DESIGNER

Roles & Responsibilities

• Working in conjunction with Project Design Architect and Project Director.

• Limited client contact.
• Confirming / establishment of brief.
• Consultant liaison and coordination.
• Ensuring completion and sign off of each stage of architectural scope.
• Ensuring all elements required for end of each stage are met and signed off by
project director prior to commencing next stage.
• Checking compliance with Building Codes and maintaining a written record of this
check.
• Maintaining a written record of applicable Australian Standards.
• Maintaining project files in order, up-to-date, thorough and in accordance with BDA
filing system.
• Working to project programme as agreed with Project Directors.
• Ensuring all transmittals sent with all documents and maintaining in file.
• Fully understanding all aspects of brief, clarifying any ambiguities.

• Sketching all critical details for DD / Document team.

• Over viewing DD and documentation process to ensure original design intent

maintained through to built form, including compliance with original DA conditions.

• Providing colour and material selections.

• Producing full sketch plans, perspectives, elemental designs, elevations from concept
to design development.

• Preparation of high quality 3D presentation renderings and computer based

presentations of project designs.

• Presenting designs to Project Director, Client, Authorities etc.

• Explore design alternatives.

• Awareness of budget parameters and ability to modify design accordingly as

necessary.

Prerequisites

• Completion of Building Design.

• Generally conversant with architectural developments and trends.
• Preliminary knowledge of BDA / Standards / Town Plan procedures.
• Preliminary knowledge of BCA.
• Preliminary knowledge of relevant Australian Standards.
• Preliminary knowledge of Gold Coast City Town Plan.
• Competent skills in CAD documentation and presentation.
• Good design skills
• Thorough record keeping.
• Willingness to develop client communication / liaison skills.
• Good construction knowledge.
• Awareness and sensitivity of architectural design.
• Interest in recent construction products, elements and developments.

Roles & Responsibilities

§ Be conversant with BDA Office Manual of Procedures.

§ Work as directed in conjunction with Design Directors and Senior Project Architect and
Design Architects.
§ Preparation of well presented design/concept drawing as required.
§ Preparation of adequate 3D drawings as required.
§ Preparation of Design Development drawings and package as directed.
§ Preparation of Construction Documentation as required.
§ Taking day-to-day responsibility for particular projects as directed, and maintaining
project file and project records.

Sept 2007