Qualifications & Responsibilities
• Experienced in managing and delivering Project Specifications in MENA region.
• Review in-progress drawings, ensuring complete and coordinated technical specifications and offering modifications and improvements when appropriate.
• Produce and manage specifications across multiple projects and ensure they remain consistent with Project/ Client and Regional needs.
• Specifications should be written to mitigate risks through Tender and Construction.
• Oversee, manage and support classifications for electronic databases and software useful in BIM.
• Propose continual development and improvement of master specifications including its specialized content for project type or regional conditions as well as sustainable content, based on project work.
• Participate in progress meetings scheduled for all projects.
• Familiarity with regional tender board practices for specification writing.
• Support in Company CPD’s
• Support Digital Team in ensuring the company are utilizing the most appropriate and efficient software’s for specification writing and BIM mapping.
• Assist Bidding Team in submitting fee proposals.
• Maintain technical resources library and research of methods, materials, and systems.
• Must be able to coordinate, oversee, and review specification writing by other consultants.
• Participate in project design development, providing knowledge about sustainable product and material possibilities suiting the function and project budget.
• Incorporate LEED and sustainable design philosophy into the company’s master specifications, and work with individual project teams to select materials and products that support this design philosophy.
• Stay current on green architectural materials and products and develop an up to date. product and vendor’s library.
• Develop and maintain relationships with vendors, within the firm’s compliance policies.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, communication, teamwork, collaboration and conflict resolution skills.
Requirements Knowledge of:
• A thorough knowledge of the AIA MASTER SPECS and CSI Manual of Practice
• Current with Green and sustainable materials
• Familiarity with sustainable practices and ratings like LEED, Mostadam, Estidama, Al Safat, GSAS and other international and regional sustainability codes.
• 20+ years of experience writing specifications for the architectural profession and the construction industry.
• LEED accreditation – preferable.
• Candidate will be skilled in AIA Master Spec software.
• Auto CAD / Revit
• MS Office (Excel – Word).
Qualifications
• B.Arch or M.Arch or B Eng Degree
Years of Experience
20 years