Architect Job Vacancy at Ken Train Company in Nairobi, Kenya

Job Title:  Architect

Employer: Ken Train Company
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya

Job Description:

Duties:

• Attend brief initial meetings with clients to understand their needs
• Initial site visit to get details about access, infractructure such as sewer,location,climatic factors,soil.topography etc to facilitate conceptualization of the design
• Conceptualization of client briefs, preparation of preliminary design and outline proposal
• Assume the lead consultant role, schedule meetings, take minutes and distribute through mails
• Draw scheme design for approval at the local authority
• Send out contractor tenders, shortlist and evaluate, visit contractor site and award in the presence of client
• Outsource the Quantity surveyor, structural and surface engineer
• Prepare and negotiate with the client the consultant’s contract,terms,deliverables,duties,timelines,scope of works and the fees and the breakdown of the total contracts sum
• Overseas the site handover work from client to contractor
• Organise and attend site meetings for supervision and inspection on a weekly basis
• Prepare progress reports for the client and send them promptly
• Monitor the actual project cost versus the budgeted cost
• Handover site to client at the end of the project
• In-charge of  supervising technicians and model makers during production of schematic drawings, physical and electronic models
• Verify the accuracy and practicality of designs/drawings going to the site
• Handle correspondences and any other mails from within or from the contractor office or client
• Report the progress of the project to the management
• Any other as may be prescribed from time by your supervisor
• Supervising assistant architect, Technical and model makers.

Requirements:

• Must have a Bachelor of Architecture degree
• More than three years experience
• Ability to troubleshoot site challenges through early identification of issues and amicably solve them at minimal cost
• Ability to cope with multiple production demands
• Good supervision skills of the technicians and model makers
• Independent, reliable and hardworking
• Should be creative, analytical and detailed
• A team player
• Starting salary is 100k+ depending on experience.

How to Apply:
All applications to be emailed to titus@kentrain.co.ke and mainamaina83@yahoo.com

Deadline: 15th March 2014