Strategic Responsibilities
- Provide inputs and support development team in master planning, feasibility studies , market research, etc.
- Implementation of design strategy to achieve developments/ projects objectives.
- Lead master planning design to support development projects.
- Ensure designs align with organizational standards, sustainability goals, and authority's requirements.
- Ensure design coordination with authorities, sub-Developers, operators, business partners, consultants, contractors and other third parties.
- Prepare project design scope of work and required documents for procurement & contract department to appoint project consultant/s and contractors.
- Support procurement strategies by defining design scopes, consultant deliverables, and quality benchmarks.
- Support management on design-related matters, risks, and opportunities.
Core Responsibilities
- Preparing high level conceptual design and master plan for the new developments.
- Preparation of design scope of work to appoint consultants at the level of master plan and buildings design. Support the tendering process to select Consultants and Contractors by being involved in the preparation of design briefs, operating criteria, design standards, scope of responsibilities and tender analysis.
- Managing and reviewing design across all stages: concept, schematic, detailed design, tender, and construction stages.
- Managing consultant design works through the design stages to achieve the project objectives (budget, scope, time frame, quality, style, and theme...etc)
- Managing the design stages with appointed consultants and reviewing the designs technically to have comprehensive construction documents.
- Managing the consultant to issue the required marketing materials for launching the project.
- Managing to issue project tender documents to Procurements and Contract department to select the project contractor/s.
- Managing and supervising the design aspects and material finishes selections through the construction stage.
- Managing the master plan with related design parties to register it in authority's and GIS system.
- Managing authority's submissions with appointed consultant/s to obtain approvals and NOC within the assigned time frame.
- Ensure coordination and integration of architectural design with structural, MEP, landscape, and specialist disciplines.
- Review the design submissions, drawings, specifications, schedules, material submittals, samples and mock-ups and technical reports.
- Lead the design coordination meetings, workshops, and design reviews.
- Monitor design progress against approved schedules, budgets, and milestones.
- Provide architectural input during construction, including site inspections, design clarifications, and resolution of technical issues.
- Support testing, commissioning, snagging, and handover processes from an architectural perspective.
- Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, authority regulations, and health & safety requirements.
- Review design submission of Sub- Developers and act on sub- developer's design applications.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Architecture
Years of Experience
- 6 - 8 years of experience
