Architectural Technician

Purpose of the role:Providing skilled technical support to the project team
Reporting to: Project Architect, Senior Architectural Technologist and Partners

Overview of the role: typically working as part of a project team under the direction of the Project Architect and/or Senior Architectural Technologist, working in the production of BIM models and generating technical details.

Operational duties and responsibilities (across all RIBA Work stages):

Drawing and sketching architectural and interior design solutions by hand

Answerable to BIM Manager and producing BIM Execution Plans

Producing complex and detailed architectural drawings from the ARCHICAD model

Producing schedules from the ARCHICAD model

Document control of incoming third party material

Document control of design information for external issue

Independently developing 2D technical construction details

Independently researching appropriate products, materials etc

Drafting NBS specifications, researching products and construction methods

Participating in, and contributing to, team meetings and design workshops

Participating in,and contributing to, internal CPD presentations

Operating standard internal project management and administrative systems

Providing general assistance in the office

Complying with Health & Safety, Employment and Environmental Policies

Professional

Degree in Architectural Technology

Committed to a career in architecture, with clear professional goals

Enthusiastic, conscientious and committed

Awareness of practice administrative procedures and contractual responsibilities

Aware of responsibilities under RIBA, CIAT and ARB Codes of Conduct

Aware of duties under CDM Regulations

Technical

Competent and skilled at using:

Mac OS

ARCHICAD

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

NBS Chorus

Notion

Fresh Projects

iTaskX

Represents the practice professionally and competently

Communicates well with clients and other collaborators, quickly establishing a strong rapport

Recognises potential issues before they become a problem; communicates promptly with senior colleagues

Helpful, reliable and friendly; approachable with a positive attitude; sensitive to others

Co‑operative and receptive to feedback

Provides constructive feedback to colleagues

Management

Takes personal responsibility and is accountable for own actions

Ensures no task is undertaken without first agreeing a 'SMART' brief.

Aware of the Pareto Principle and able to implement its lessons

Organised and tidy; comfortably meets agreed deadlines

Aware of the quality - cost - time triangle and able to adapt approach to suit

Provides technical support to colleagues

Understands and is engaged with the practice's vision and contributes towards achieving its goals

Practises business development skills, recognising the importance of developing these for future success

Proactively seeks new opportunities to expand personal and professional development and willingly shares new‑found knowledge and skills with colleagues

Sector skills

Understanding of the built environment, core & additional building processes

Responsible and accountable, ensuring "good" engineering practice

Documentation and reporting for information and knowledge within the practice

Software and systems that are part of an industry standard BIM workflow

Office and BIM‑process control, transfer & building and structure operation of design‑work

Practice information associated processes and data management.

Lay local knowledge of materials, cross disciplines RIBA network relationships

Familiarity with finishing schedule, specification, NBS, building regime and rationale for wiring and BMS

Reading & understanding diagrams and building service elements within the baseline design concept

Office management functions and system recommendation.

Knowledge

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