Senior Architectural Technician
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Permanent
Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Focus Resourcing
Salary : £40000 - £50000 Annually
29.04.2024
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Excellent opportunity to join a highly established architectural practice established over 40 years ago. You will supervise a team of 6 and lead the team through relevant work stages, managing a client portfolio and take responsibility for client liaison and project output to agreed programmes. Our client is seeking someone with a minimum 10 years continuous experience in architectural practice.
Your role:
- Assist the business in the role out of new software
- Assist the business with the BIM Strategy Plan Project Planning
- Meet with other professionals and clients at an early stage to agree on the project brief
- Evaluate and advise on environmental, legal and regulatory issues
- Develop project briefs and design programmes
- Advise clients on methods of project procurement and forms of contract
- Manage health and safety responsibilities
- Liaise with and produce documentation for statutory approval authorities
- Contribute to planning applications and other regulatory application procedures
- Assess what surveys (e.g. land surveys) are required before work can commence and ensure such surveys are undertaken and their results fed into the project
- Train junior members to understand how the design aspects of a construction project
- Prepare and present design proposals using computer-aided design (CAD) and traditional methods
- Advise on choosing materials
- Liaise with and produce documentation for statutory and local approval authorities
- Prepare tender information
- Carry out detailed design stage risk assessments and liaison with the Principle Designer and Principle Contractor
- Promote working standards within the office including checking of drawings and site inspections across all projects
Project management
- Visit all projects on site to ensure a consistent message is being delivered to the construction team
- Manage or co-ordinate professionals working on a project
- Ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with the Quality Management System
- Obtain and evaluate tenders and contracts + Ensure compliance with design, legal, statutory and professional requirements
- Liaise with local planning, building control department and other statutory bodies and outside organisations
- Attend regular meetings with clients, contractors and other specialists
- Obtain feedback from clients and people using the building
- Appraise the performance of buildings which are in use and produce maintenance management information
- Evaluate and advise on refurbishment, re-use, recycling and deconstruction
The person:
- Minimum 10 years continuous experience in architectural practice, with experience of direct client liaison and responsibility for project delivery
- Able to demonstrate the standards defined by CIAT, either through membership or experience
- Excellent presentation skills generally with good freehand drawing ability
- Experience within the care sector (desirable)
- Experience in managing a team, programming of resource, with responsibility for team delivery
- Exposure to internal financial management of a project + Understand how the design aspects of a construction project influence and relate to performance and functional issues so that practical questions can be addressed at the outset
- Have a good knowledge of the CDM regulations
- Experience and understanding of building regulations, robust details, BREEAM, CDM and other guidance and regulations that may be imposed upon a project
- Be a Chartered Architectural Technologists (MCIAT) (desirable)
Packages:
- AutoCAD
- Revit - (Essential 5+ Plus)
- NBS Specification manager - (preferred)
- Sketch Up - (Knowledge of)
Our client offers 2 days working from home after 6-month probation. If this role appeals, please apply and attach your portfolio.