Architect Job Position (Salary 100K +)

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Vacancy: Architect

Job Summary:

The purpose of this position in the organization is to ensure creation of unique and acceptable designs within the customer needs and expectations by inspiring the production team and supervising their work so as to deliver within set deadlines.

It involves direct contact with the client to understand their needs and overall supervision of projects at the site.

Key Duties

Attend brief initial meetings with clients to understand their needs

Initial site visit to get details about access, infractructure such as sewer,location,climatic factors,soil.topography etc to facilitate conceptualization of the design

Conceptualization of client briefs, preparation of preliminary design and outline proposal

Assume the lead consultant role, schedule meetings, take minutes and distribute through mails

Draw scheme design for approval at the local authority

Send out contractor tenders, shortlist and evaluate, visit contractor site and award in the presence of client

Outsource the Quantity surveyor, structural and surface engineer

Prepare and negotiate with the client the consultant’s contract,terms,deliverables,duties,timelines,scope of works and the fees and the breakdown of the total contracts sum

Overseas the site handover work from client to contractor

Organise and attend site meetings for supervision and inspection on a weekly basis

Prepare progress reports for the client and send them promptly

Monitor the actual project cost versus the budgeted cost

Handover site to client at the end of the project

In-charge of supervising technicians and model makers during production of schematic drawings, physical and electronic models

Verify the accuracy and practicality of designs/drawings going to the site

Handle correspondences and any other mails from within or from the contractor office or client

Report the progress of the project to the management

Any other as may be prescribed from time by your supervisor

Supervising assistant architect, Technical and model makers.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor of Architecture degree

More than three years experience

Ability to troubleshoot site challenges through early identification of issues and amicably solve them at minimal cost

Ability to cope with multiple production demands

Good supervision skills of the technicians and model makers

Independent, reliable and hardworking

Should be creative, analytical and detailed

A team player

Starting salary is 100k+ depending on experience.

All applications to be emailed to titus@kentrain.co.ke and mainamaina83@yahoo.com by 15th March 2014.

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