Lead Designer
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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
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.
Design
Establish design approaches that improve the design creation and solutions 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 efficiency and effectiveness of 3D modelling to the maintenance processes
Design Standards and specification
Manage and inspect designs to ensure that they are executed in accordance with 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 organisations sense of aesthetics and correlate aesthetics to overall organisational success
Direct the development of the overall brand identities of products and ensuring 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 organisations 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 organisations sense of aesthetics and correlate aesthetics to overall organisational success
Direct the development of the overall brand identities of products and ensuring 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 organisations 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
Requirements
- Bsc in Architecture minimum. Masters is an advantage
- Minimum of 8-10 years in a similar capacity
- 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.
Required Skills:
Bsc in Architecture minimum. Masters is an advantage Minimum of 8-10 years in a similar capacity 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.
Required Education:
Bsc in Architecture
