Senior Architect

Job Purpose:

This position is a part of the Design Management team and is responsible for coordinating and managing the end-to-end design review process, ensuring construction feasibility, and facilitating smooth execution through effective stakeholder management. The role involves vetting consultant deliverables, coordinating with internal and external teams, supporting budgeting and compliance activities, and ensuring timely availability of design documents and MIS reporting to enable efficient project delivery and adherence to REIT obligations.

Key Responsibilities:

· Design review and Coordination and Stakeholder management

· Vet the consultant designs, BOQs, Tender Specs, Technical Submittals and Construction drawings, while ensuring their construction feasibility.

· Co-ordinate with projects teams and various consultant teams for smooth execution.

· Co-ordinate between projects teams and banking agencies, as and when required.

· To study, compare and put up the summary on the building design and specifications.· Generation of various MIS reports

· To track and ensure drawing availability for preconstruction approvals.

· Coordination for Initial Project Budgets and work with other stakeholders.

· Checking of consultant claims, bills and payments in line with their POs.

· Purchase request / Purchase Order collation for Design teams.

· Supporting leasing and Operations teams wrt Design approvals

· Check and Handover of As-Built drawings for completed projects.

Key Aspects:

· Vet the consultant designs, BOQs, Tender Specs, Technical Submittals and Construction drawings, while ensuring their construction feasibility.

· Timely delivery of Design drawings to construction sites and teams.

· Proper checking and certification of consultant claims and payments.

· Stakeholder management across functions and locations for better coordination

· Early identification and mitigation of risks.

· Tracking various compliance for REIT obligations

· Timely reporting as part of MIS.

Qualifications and Work Experience:

• B.Arch + M. Arch with a minimum of 10-12 years of relevant exposure in Design management, planning, execution, with focus on Design coordination and having experience in project planning, to be having exposure to project risk & cost management.
• Project/Design Management skills
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant project mgt. softwares v.i.z. AutoCAD, Revit/BIM, Photoshop, Sketchup/3DSMax, MSP, MS Office, SAP, etc.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• Knowledge of Building Design and Construction projects is KEY.
• Effective in delivering outcomes through other stakeholders/Architects/Consultants.
• Ability to build and strengthen partnerships – Engage, negotiate & collaborate effectively with service partners
• In-depth understanding of commercial property developments, building engineering management, Building Services and technically proficient to engage effectively with teams / partners
• Awareness of industry best practices and latest trends
• Proficient in preparing Project feasibility studies & ESG aspects
• Awareness and understanding of NBC, RPWD codes, Byelaws, Commercial, legal and regulatory aspects.