Architect/ Design Co-ordinator, Building Information Modelling

Fixed-term (United Kingdom), Full-time · London

Overview
At Zaha Hadid Architects we are seeking an Architect / Design Co-ordinaor, Building Information Modelling to join our growing Team in London. In this role you will be closely working with the Architect/ Designers to create excellent-quality design in line with the ethos and integrity of the ZHA brand.  We are looking for someone who is ready to grow and learn, under the expert guidance of senior colleagues.

Key Responsibilities 
  • Manage and deliver 3D BIM models, 2D drawings and schedules using Revit.
  • Set up BIM projects including Revit standards, drawings, families, and templates. 
  • Manage the interoperability between design models of Maya, Rhino, Grasshopper with Revit  
  • Advise project team members on best-practice workflows for projects using BIM and/or Revit.
  • Coordinate with the project team, external consultants, and local architects. 
  • Collaborate on a broad range of challenging international projects. 
 
 Key Requirements
  • Bachelors and Postgraduate education and qualifications in Architecture or Design Technology.
  • Final certification in Architecture by ARB and RIBA, or equivalent abroad. 
  • Experience in a respected design firm with at least 2 years’ using Revit.
  • Experience in federating BIM models using Navisworks and IFC formats.
  • Experience of Common Data Environments such as BIM360, or equivalent. 
  • Fluency in 2D & 3D software (e.g., AutoCAD, Rhino, MAYA, Dynamo, Grasshopper). 
  • Excellent presentation, conceptual and visualisation skills using Adobe Suite.
  • Ability to work on international projects. 
  • Ability to project manage BIM on parts or all parts of a project, depending on size and scale.  
  • Knowledge of building specification writing.
  • Experience and willingness to train staff on BIM workflows and an ability to present.
  • Experience in planning execution and detailing. 
 
Highly Desirable: 
  • Advanced Rhino, Rhino.Inside, Grasshopper, Dynamo, and computational design skills. 
  • Advanced scripting and programming skills in C#, C++, VB, Python, etc.  
  • Ability to automate work and tasks using custom tools and methods.
 
 Personal Skill Requirements: 
  • An interest in software technology, particularly for efficient cross-application workflows. 
  • An interest in current 3D Parametricism & BIM-related developments, tools & software.  
  • Willingness to continuously expand professional knowledge and skills.
  • Ability to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work in teams.
  • Creative approach to problem solving.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent organisation skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Self-motivated, self-critical, and autonomous.
 
Please also include detailed examples of projects using Revit in your application. ZHA are also particularly interested to see examples of project workflows using either Grasshopper, Dynamo, Rhino.Inside or scripting methods, if possible.
About us
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) redefined architecture for the 21st century with a repertoire of projects that have captured imaginations across the globe. Creating buildings uniquely tailored to the communities they serve, ZHA has been awarded the highest honours from professional and academic institutions worldwide. Founded by Zaha Hadid in 1979, ZHA is one of the world’s most consistently inventive architectural studios—and has been for four decades. These decades of pioneering research are inscribed within our architecture to become more spatially inventive, more structurally efficient, more technologically advanced, and more environmentally considerate with every new design. Combining innovative architectural solutions with ecologically sound materials and sustainable construction practices, we do not look at the disparate parts, but work to understand them as a whole to meet the aspirations of each new generation. As an employee-owned business, we reinvest all profits back into our people and our company; continually enhancing our multidisciplinary research to address the challenges impacting communities around the world.
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