Project Architect

Overview:- The role involves coordinating and managing design tasks for the Design Department, including consultants and stakeholder management.- Conducting and analyzing design quality, functionality, engineering, statutory considerations, constructability and deliverable completeness. It also includes internal design studies, research, commercial and legal analysis.- The role oversees low rises and hi rises, urban planning and landscaping.Main Responsibility:1. Design Process Management:- Guide projects from design vision to tender documentation, support throughout construction- Define timeframes, aspirations and documentations requirements with consultants- Prepare project reviews for compliance with objectives, costs, efficiency, user experience and aesthetics- Conduct technical reviews on design criteria, performance, engineering coordination, and statutory issues- Provide commentary on design deliverables for executive presentations- Asses design changes and recommend actions- Support marketing collateral for project launches2. Project Schedule, Reporting, Coordination:- Elaborate and make approval of the project schedule and milestones, in coordination with other departments- Create roadmap for weekly project progress- Prepare progress reports for executive review3. Request for Proposal:- RFP to be prepared by shortlisting competent and appropriate consultants, with budget approval of the services, schedules and organization of the work- RFP to be inclusive with the necessary information from the Project Development Brief and the design requirements or suggestions taken from the Design Brief4. Design Brief and Assessment:- Assessment of lands and plots, including physical characteristics, location and context, visibility, access, circulation, etc.- Creating a detailed design brief, incorporating product objectives, social- cultural-economics and commercial information, project and context description, all relevant background information and related documents, and defining the key design objectives and technical criteria.- In coordination with the Project Management Department, list a set of detailed infrastructure, engineering, delivery or statutory considerations to be included in the design brief.5. Research and Development:- Conduct research on urban and product design (smart technologies, mobility, sustainability, amenities)- Develop and refine departmental systems (guidelines, templates)- Support on development briefs, budgets, and cost analysis6. Support the Definition of Development Briefs and Budgets:- Assist on various aspects of the development brief documents, including project positioning, development statistics targets, and project programme- Support in information of design, infrastructure, engineering and key topics and consideration that have impact on the development strategy- Support the commercial department for cost benchmarks to ensure suitability of targets