Associate General Manager - MEP Design

Design and manage the MEP Design Services of various CPD developments. The incumbent must align with the corporate development strategy on the real estate development, while also running feasibility studies to support it. The generation of design briefs as we'll as recommendation of appropriate technologies to align with longer term corporate targets. Shortlisting of MEP design consultants who have the capability and the skillsets to deliver the above are an inherent requirement. The generation and monitoring of budgets, and timelines are necessary skills.

The incumbent shall be responsible for delivering the design documentation for the complete life-cycles of multiple high-value projects, whilst adhering to the corporate administration processes, and help in constructing these projects across Hyderabad s Aerotropolis. The incumbent shall also be the responsible for converting the Management s vision into documentation and drawings and communicating the same with the internal & external stakeholders, with a high level of operational efficiency, quality consciousness and cost consciousness. The incumbent must align with GMR s corporate processes while fulfilling these needs.

ORGANISATION CHART

This position reports to GM Design

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Accountabilities

Design Management

• Develop MEP Design strategies and create feasibility drawings for budgeting, create test fits, and prepare vision statements for onboarding consultants
• Responsible for administration like raising purchase requests for consultants, team equipment, etc
• Finalize MEP Concepts with management approvals, undertake Design Development and prepare Tender documentation.
• Review & approve consultant s drawings to be in compliance with building and fire codes, and other regulations and standards of MEP
• Review design documentation of MEP in line with design brief to ensure adherence with the design intent
• Ability to optimize cost through coordination with external & internal parties and extract alternate solutions without affecting design intent
• Maintain relationships with consultants and vendors for extracting drawings and deliverables on time
• Address Change Management by assessing impact on cost & time, close communication gaps and take sign offs from all parties before initiating the change.
• Assist in preparing drawings and plan onsite Mockups to take approvals from all parties, as per lead time requirements, without affecting the schedule.
• Take up in-house drawing preparation/presentations/ budget models etc, as and when required to meet Business needs

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES - Additional Details

EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS

• Interacting with government bodies like AAI, Fire Services, Municipal Authorities, Pollution Control Boards, DUAC etc for approvals and regulation controls.
• Asset Owners/external developers for interfacing to get appropriate design inputs.

INTERNAL INTERACTIONS

• Internal stakeholders like Master Planning, Connectivity, Land, Security, Operations, IT etc for their requirements and inputs related to planning of ALD projects.
• P&C, Finance, Management Offices etc for MIS and other reporting and approvals.

FINANCIAL DIMENSIONS

• Involved in the Design & Execution of atleast one project worth 300-400 crores over the last 4 years
• Ability to model budgets based on benchmarking

OTHER DIMENSIONS

• Exposure to coordinating with international consultants/design firms/PMCs
• o Should have worked in
• Exposure to coordinating with international consultants/design firms/PMCs
• Should have worked in lean teams, with capacity to manage all tasks, even if it is outside the purview of the project
• Ability to lead teams, while delegating work to self
• Exposure to corporate governance, bureaucracy and culturelean teams, with capacity to manage all tasks, even if it is outside the purview of the project
• o Ability to lead teams, while delegating work to self
• o Exposure to corporate governance, bureaucracy and culture

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• B Tech in Mechanical or Electrical. An M.tech in Building Engineering Design is an added advantage
• Development of MEPF concepts for large building & Master Planning projects with International consultants.
• Having in-depth knowledge of MEPF codes and standards and good coordination of Infrastructure, landscape, structural design, energy simulations, sustainability, smart building technologies, smart cities, security and other building projects/master plan related disciplines.
• Expertise in building bye-laws & Building plan approval process. In depth knowledge of National building code and good knowledge of other relevant planning & building codes.
• Hands-on in software like AutoCAD, MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint etc
• Expertise in running MEP feasibility plans, test fits and preparing ballpark requirements for new projects.
• Good presentation, communication, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent Time-Management personality, while also having the ability to work under pressure
• Ability to think beyond the program scope and ideate proposals

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• 15-20 years of experience

  with a Corporate Developer / Grade-A Contractor / Multidisciplinary Design Consultants / Program Management Office
• Atleast 5 years of experience in inter-disciplinary design development of large-scale Retail / Commercial / Hospitality building typologies is mandatory.
• Exposure to Industrial Buildings/Warehouses is an added advantage