Lead Architectural Designer

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to: Head of Design 

JOB SUMMARY

Spacefinish is a global design and workspace strategy firm transforming workspaces into dynamic environments. We just happen to create exceptional offices for the future of work. Our portfolio includes Fortune 100 Companies and Unicorns like Google, Meta, Flutterwave, Mastercard and Warner Music. Learn more about here www.spacefinish.com

As our lead designer, you will coordinate and oversee all technical activities relating to architectural and engineering projects, including directing the design team, reviewing drafts and computer models, and approving design changes.

Manage client expectations, drive clear stakeholder communications at different client levels.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES

Design 

• Establish design approaches that improve the design creation and solution processes
• Formulate design approaches and direct the areas of focus to elicit latent needs
• Conceptualise and guide the design creation processes to generate breakthrough solutions 
• Manage work processes and resolve unforeseen problems to achieve optimal performance 
• Lead investigation and research on emerging technologies and design trends to facilitate decision-making on designs for long-term benefits
• Evaluate technological trends and current technical constraints to develop plans to achieve the desired design solutions
• Devise approaches to assess the practicality and feasibility of design processes in use
• Articulate design options to achieve buy-in from stakeholders

3D Modelling

• Drive new processes that adopt 3D modelling technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Develop conflict resolution processes
• Drive new maintenance processes that adopt 3D modelling technologies
• Ensure procedures and operations are implemented according to plan and WSH requirements 
• Assess the efficiency and effectiveness of 3D modelling in the maintenance processes

Design Standards and Specifications

• Manage and inspect designs to ensure that they are executed under relevant required design standards, work quality and established policies and regulations
• Manage design policies and procedures for compliance purposes
• Facilitate quality management reviews during design development
• Manage overall quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) reviews and checks to ensure design standards are met

Design and Aesthetic Sensibility

• Establish overall conceptual frameworks to define the organisation’s sense of aesthetics and correlate aesthetics to overall organisational success
• Direct the development of the overall brand identities of products, and ensure coherence of brand elements across all product and service lines
• Define desired experiences that are associated with particular aesthetic styles
• Establish an overall sense of aesthetic for the organisation’s creative design work
• Embed deeper brand identities and philosophies into product design aesthetics 
• Drive the development of aesthetically pleasing products that make lasting impressions with audiences
• Drive research activities to uncover the principles behind aesthetically pleasing designs for users
• Develop the art direction for new aesthetics, expressions and forms for design projects and creative work

Design for safety, sustainability and maintainability 

• Establish overall conceptual frameworks to define the organisation’s sense of aesthetics and correlate aesthetics to overall organisational success
• Direct the development of the overall brand identities of products, and ensure coherence of brand elements across all product and service lines
• Define desired experiences that are associated with particular aesthetic styles
• Establish an overall sense of aesthetic for the organisation’s creative design work
• Embed deeper brand identities and philosophies into product design aesthetics 
• Drive the development of aesthetically pleasing products that make lasting impressions with audiences
• Drive research activities to uncover the principles behind aesthetically pleasing designs for users
• Develop the art direction for new aesthetics, expressions and forms for design projects and creative work

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

BSc in Architecture minimum. A master's is an advantage

Minimum of  8-10 years in a similar capacity

SKILLS AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Proficient in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit, Illustrator or other design programs
• Experience working with BIM
• Excellent portfolio of previous works
• Creative talent, imagination and eye for design
• Communication and presentation skills
• Project Management skills

Other behavioural competency requirements

• Fosters team spirit and collaboration, encourages and creates mechanisms for the sharing of expertise 
• Championing results orientation and excellence
• Foster a culture that values creativity, innovation, and an openness to diverse perspectives 
• Delivers effective presentations and speeches, either prepared or extemporaneous, to internal and external audiences on behalf of the organisation. 
• Handles complex on-the-spot questions (e.g. from the public and other stakeholders)
• Able to effectively allocate responsibilities to others and provide direction.