Senior Associate

Location: Bangalore/ Mumbai/ Hyderabad/ Pune/ Gurgaon

ROLE OBJECTIVE:

Lead & oversee all phases of Corporate Workplace oriented Interior Projects at DSP Design Associates Pvt. Ltd. ensuring Design excellence at all stages. Lead 4 to 6 of corporate real estate design consultancy/ design and build projects at a time with the given team.

DETAILED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide design direction and lead the project from beginning till site completion
• Collaborate and focus on large client accounts with a variety of project types and/or multiple, concurrent projects in various stages of development.
• Programming client needs, Conceptual design, Schematic design & Design Development, Construction documentation & administration
• Develop space planning concepts and lead selection of furniture, fabrics, equipment, lighting and specifications
• Associate with consultants, subject matter experts, vendor partners and regulatory agencies to meet overall project objectives
• Pro-actively manage client expectations with team & consultant coordination
• Mentorship & Team Management: Pro-actively manage team communication and consultant coordination
• Ensure top talent hiring, training & development, succession planning and retention
• Collaborative and team-conscious - Ability to work with a large project team, across geographically dispersed offices
• Innovation & Out of Box Approach- Strive for innovation and apply creativity and clarity in thought process
• Outstanding graphic presentation skills and the ability to communicate design ideas quickly
• Combining exceptional design skills with technical knowledge and augment it with business feasibility to produce functionally optimum and high design spaces for clients
• Ensure that projects are completed within budgets and schedules while meeting business objectives and design guidelines.
• Prepare and make project-related presentations to clients.
• Schedule & coordinate meetings, publish meeting agendas, capture and publish minutes of meeting to keep track of requirements, grievances and feedback.
• Understand, implement and follow relevant methodology, processes and standards to ensure that all project team members understand and follow them.
• Ensure invoices for design consultancy projects are raised on-time and outstanding are collected as per the terms agreed with the client.
• Maintain a detailed project plan with clear cut milestones and associated resources requirements for every project.
• Plan, in conjunction with Design Director Resource allocation and management to ensure efficient utilization of resources.
• Pitch additional work to existing clients in order to increase repeat business.

Drawings, Designs & Documentation: -

• Ensure complete ownership of BOQ, Specification & GFC drawings that are delivered to the site.
• Ensure working drawings adhere to DSP and DAD standards.
• Review drawings made by team members to ensure they are of required quality and guide them where appropriate.
• Ensure drawings for D&B projects are in line with internal procurement team.
• Provide necessary inputs in the development & detailing of designs as and when required.
• Maintain project documentation as required to ensure a record of revisions issued thereby maintaining a log for change management

Co-ordination and Site Supervision

• Coordinate with Clients, Directors, Design Leads, Team Members, Consultants, Municipal authorities to ensure provide project related data/information.
• Interacting with Service Consultants / Partners, Project Team, Design Team, Architect Team & Technical Staff for execution of project.
• Coordinate with the Site Supervisor to note the progress onsite.
• Check sample materials used to ensure they adhere to quality standards and comply with the design.

Liaison for Completion Certificates: -

• Liaison with certificate bodies to obtain required certificates for proper completion of project.
• Coordinate with architect and structural engineers

People Development & Team handling: -

• Lead and mentor team - Acquire new skills and keep self and team abreast of global practices and trends
• Ensure development needs of Team Members are identified and the needs are appropriately met through training/other means.
• Ensure team adapts to new presentation techniques by use and implementation of new software

KEY DECISION(S)

• Make critical decisions with clients and ensure the project vision is maintained until completion
• Decisions on optimizing manpower across the project life cycle

Communication (External & Internal): -

• Provide periodic updates to the client in a clear and documented manner of all aspects of
• Interact regularly with team members involved in project to ensure smooth execution of the project.
• Provide periodic updates on the status of various projects to Studio Head, &DSP Management
• Provide regular updates to DSP Billing & Accounts on invoicing and projection of projects billing cycle.

Business Generation:

• Farming existing relationships to generate new opportunities for design work for DSP

• Introduce DSP capabilities to new clients

• Participate in pitches/ new RFP creation

Administration & Operations

• Work with respective HR, Admin, Finance head, Support in monitoring & implementation of respective department policies & activities.

• Optimize Organizational procedures, enhancing productivity, & contributing to overall efficiency.