The Facade Designer role in Dubai, UAE, is a unique opportunity for creative professionals who are passionate about architectural design and innovation. This position requires a blend of technical expertise and artistic vision to create stunning facades that enhance the aesthetic appeal and functionality of buildings. As a Facade Designer, you will collaborate with architects, engineers, and clients to develop design concepts that meet both aesthetic and performance criteria.
Job Responsibility
- Provide external façade shop drawings that include design details satisfying architectural requirements, structural requirements and weather tightness.
- Provide die or extrusion drawings.
- Provide fabrication drawings and material take-offs.
- Coordinate the work and assist the Design Team to ensure that all project requirements are properly addressed.
- Generate RFI (Request for Information) documents to be issued to the Client to avoid incorrect information.
- Ensure that all required deliverables are satisfactorily provided and submitted to the client.
- Prepare or review important correspondences prepared by the Design Team in case of major design issues.
- Review curtain wall specifications and ensure that all relevant and correct information pertaining to the project are properly incorporated.
- Assist in entitlements and claims by identifying and substantiating the intended claims or variation orders.
- With the available information from the architectural drawings, building code and building requirements, prepare sketches or the conceptual/intent for the curtain wall design of the typical wall using an applicable system.
Skills
Qualifications and experience Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Architecture.
- At least 4 to 5 years of experience in the curtain wall industry.
- Can do sketches for design façade details.
- Has knowledge in AutoCad 2D/3D.
- Knowledge in Revit and/or Tekla for the production of shop drawings and fabrication drawings is an advantage
- Preference on knowledge in using Inventor software for the production of fabrication drawings.
- Understand the requirements of functional, structural and architectural design intent of the façade walls.
- Knows how to manage the task of works assigned and monitor the progress of works.
- Can handle multiple tasks as required by his/her superiors and can handle pressure with or without supervision.
- Can monitor projects with less supervision and have Good communication skills in English.