and review all design submissions through the design stages, providing review comment and managing the change process.
- Work as part of a multi-discipline development team, to ensure all design efforts are well coordinated and integrated.
- Drive all design efforts to stated programme and scheduled deliverables, costs and quality.
- Ensure all designs are aligned to achieving stated and best local, international practices from an Environmental & Sustainability perspective.
- Responsible for driving excellence in health and safety, ensuring that risks are minimized in the design process.
- Ensure required quality checking / approval procedures are carried out.
- Coordinating and liaising on a daily basis internally and on a regular basis with design team to manage options, proposals and recommendations.
- Support the Design Director and Project Director as required for the overall programme delivery.
- Ensure possible value engineering ideas are identified to cut costs / time and provide recommendations. Manage and approve all proposed VE options
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- 7-12 years experience in major architectural projects, preferably in GCC region.
- Experience in delivering design package at detailed design level with Revit (LOD 300 and above).
- Proficiency in modelling and drafting with Revit is required.
- Non-hierarchical one team mindset and hands-on attitude is expected.
- Experience in Data Center, Industrial buildings, Existing Assents and MMC will be a plus.
- Degree in architecture, civil engineering, or similar relevant discipline.
- Member of a relevant professional body such as RIBA or AIA.
- Excellent leadership skills and ability to delegate and coordinate responsibilities.
- Strong conflict resolution/management skills.
- Strong team player with the ability to balance conflicting priorities and take timely decisions.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
It is expected that the applicant is aware of, and ideally experienced in, the (B)IM process according to the full International Standard ISO19650 suite of documents.
In particular:
- Understanding the Client's data requirements and how they should be properly delivered.
- Understand and appreciate the digital evolution of the built environment industry and what (open) data enables.
- The need to deliver projects comprehensively and collaboratively across the team using the most appropriate digital ways of working.
- Understand the roles and tasks required by existing team members to meet the expected requirements.
- Understand and implement best practice design coordination in compliance with ISO19650 and ISO9001.
- Understand how to input into a project execution plan.
- Understand how to report on project data delivery progress.
What's in it for you
What if we can have work-life balance What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs What if we can be accepted for who we are Here at WSP we can!
WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.
As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
With us, you can. Apply today.
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