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, and 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.

Requirements
B.Arch. or BE/BTech with experience in managing schematic or design development stage.
post-graduate degree or PM

📌 Senior Lead Design Manager (Delhi)
🏢 Ascentis Group
📍 Delhi