Assistant Manager - Design Coordinator

Title : Assistant Manager - Design Coordinator

Location : Delhi & Hyderabad

Role & Responsibilities :

Consultant contract administration

Certify consultant bills for payment during construction phase

Design Coordination :

Take handover from the HO based Design manager post DD / tender stage

Coordinate with all vendors for issuance of a shop drawing list

Manage timely receipt of all design documentation, including shop drawings, samples, etc. from vendors / contractors

Lead shop drawing and Issued for Construction documents reviews and approval process by all stakeholders and drive inter-discipline coordination

Lead all design coordination meetings / calls, prepare agenda & minutes, and follow-up on assigned tasks

Lead approval of all prototypes / samples produced by the vendors by the relevant stakeholders

Manage all design documentation with document controller

Assist the planner in tracking the master schedule

Prepare design schedules with weekly / fortnightly deliverables and inter-discipline dependencies

Track design deliverables against schedule, flag delays, and implement recovery plans

De-bottleneck design hold-ups and help stakeholders to reach consensus

Change Management :

Flag changes to design / previously received approvals during the shop drawing approval process

Flag changes to design / previously received approvals requested by any stakeholder

Quality Management :

Support the PM / Construction managers in explaining the design intent to the vendors / contractors

Support the PM / Construction manager in doing a formal Quality check at every milestone to ensure it follows the approved design intent

Required Education & Experience :

Diploma / B. Arch with experience at site coordinating construction trades

Minimum 3 years’ experience in design or project management with at least one end-to-end hotel or high end fit out project completion experience

Ability to monitor and review the as-built drawing process

Working knowledge of AutoCAD and MS Office

Good written and verbal communication skills

Required Skills & Knowledge :

Good interpersonal and presentation skills

Good written and spoken English, able to convey complex feedback and briefs in a concise and clear manner

Good planning and organizational skills, able to seamlessly schedule and coordinate various design activities

Good understanding of all hotel / high end fit out projects and design disciplines, construction sequencing and coordination process