Job Description

Operational duties and responsibilities (across all RIBA Workstages):

• Drawing and sketching architectural and interior design solutions by hand
• Answerable to BIM Manager and producing BIM Execution Plans
• Modelling schemes in BIM (ARCHICAD)
• Producing complex and detailed architectural drawings from the ARCHICAD model
• Producing schedules from the ARCHICAD model
• Document control of incoming third party material
• Document control of design information for external issue
• Independently developing 2D technical construction details
• Independently researching appropriate products, materials etc
• Drafting NBS specifications, researching products and construction methods
• Participating in, and contributing to, team meetings and design workshops
• Participating in, and contributing to, internal CPD presentations
• Operating standard internal project management and administrative systems
• Providing general assistance in the office
• Complying with Health & Safety, Employment and Environmental Policies

Collaboration

• Represents the practice professionally and competently
• Communicates well with clients and other collaborators, quickly establishing a strong rapport
• Recognises potential issues before they become a problem; communicates promptly with senior colleagues
• Helpful, reliable and friendly; approachable with a positive attitude; sensitive to others
• Co-operative and receptive to feedback
• Provides constructive feedback to colleagues

Management

• Takes personal responsibility and is accountable for own actions
• Ensures no task is undertaken without first agreeing a 'SMART' brief.
• Manages day-to-day workload effectively
• Aware of the Pareto Principle and able to implement its lessons
• Organised and tidy; comfortably meets agreed deadlines
• Aware of the quality - cost - time triangle and able to adapt approach to suit
• Provides technical support to colleagues

 

Practice development

• Understands and is engaged with the practice's vision and contributes towards achieving its goals
• Practises business development skills, recognising the importance of developing these for future success
• Proactively seeks new opportunities to expand personal and professional development and willingly shares new-found knowledge and skills with colleagues

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Professional Degree in Architectural Technology Committed to a career in architecture, with clear professional goals Enthusiastic, conscientious and committed Strong design awareness Awareness of practice administrative procedures and contractual responsibilities Aware of responsibilities under RIBA, CIAT and ARB Codes of Conduct Aware of duties under CDM Regulations Technical Competent and skilled at using: Mac OS ARCHICAD Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook Apple Pages Apple Numbers NBS Building and Chorus