JOB DESCRIPTION:
Title: Design, Lead / Sr Lead
Location: Gurgaon/Mumbai (Office Based)
Reports to: Director Development
Role & Responsibilities:
Consultant appointments & contract administration:
- Prequalify local and international consultants for all design disciplines
- Prepare Requests for Proposal and administer tenders
- Clarify and evaluate proposals received and prepare tender report with adjudication recommendation.
- Assist PM and Client to negotiate commercial terms and prepare LOA and contract documents.
- Certify consultant bills for payment.
- Manage contractual claims and change orders.
Design leadership & scheduling:
- Implement documentation management and communication protocols
- Manage all design documentation with document controller
- Assist the planner in preparing the pre-construction master schedule.
- Prepare design briefs with inputs from client, operator, PM, and QS team
- Lead all design meetings/calls, prepare agenda & minutes, and follow-up on assigned tasks
- Prepare design schedules with weekly/fortnightly deliverables and inter-discipline dependencies
- Track design deliverables against schedule, flag delays, and implement recovery plans
- Lead design reviews and approval process by all stakeholders and drive inter-discipline coordination.
- De-bottleneck design hold-ups and help stakeholders to reach consensus.
- Ensure the operator brand standards are incorporated in the design and leverage the operator operational expertise to improve the design functionality.
- Post tender documentation, hand over design role and responsibilities to site design coordinator
Budgeting, value engineering, cost management:
- Assist the QS team to prepare the project budget and subsequent updates. Review the budget and ensure it is consistent with the designs.
- Throughout the design, ensure designers adhere to the budget brief and identify any deviation.
- Identify areas for potential value engineering to improve designs and/or reduce cost in coordination with the designers, the operator, and the client.
Required Education & Experience:
- B.Arch. or BE/BTech with experience in managing schematic or design development stage.
- Post-graduate degree or PMP certification is a plus.
- A minimum of 10–12 years experience in design management or project management for high end residential, commercial, retail or hospitality projects.
- International experience is a plus.
- Tender/contract drafting experience is a plus.
Required Skills & Knowledge:
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, able to lead international, multidisciplinary teams, and develop constructive relationships with all stakeholders.
- Good written and spoken English, able to convey complex ideas and design briefs in a concise and clear manner
- Good planning and organizational skills, able to effectively schedule and coordinate various design activities. MS Project proficiency is a plus.
- Sharp analytical mind with good problem-solving skills
- Solid understanding of all design disciplines, architecture/structure/MEP/Façade/ ID/ Facility and inter-discipline coordination process.
