Architect – Campus Development

About IIHS Campus Development

The IIHS main campus is located on a 54-acre freehold site at Kengeri, Bengaluru. The digitally-augmented buildings and facilities, slated to be built over three phases, are expected to enable interdisciplinary teaching-learning, research and practice, and demonstrate the best examples of Indian design and traditional crafts. The campus will aim to provide students and researchers with the opportunity to immerse themselves in and innovate around India’s core urban challenges.

The Campus Development team focuses on design, procurement, execution, and documentation activities at the IIHS Kengeri site. The work includes support in design and development, preparation of architectural and other constructional drawings for tendering purposes, documentation of ongoing work, data analysis for sustainability parameters and coordination with various stakeholders involved in the project.

IIHS is looking to hire a skilled and experienced architect who will be responsible for supporting design and documentation of campus development activities, including but not restricted to site planning, architectural design, detailed working drawings, 3d models, as-built drawings and analysis of various sustainability parameters. The work will also involve direct architectural intervention as per regular business practices, as well as research, publications, prototyping and creation of policies, standards and guidelines.

Activities and Tasks

Responsibilities would include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Conducting literature review and research for existing practices, standards, and innovations;
• Visiting sites for primary data collection, including spatial, quantitative, and qualitative data;
• Preparing architectural design, interior design, working drawings, renderings, representations and details, 3d models in Revit and Rhino, and scaled physical building models;
• Coordinating with stakeholders for BIM integration pertaining to architectural, civil, interior and services;
• Coordinating with design and execution teams for proposed and ongoing activities at the site to ensure that deadlines, procedures, and other project requirements are met;
• Assisting in the documentation of campus development activities and preparation of teaching-learning material;
• Coordinating with the Word Lab, Media Lab and Design & Communications teams for campus publications;
• Organizing workshops and consultations with key stakeholders.
• Additionally, the incumbent is expected to be involved in the full range of activities at IIHS; the candidate will thus also be expected to be part of IIHS’ teaching programmes, its public conferences and conventions, and its capacity-building programmes through executive education and short courses;
• Providing support to other IIHS activities including academics, research, training, practice, operations and others;
• Participating in all activities of Institution-Building at IIHS; carrying out tasks as assigned by IIHS; and traveling on IIHS work within or outside the country as and when needed.

Structure and Reporting

The architect will report to the Lead – Campus Development at IIHS and will be required to collaborate effectively with a diverse group of internal teams and external individuals, organizations, and students.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate should have

• A professional degree in Architecture and/ or a Master’s in Architecture/ Planning;
• 5-8 years of prior experience, preferably in the design and execution of sustainable buildings;
• Prior experience working in BIM for architectural, civil, interior and services integration; Revit and Rhino platforms; AutoCAD, SketchUp, InDesign and Photoshop;
• Demonstrable knowledge of sustainable building practices and methods, embodied energy analysis and life cycle analysis;
• An understanding of building codes, environmental regulations, and green building rating systems;
• The willingness to travel from time to time as per project requirements;
• Effective verbal and written communication skills;
• Flexibility and the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment;
• Excellent organizational skills and effective team working skills;
• Software skills
• BIM for architectural, civil, interior and services integration, Revit, Rhino, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, illustrator, InDesign;
• MS office;
• Model making;
• 3ds Max (optional).

This offer is on an exclusive basis, which implies that other professional assignments (whether compensated or not) that bear a potential conflict of interest with IIHS cannot be undertaken.

The search will remain open until the position is filled.

Location

This position is based at the IIHS Kengeri campus, Bengaluru, and may entail travel to other locations in India.

Review and Assessment

The role and performance of the incumbent shall be subject to normal review and assessment systems at IIHS.

Diversity Policy

IIHS is an equal opportunity employer that encourages women, people with disabilities and those from economically and socially excluded communities with the requisite skills and qualifications to apply for positions.

Contact

Please write to us at hr@iihs.co.in if you need any clarifications while filling the online application form.