Senior Architectural Technician

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Provide multi-discipline support and coordination on projects through all RIBA stages, taking project delivery leadership at detail design stage.
• Ensure governance processes are followed and have experience in technical assurance.
• Manage co ordination between disciplines and have a good understanding between discipline activities.
• Manage, or complete the delivery of design/specification process through to tender document production, to include elements of design.
• Be conversant with Planning and Building Regulation approval processes to deliver design packages at relevant RIBA stage.
• Review available building condition surveys to establish the categorisation and approach to a project.
• Preparation of designs, schedules of work and specifications and with managing design information including co ordination of input from other design disciplines and external providers.
• Provision and/or assessment of initial budget cost information and input into the development of overall programme.
• Assess requirement for and prepare CDM design risk assessments as required.
• Support design process in accordance with the Integrated Management System.
• Ensure all required clients sign off and authorities are obtained throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Contribute to preparation of applications and obtain statutory consents as required.
• Complete design information and prepare tender documents packages including Pre Construction Information packages.
• Create building designs and detailed drawings using specialist computer-aided design (CAD) applications.
• Liaise with construction professionals and contractors.
• Work around constraining factors such as town planning legislation, environmental impact and project budget.
• Adapting plans according to circumstances and resolving any problems that may arise during project delivery.

Requirements

• Experience in various design applications including AutoCAD, Revit, Micro-Station, SketchUp & BIM.
• Experience of delivering projects under various Contract Forms and Conditions (e.g. Design and Build).
• Knowledge of Building Regulations, Planning, H&S and other legislation.
• Demonstrable post graduate/training experience in various design environments including Commercial, Transport, Education, Government (MOD/MOJ).
• Computer literate and thoroughly conversant with MS Office suite.
• Fully conversant in remote communication systems such as Microsoft Teams.
• Understanding of H&S legislation and particularly CDM Regs.
• Ability to obtain MOD Baseline Security Clearance and MOJ clearance.
• Desirable: Member of CIAT (Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologist).
• Experience of using NBS and other relevant design/CA software.
• Experience of using Bentley Microstation.
• Experience in the Rail or light Rail sector.
• Experience of using Bentley MicroStation.
• Experience of using ProjectWise.