No Experience Architecture Intern Jobs – Easy Housing

Job Title:  Architecture Intern (No Experience Jobs)

Organisation: Easy Housing

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Easy Housing is a circular, biobased and climate-resilient building technology, based on FSC-certified timber. We offer a unique solution to the growing need for affordable, sustainable housing in the Global South. Easy Housing is a brand of Easy Housing Concepts Uganda Limited – a social enterprise registered in Uganda.

Job Summary:   The Architecture Intern should have a passion for circular and sustainable housing, and experience in architectural design and rendering.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working on the drawings for our standardised options
• Working on timber house design concepts
• Making site plans for clients and potentially also doing site visits
• Making renders and 3D models
• Working closely together with the other architects, projects managers and engineers
• Coordinating technical drawings with internal and external consultants
• Preparing architectural / engineering reports and progress narratives
• Preparing construction detailing, developing and researching appropriate details

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must be a student or recent graduate with relevant background, such as architecture, (building) engineering, building systems, or similar
• Basic understanding of architectural design and construction principles
• Experience in making technical drawings is required
• Familiar with Archicad and/or Rhino, AutoCAD, Sketchup, and rendering softwares (Lumion and/or Enscape)
• Passion for sustainable design – familiarity with timber construction is a plus
• Internationally oriented and strong communication skills
• Autonomous and intrinsically motivated, proactive and assertive mindset
• Fluency in English, both written and verbally

We offer.

• Work in a diverse team with people from all over the world
• An amazing opportunity to develop your design skills
• Learn about affordable sustainable housing, climate change and international development
• Direct supervision and coaching
• Freedom to shape your own internship targets
• Internship allowance, travel allowance and lunch
• Build up professional working experience and network
• Possibility of extension after the internship has ended

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their CVs, motivation letters and portfolio (max. size 10mb) to jobs@easyhousing.org

Deadline: 28^th February 2024