Assistant Architect

Assistant Architect Full-time State/Province: Shanghai Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Architecture Design Shenzhen Company Limited Shanghai Branch Business Line: Architecture Work Location Model: On-Site Operating Group: International Primary Location: CN - Shanghai - Corporate Avenue Sha Company Description At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. It’s one thing to imagine a better world — but with AECOM, you’re part of the solution to deliver a better world. Our Sustainable Legacies strategy guides us in embedding sustainability and resilience in every aspect of our work, improving social outcomes for our clients and communities, and fostering a culture of inclusion, belonging and respect. You’ll be joining a global team of over 50,000 professionals — planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers — across geographies, including APAC such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. You will work on some of the most complex projects in the region — from bridges and rail lines that improve our daily commute, to water infrastructure and river restorations that provide clean water for all, and nature-positive developments that safeguard our people and our planet. Join us in delivering a sustainable and equitable future. Job Description AECOM is seeking a talented and motivated Assistant Architect to join our dynamic team in Shanghai, China. This role provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful projects for public and private clients. The ideal candidate will have strong design and technical expertise as well as a collaborative mindset. What you’ll do • Conduct dedicated architectural design tasks within the project team under the arrangement of Project Managers and Project Architects. Take full accountability for personal design deliverables in terms of quality and schedule, and collaborate with cross-team members to deliver overall design assignments. • Support the full-cycle design process including bidding schematic design, schematic design development, preliminary design and construction drawing design in accordance with work arrangements from project management and architectural leads. • Be proactive in undertaking high-difficulty design tasks and ensure consistent high-quality design outputs. • Complete assigned design work and coordinate closely with designers of other disciplines for interdisciplinary collaboration. • Conduct preliminary calculation of building area, daylighting performance and energy-saving indicators for projects. • Prepare presentation documents and design reports for all project design phases. • Perform other ad-hoc tasks assigned by the line manager.

Qualifications Meet the requirements • Bachelor’s degree or above in Architecture or other related majors. • Minimum 1-2 years of professional architectural design experience covering conceptual design, schematic design, design development and construction documentation. Experienced in mixed-use, residential, commercial office, retail, hospitality and public building projects; candidates with medium-to-large scale project experience are highly preferred. • Proficient in mainstream design software: Revit, BIM, AutoCAD, Rhino, Grasshopper, SketchUp, PKPM, Photoshop, InDesign; skilled in office and project management tools including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Bluebeam and Adobe Acrobat. • Possess excellent communication skills and strong team spirit to liaise smoothly with internal teams and external clients. • Well-organized working habit, quick response capability and high work efficiency. • Fluent in both written and spoken English and Mandarin. • A complete personal design portfolio is mandatory for application. Additional Information /LP At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this