Assistant Vice President - Architect

Strategic
•    Develop an in-depth understanding of the regional by-laws, DCR and other regulatory frameworks and ensure that on an overall basis regulatory related delays are minimized
•    Drive the Product Development Task Force and Concept Development Task Force cycle for assigned projects from a design perspective and ensure absolute adherence to quality of inputs provided and timelines
•    Participate in value engineering initiatives to monitor cost after each stage of design

Operational
Due Diligence Stage
•    Conduct a joint preliminary site visit for project acquisition and generate a preliminary filter
•    Carry out Test Fit with preliminary design requirements, area diagram and calculations and make adjustments in accordance with feedback received from marketing and budgeting teams
•    Prepare revised test fit in accordance with feedback received from Product Development Task Force and prepare a developability report

Concept Development Stage
•    Prepare and circulate a Requirement for proposal (RFP) to external agencies and generate a note for record for internal circulation
•    Evaluate Report received from external agencies, incorporate alterations and present to internal team
•    Prepare Architectural brief based on the marketing brief received and circulate the same to external agencies
•    Conduct a joint site visit with consultants and receive site study report
•    Receive concept lay-out from external architects and present it to budgeting and marketing team in Concept Development Task Force
•    Prepare MOM from Concept Development Task Force and circulate it internally
•    Present feedback to External Architect and conduct  Concept Development Task Force after the feedback has been incorporated
•    Ensure finalization of concept within timelines and conduct a workshop to present the final concept to all departments

Schematic Stage
•    Bring all consultants on board and conduct Concept Development Task Force to generate project schemes
•    Generate a schematic document and circulate to Project Management Group, budgeting, Marketing & Sales, procurement, Business Development teams for approval
•    Develop an area statement
•    Conduct a workshop for all consultants and departments on-site after completion of 50% of the schematic phase
•    Ensure completion of the stage within timelines
•    Create content for all marketing collateral

Design Development
•    Track & monitor preparation of final working drawings/construction drawings by consultants & structural design prepared by external consultant
•    Ensure that the construction drawings and structural drawing are in sync with each other
•    Share the design development package with international consultants for review and feedback at different phases of completion
•    Conduct Concept Development Task Force for selection of materials
•    Visit vendors and select samples with Procurement team
•    Make a specification sheet and circulate to relevant departments for sign off
•    Issue the drawings to site

GFC Drawings
•    Prepare final GFC drawings and production drawings in close coordination with Regional Design Managers
•    Facilitate GFC workshops to ensure thorough review of the GFC drawings, alignment of all departments and obtaining necessary signoffs

Others
•    Responsible for ensuring the performance of the external consultants as per the given timelines and costs
•    Provide support to the Regional Design teams and Project Management teams as and when required and help in resolution of  design related issues

Developmental
•    Ensure feedback from past/ongoing projects is incorporated into future projects
•    Keep abreast with respect to competitor design both on an overall and regional basis and ensure that the Brand is one step ahead of the curve