Architect

About the role

10 Design, part of Egis Group, is an international architecture and master planning practice with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Edinburgh, Dubai, Miami, London, Shenzhen, Singapore and San Francisco. It works at scales from individual buildings to city planning, covering transport-oriented, mixed-use, retail, hospitality, residential, research, science and civic projects. The Architect assists in creating designs that fit the company's design philosophy, conveys the building's design intent through all required documentation, and follows the project brief, site, best practices, local codes and the company's QA/QC procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Concept stage: research, preliminary project report, local codes, sketches and layouts, presentation materials and option studies
• Scheme design: complete documents, coordination with engineers on MEP and structural requirements, submission to local authorities, and checking practicality and buildability
• Detail design: drawings and specifications for exteriors, facades and ornamentation, coordination with MEP, structural engineers and sub-consultants, and keeping drawings up to date
• Tender stage: tender documents, responses to queries and drawing updates
• Contract stage: up-to-date drawings and specifications, and passing a clear design intent to the contractor
• Post-contract: follow-up with the post-contract team and periodic site visits where applicable
• Maintain cost awareness, file and archive documents correctly, and keep up with construction and design trends through CPD

Required profile

• Degree educated, RIBA Part 1 and/or Part 2 or equivalent; registered architect (ARB or equivalent) in country of origin; RIBA or equivalent membership preferred
• At least 4 years' experience; previous high-rise building design and construction experience is advantageous
• Previous office experience working in a team is preferred
• Excellent design skills, excellent written and spoken English, and Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese highly desirable
• Enthusiasm for design, proactive problem solving, ability to multi-task, work independently and under pressure, and attention to detail

Required skills

• AutoCAD
• Photoshop
• 3D Max