Technical Coordinator/Architectural Technician

Technical Coordinator/Architectural Technician (Residential)

Kildare 

€60-70k + Bonus, Healthcare + Pension

Required for leading residential developer working on large housing, duplex, and apartment developments in North Kildare

Responsibility for the design and technical aspects of projects; managing and coordinating technical information on several large residential projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Briefing and advising external consultants and specialist subcontractors with preferred approaches and details, within set timescales and budgets.
• Supporting the Technical Manager to coordinate overall management of Pre-Construction Design.
• Role will focus on Houses and Duplexes but will also support on low to mid rise apartment blocks.
• Organising Design Team Meetings/Workshops and recording minutes.
• Chairing Design Workshops – quality and legacy, focusing on delivering design excellence across the scheme.
• Managing Design Guidance information and issuing out example design packages to consultants.
• Ensuring Quality and the Customer is integral through the detailed design process, delivering quality across schemes through accurate design, suitable product specification and driving design compliance.
• Developing a series of Design Guidance Drawings and information booklets to brief design teams.
• Liaising with the in-house design and planning teams to give technical guidance on building and detailing methods.
• Keeping abreast of new innovative products, practices and build methods.
• Responsibility for communicating Design Management Strategy and Toolbox to all Design Team Members.
• Coordinate technical information from grant or lodgement of planning permission to construction start on site
• Resolve day to day problems as they arise by preparing solutions and, where appropriate liaising with the technical manager and project manager for approval.

The Candidate;

• Degree / Higher Diploma qualification in Architecture or Architectural Technology.
• 3+Years. experience in residential architecture
• Residential developer an advantage
• Knowledge & skillset in the key principles of design detailing & construction method
• Knowledge and experience of Timber Frame Design and Construction desirable but not essential
• Experience and aptitude for researching and implementing new building technologies
• Proficient in CAD and sketch design
• Excellent working knowledge of latest Building Regulations and certification standards
• Commercially astute with an ability to make value-dd contributions through the design development process
• Willingness to travel between sites across greater Dublin and a full driving licence.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Performance related bonus
• Pension scheme with matching contributions
• Full health insurance
• Continuous Professional development (CPD) program & funding
• Paid maternity & paternity leave
• Life assurance
• Income protection

Please send CV to or call to discuss.