Architect (Technical) at Pieach Limited

Pieach Limited was established in 1997. We are a firm of architects, interior designers, and supporting staff. Our award-winning firm is a full service Architectural and Interior Architectural design practice providing project planning, restorations, renovations, additions, and the design of new buildings for private and commercial residential units, educational, religious, and the hospitality industry.

Pieach Limited  is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Architect (Technical)

Location: Lagos

Job Description:
You will be responsible for conducting architectural studies, developing design concepts and design criteria, and preparing reports, calculations, and detailed design and construction drawings. Also are involved in the signing and sealing of plans, obtaining permits for construction, and the review of plans and specifications submitted by consultants and contractors.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Conducts preliminary field surveys; develops designs and drafts preliminary plans for buildings and facilities.
• Prepares maps, sketches, working drawings and construction plans; prepares cost estimates, specifications and bid proposals for contract.
• Participate in the presentation of plans to governing and permitting authorities for land use, zoning and permit approvals.
• Provides technical consultations for interdisciplinary analytical studies and analyses.
• Inspect and supervises the inspection of construction projects while in progress and upon completion for adherence to plans and specification; advises contractors on the interpretation of plans and specifications; approves minor designs changes in the course of the construction; reviews contractors’ requests for payment.
• Conducts research and special studies pertaining to buildings and facilities development and maintenance; prepares reports and recommendations for the review of a superior.
• Provides technical advice to administrative superiors in the development and negotiation of plans and specifications for building and facilities construction.
• Carry assignments to completion with considerable independence in accordance with project objectives, professional standards, and policies and procedures.
• Prepares materials, writes construction specifications, and prepares detailed requisitions for equipment and materials.
• Extracts engineering and estimating information from drawings
• Prepares and issues drawing packages after approvals.
• Make quantity take – offs for construction estimates.
• May supervise subordinate personnel in preparing plans, specifications and preliminary construction layout and cost estimate.

Education: Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Architecture or Environmental Design.

Experience: Incumbent generally has 1 -3 years of experience as an architect with atleast one years of Architectural internship experience. Some field experience required.
Skills: Functional and Technical Skills, Action Oriented, Thoroughness, Innovation, demonstrated AUTOCAD, REVIT and Corel Draw competency is a MUST.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2014.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send CVs to: [email protected]