Job Description
Position: Design Project Manager / Design Co-ordinator
Location: Ahmedabad, India
Reporting To: Technical Director / Managing Director
Industry: Engineering Design Consultancy (Maritime / Infrastructure / Structural)
Role Objective
The Design Project Manager (DPM) shall be responsible for end-to-end coordination, planning, and delivery of multi-disciplinary design projects.
The role focuses on managing interfaces between in-house design teams, external subconsultants, and clients, ensuring timely, coordinated, and high-quality design deliverables.
The DPM should possess sufficient technical understanding to manage and review multi-disciplinary engineering outputs.
Qualification & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Civil / Structural / Construction Management / Architecture
- Master's degree preferred but not mandatory
- 57 years total professional experience
- Minimum 24 years in design coordination / project management role
- Experience in consultancy environment is essential
Software & Tools
- MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint (mandatory)
- MS Project / Primavera (preferred)
- AutoCAD (reading & markup level)
- Familiarity with document management systems is an advantage
Key Skills & Competencies
Technical & Professional
- Good understanding of:
- Maritime / Infrastructure / Industrial projects
- Design workflows and consultant deliverables
- Interface management between various stake holders of the project
- Familiarity with engineering codes, standards, and approval processes
Project & Soft Skills
- Excellent coordination and communication skills
- Strong planning, tracking, and follow-up ability
- Confident in client and consultant interactions
- Organized, detail-oriented, and solution-driven
- Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Key Responsibilities
1. Project Planning & Delivery
- Prepare and maintain project execution plans, design schedules, and milestone charts
- Break down project scope into discipline-wise deliverables
- Track progress against agreed schedules and proactively flag risks
- Ensure on-time submission of drawings, reports, and documents
2. Multi-Disciplinary Design Coordination
- Coordinate between:
- In-house design teams
- External subconsultants
- Manage design interfaces and resolve clashes across disciplines
- Organize and chair design coordination meetings
- Maintain design issue logs, action trackers, and interface matrices
3. Client Communication & Management
- Act as the single point of contact for routine project communication
- Consolidate inputs and responses from all disciplines
- Manage scope change register, clarifications, and scope adjustments
- Support the Project Director during key client meetings and presentations
4. Subconsultant Management
- Coordinate scope, deliverables, and schedules with subconsultants
- Review submissions for completeness, compliance, and coordination
- Track contractual deliverables and support invoice processing
- Escalate performance or quality concerns in a timely manner
5. Quality & Documentation Control
- Ensure adherence to internal quality procedures and project standards
- Coordinate internal reviews and approvals
- Maintain organized project records, correspondence, and submissions
6. Internal Team Support
- Provide clear direction to engineers and drafters regarding priorities
- Shield technical teams from unnecessary coordination overhead
- Promote collaborative working and accountability within the project team
- Escalate critical issues to management with proposed solutions
