Suhail Ishaq
Senior Site Finishing Architect
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A dedicated Site Finishing Architect with 18 years of professional experience in the architectural and construction industry, delivering high quality finishing works across a diverse portfolio of projects. My experience includes high-end residential interiors, residential high-rise developments, retail fit-outs, and office interiors projects executed with reputable organizations. My core expertise lies in site finishing execution & design management, ensuring the highest standards of workmanship, quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), Civil/MEP coordination, construction problem-solving, site documentation, and snagging management.
Experience
Senior Site Finishing Architect - Ingenious Design Studio
(2025-05)
- Attend scheduled weekly site coordination meeting with Civil & MEP Vendors.
- Conduct weekly progress meeting with the client.
- Review & approve shop drawings
- Review, coordinate & forward material submittals & inspection requests.
- Submit change orders as required
- Receive, inspect and safely store materials like plywood, veneers, tiles and hardware
- Track daily progress against the project schedules and forecast material requirements
- Monitors day to day site activities
- Manage day-to-day work for carpentry, false ceilings, floorings, paintings and masonry.
- Coordinate electrical routing, plumbing lines, ac ducting/wiring before closing ceilings.
- Double-check room dimension, alignment levels, and layout marking before execution
- Selects and approves finishes, colors, benchmark mockups.
- Inspect site workmanship and materials, including snagging inspections.
- Check surfaces for defects, color consistency, texture and correct dimensions.
- Prepare daily inspection reports, document defects, maintain records of findings.
- Issue non-conformance reports for deviations from project specifications.
- Track daily labor productivity to ensure milestones are achieved.
- Maintain general site cleanliness and manage the systematic disposal of debris.
- Identify, assess, mitigate, reporting, & monitoring Hazard & risks.
- Implement safety protocols, ensure use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),
- Share routine photo updates with clients regarding completed work stages.
- Implementing value engineering opportunities to improve quality, cost & constructability.
- Organizes close-out procedures related to the discipline
Senior Architect/Project Lead - The Court Group of Companies
(2022-03 - 2025-04)
In-House Architect Role
- Managing large-scale projects (residential high-rise buildings, sales office interior fit-outs, & master planning
- Overseeing design teams, reviewing sketches and 3D models
- Coordinate actively with visualizer for Marketing Collateral
- Select & get approval of ID finishes during interior work
- Leading outsourced architects and cross-disciplinary consultants (MEP, structure).
- Streamlining collaboration and ensuring well-coordinated design.
- Communicating project scope and optimizing space utilization with clients.
- Conducting site visits during interior finishing works.
- Managing RFIs (Requests for Information) as per site team feedback during finishing work.
- Ensuring compliance with building bye-laws and regulations.
- Ensuring HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) compliance.
- Developing guidelines for architectural risk management.
- Knowledge of construction processes (tile work, screeding work, plaster work, suspended ceiling, & dry wall partitioning & MEP 1st, 2nd, & final fix.
- Reviewing shop drawings, material submittals, ITPs and material inspection.
Senior Architect - Naqvi Siddiquie & Associates
(2020-07 - 2021-09)
- Concept Development: Developed and refined design concepts.
- Coordination with Consultants: Streamlined coordination with MEP consultants.
- Construction Drawing Package: Supervised the development of construction drawings.
- Agreement Finalization: Finalized agreements with consultants regarding scope and timelines.
Adjunct Faculty - KITE/NHU
(2018-10 - 2020-03)
Design Architect - Meinhardtz Pakistan
(2015-09 - 2017-06)
- Concept Development: Created and presented final concept designs to clients.
- Design Proposals: Prepared design proposals for various projects.
- Construction Documentation: Oversaw construction drawing packages.
Project Architect - Tariq . A . Qaisar Associates, Karachi - Karachi
(2013-01 - 2015-08)
- Construction Drawing Packages: Prepared drawing/details packages
- Site Visits: Conducted frequent site visits to ensure compliance with drawings.
- Design Coordination: Coordinated design with structural engineers.
Education
B.Arch - Architecture - NCA, Lahore (2008)
