Senior Architectural Technician

Alex Harp Recruitment

Job Description

To provide an Architectural Design & Technical Service for the Partnership through involvement in all stages of small to medium projects from inception through to completion

Responsibilities:
•To negotiate the construction project and manage the process from conception through to completion.
•Assessing the need of clients and users and agreeing the project brief.
•Evaluating and advising upon environmental and regulatory legal requirements affecting the project and obtaining initial approvals.
•Developing project briefs and design programmes.
•Advising clients on methods of project procurements and forms of contract.
•Preparing and presenting design proposals using CAD and traditional methods.
•Managing and co-ordinating the design team and associated professional consultants.
•Developing the project design, researching problems and producing, developing and advising upon innovative solutions.
•Producing, analyzing and advising upon specification, materials selection and detailed design solutions in relation to performance and production criteria.

Requirements:
•Ability to manage small project teams to meet deadlines and project programmes.
•Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
•Leadership and management skills including job running, NBS specification writing and contract administration.
•An understanding of modern methods of construction, low energy design and Statutory Authority regulations.
•Experience in leadership and management skills of job running level.

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