Junior Architect

Build Change

Founded in 2004, Build Change is an innovative international non‐profit social enterprise whose mission is to save lives in earthquakes and hurricanes. We do that by designing disaster-resistant houses and schools; training homeowners, builders, engineers and government officials to build them; working with governments to develop and implement building standards; partnering with the private sector to improve building materials quality and create jobs; and facilitating access to incentive-based capital for reconstruction and retrofitting by partnering with financing institutions and government subsidy programs. Build Change is the recipient of multiple awards, including a 2017 Skoll Foundation Award for Social Entrepreneurship, OpenIDEO Urban Resilience Challenge Winner, and was a top three finalist in IBM’s inaugural Call for Code Developer Challenge in 2018. To learn more about us and our programs in Colombia, Nepal, the Philippines and the Caribbean, visit www.buildchange.org.

Details / requirements:

Position: Junior Architect

Industry: Non-profit/InternationalDevelopment

Function: Technical

Location: `1Kathmandu

Organization Description

Founded in 2004, Build Change is a nonâ€profit social enterprise whose mission is to save lives in earthquakes and hurricanes. Build Change designs disaster-resistant houses and schools, trains homeowners, builders, engineers and government officials to build them, works with governments to develop and implement building standards, partners with the private sector to improve building materials quality and create jobs, and facilitates access to incentive-based capital for reconstruction and retrofitting by partnering with financing institutions and government subsidy programs. Build Change started its work in Aceh, Indonesia after the 2004 earthquake and tsunami and has since expanded to include programs in China, Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala, Nepal, and the Philippines. Build Change has trained more than 39,380 people on earthquake-resistant design and construction techniques, created more than 16,768 jobs and provided technical assistance for more than 58,328 safer buildings, impacting an estimated 304,440 people.

Responsibilities:

  • This position reports to Team Leader.
  • Work with homeowners, builders and partners to assist them in design and construction supervision of earthquake-resistant housing reconstruction and retrofit.
  • Assist in solving problems and generating solutions in the field for special cases.
  • Assist in the revision or development of new structural and architectural drawings, bills of quantities, construction checklists and training materials if necessary
  • Assist in controlling quality of information and implementation for projects in Nepal
  • Communicate and report to the management about the progress/issues of projects implemented by Build Change.
  • Prepare field reports and assist in other reporting as requested.
  • Prepare required drawings and 3D models for buildings as necessary
  • Work on any assignment as deemed necessary by the supervisor

Qualifications:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Architecture
  • Professional experience in architectural area would be an added advantage
  • Knowledge of AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit and/or other drafting software is a must. Working knowledge of Revit will be an added advantage
  • Excellence in Microsoft Office tools
  • Capacity to communicate technical topics in an easily understandable way and have capacity to live in community
  • Noego, drama, or pessimism; the successful candidate will be flexible, humble, patient, and have a good sense of humor.
  • Fluent Nepali and English.

TO APPLY PLEASE GO TO BELOW LINK AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTION

http://buildchange.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2cn2wdcrqgb

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed daily and suitable candidates may be invited for test and interview prior to the closing date. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for test and interview.

Overview

Category Engineering - Architecture
Openings 4
Experience Fresh Graduate
Education B.E. in Architecture
Posted Date 23 Mar, 2018
Apply Before 22 Apr, 2018
City Lalitpur