Hybrid Senior Architect – Retail

at Arcadis

• Job title: Senior Architect – Retail
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Makati, Philippines

About the role

• Senior Architect at Arcadis managing complex design projects. Involving technical leadership, team coordination, and stakeholder engagement for successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing technical aspects of larger and/or more complex tasks or components of projects, meeting financial, quality, timeframe and health and safety objectives
• Manage the delivery of elements of larger projects in accordance with Arcadis management systems to meet time, quality, budgetary and health and safety targets
• Typically assigned to provide a controlling technical role on medium size and/or moderately complex tasks in single discipline
• Coordinate and manage teams of single (own) discipline designers and technicians
• Task Management Role in line with Arcadis Task Manager Academy competence requirements
• Work to ensure maximum internal stakeholder satisfaction, championing care and proactively working with internal stakeholders
• Promote and role model Arcadis Health and Safety Principles during the planning and delivery of work
• Review and quality assure the work of other staff prior to delivery to ensure it meets the requirements of the client’s brief
• Develop and propose potential solutions to meet or exceed client expectations. Guide the project team through the creative decision making process and provide alternative solutions if there are changes to project parameters
• Oversee an agreed scope of work and the operational workload of a project team, ensuring work is allocated appropriately and resources are fully utilized
• Manage the production of project deliverables to ensure that these meet or exceed client expectations, Arcadis requirements and comply with national standards and codes of practice
• Work collaboratively with other sectors/disciplines to ensure the integrity of the overall design or solution and to resolve complex technical issues
• Manage the performance of team members, identifying and resolving any issues
• Identify opportunities for Arcadis process improvements that improve quality and/or improve efficiency
• Lead and provide direction and technical advice to team members, to support them in their delivery on the project and in their professional development
• Develop effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and ensure effective communication of progress, changes and resolution of issues
• Take responsibility and accountability for own performance and that of junior team members
• Develop and review budgets for GEC scope elements of a project
• Further develop and maintain a good understanding of the services delivered by Arcadis and the industry sector to facilitate personal networking in the company

Requirements

• Registered Architect with demonstrable experience on wide range of complex projects at different stages
• Proficient in Design, Autocad, Sketchup, Revit, Adobe Suite, Lumion, Enscape
• Minimum 10 years experience architecture design works
• Solid background in handling retail/mixed use projects, with exposure to international projects.
• Knowledgeable in Navisworks and clash detection is an advantage
• Understanding detail for compliance requirements e.g., building regulations and working knowledge of Region’s Building Systems, Regulations and construction types will be required for this role.
• Highly computer literate, skilled in Revit, AutoCAD and SketchUp, Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite applications
• You have excellent presentational and communicational skills both verbally to liaise with other disciplines/ team members, but also visually using software or hand drawing skills.
• Familiar with International Building Code (IBC), and other International Building Regulations

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours
• Paid time off
• Remote work options