Archt. Design Manager

1. Sets project guidelines, processes and procedure for efficient work methodology.

2. Reviews and consolidates short-, medium- and long-range objectives.

3. Reviews the overall operations of the team to ensure that the necessary processes are in place and responsibilities are properly delegated for efficient and effective operations, subject to adequate controls and procedures.

4. Leads the design engineers in coming up with optimum design solutions to address the clients’ requirements.

5. Rigorously monitors project status to ensure the completion and issuance of deliverables according to schedule.

6. Reviews and manages all project deliverables to ensure that clients’ requirements and expectations are met prior to distribution and issuance to clients.

7. Facilitates appropriate documentation and feedback to clients on project status; communicates issues or concerns with design teams which may impact on client relationship or support client requirements.

8. Conducts ocular site inspections prior to and during project undertaking.

9. Coordinates with other Design Managers for the specific engineering disciplines on the formulation and distribution of project assignments to the design teams.

10. Prepares accomplishment reports and updates during the project cycle.

11. Facilitates regular design team meetings to ensure compliance to requirements and schedule.

12. Implements approved policies, plans and budgets to achieve and optimize the established overall objectives and targets of the unit.

13. Continually review, develop, maintain and monitor the profitability / productivity standards for the unit and prepares the necessary policies, guidelines, systems and procedures to achieve these standards.

14. Regularly monitors the performance of the unit versus plans, budgets and standards, analyzes deviations, identifies areas for improvement and implements appropriate courses of action to ensure prompt and proper solutions.

15. Reviews and submits timely and accurate important reports to immediate superior and/or top management.

16. Continually evaluates the unit and all other existing resources to ensure the development of competent technical staff, availability of the required skills, proper allocation and optimum utilization.

17. Monitors financial success of the projects being handled.

18. Represents the company in project technical meetings.

19. Keeps abreast of industry developments, best practices, updates and changes in techniques and technology which are relevant to the business.

20. Formulates monitoring systems and control measures to improve the efficiency of the unit.

21. Ensures coordination and harmonious working relations with other departments in the Division and the Company.

22. Ensures adherence of the unit to all corporate policies, procedures and controls.

23. Directs, guides, trains, motivates and evaluates the performance of staff directly supervised.

24. Performs other duties as may be assigned by the immediate superior.