Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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Title: Design, Lead / Sr Lead

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Location: Gurgaon/Mumbai (Office Based)

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Reports to: Director Development

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Role & Responsibilities:

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Consultant appointments & contract administration:

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- Prequalify local and international consultants for all design disciplines
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- Prepare Requests for Proposal and administer tenders
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- Clarify and evaluate proposals received and prepare tender report with adjudication recommendation.
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- Assist PM and Client to negotiate commercial terms and prepare LOA and contract documents.
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- Certify consultant bills for payment.
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- Manage contractual claims and change orders.
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Design leadership & scheduling:

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- Implement documentation management and communication protocols
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- Manage all design documentation with document controller
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- Assist the planner in preparing the pre-construction master schedule.
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- Prepare design briefs with inputs from client, operator, PM, and QS team
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- Lead all design meetings/calls, prepare agenda & minutes, and follow-up on assigned tasks
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- Prepare design schedules with weekly/fortnightly deliverables and inter-discipline dependencies
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- Track design deliverables against schedule, flag delays, and implement recovery plans
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- Lead design reviews and approval process by all stakeholders and drive inter-discipline coordination.
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- De-bottleneck design hold-ups and help stakeholders to reach consensus.
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- Ensure the operator brand standards are incorporated in the design and leverage the operator operational expertise to improve the design functionality.
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- Post tender documentation,



hand over design role and responsibilities to site design coordinator
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Budgeting, value engineering, cost management:

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- Assist the QS team to prepare the project budget and subsequent updates. Review the budget and ensure it is consistent with the designs.
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- Throughout the design, ensure designers adhere to the budget brief and identify any deviation.
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- Identify areas for potential value engineering to improve designs and/or reduce cost in coordination with the designers, the operator, and the client.
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Required Education & Experience:

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- B.Arch. or BE/BTech with experience in managing schematic or design development stage.
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- Post-graduate degree or PMP certification is a plus.
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- A minimum of 10–12 years' experience in design management or project management for high end residential, commercial, retail or hospitality projects.
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- International experience is a plus.
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- Tender/contract drafting experience is a plus.
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Required Skills & Knowledge:

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- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, able to lead international, multidisciplinary teams, and develop constructive relationships with all stakeholders.
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- Valuable written and spoken English, able to convey complex ideas and design briefs in a concise and clear manner
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- Good planning and organizational skills, able to effectively schedule and coordinate various design activities. MS Project proficiency is a plus.
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- Sharp analytical mind with good problem-solving skills
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- Solid understanding of all design disciplines, architecture/structure/MEP/Façade/ ID/ Facility and inter-discipline coordination process.
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