Job Opportunities For Architects

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Job opportunities for architects

Education after Architecture

 Architectural Conservation  Multimedia designer


 Housing  Recreation architecture, Hospital
 Transportation architecture, Journalism, RS & GIS,
 Urban Planning  Interior designing
 Town & Country planning  Project management
 Regional planning  Data scientist
 Landscape architecture  MBA
 Sustainable architecture  Graphic design, fashion design
 Product designer, industrial design
 Environmental planning
 Construction & technology
management  M Architecture

 Digital architecture
Government jobs

Architectural Engineer
 Central Public Work Department Building Researcher
 Department of Railways Interior Designer
 Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited (BHEL) Section engineer
Branch engineer
 Ministry of Defence
Art Director
 Government job Roles for Architects Landscape Architect
 Interior Designer Set Designer
 Building Inspector Cartographer
 Cartographers
Building contractor
Building inspector
 Architectural Historian
Corporate architect
 Urban Planner Architectural historian
 Housing board Urban planner
 Municipal Corporation Technical illustrator
Surveyor
Government sectors that recruit
architects

 Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited ➢ Town and country planning


organizations
 Delhi Development Authority
➢ Department of Railways
 Archaeological Departments of the
Government ➢ Department of Post and Telegraph
➢ Civil Services
 Public Works Department of
Government ➢ Defense
 National Building Construction ➢ Public Sector Banks
Corporation Limited ➢ Municipalities
 Housing & Urban Development ➢ National Building Organization
Corporations
➢ Teaching Profession in Government
 City Development authorities Sector
Other Government Job

 Municipalities
 Town and Country planning organizations
 Ministry of Urban Affairs
 Niti Aayog
 State Ministry
 Arbitrators/ valueyors
Government Job Entrance Exams For
Architects

 To apply for the Govt. sectors, one must first sir for the Government Job Entrance
Examinations. At present
• MES (Military Engineering Services)
• CPWD(Central Public Work Department)
• advertise vacancies through UPSC
• UPSC, i.e., Union Public Service Commission, conducts the recruitment
examination for two architecture cadre posts.
• These are Architect (Gr B) and Deputy Architect (Gr A). These recruitments are
not regular and happen based on the vacancy.
Benefits of working in the Public Sector

 Students consider government jobs the most sought options after completing
their graduation because of the following reasons:
 A broad overview of the sector
 Flexibility to plan
 Limited working hours
 Flexibility to stay in a particular geographical location
 Job stability
 Low Stress
 Better Career Growth Opportunities
 Other Monetary benefits like medical insurance, retirement benefits, etc
Scope for Architects

 Set up a practice – freelance Architect


 Partnership firm
 Get employed with an architect/ engineering firm
 Work as- Construction site supervisor
 Surveyor

 Construction manager

 Project manager

 Advisor

 Planner
Jobs/ profession taken up by architects

 Teachers  Multimedia designer


 Graphic designer  Furniture designer
 Art director  Poloticians
 Set designer  Music directors
 Event planner  Actiors
 Fashion designer  Writers
 Film maker  Architectural Journalist
 Aircraft/ automobile designer  Industrialists

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