Company: A medium sized high end developer in the UAE
Position: Design Coordinator
Job Purpose:
To work to support the design manager to execute complete design management of all assigned projects in accordance with approved Company policies, operating guidelines and procedures and ensure that all projects meet contracts’ budgets, time schedules and approved quality standards.
Responsibilities:
- Serving the requirements of the development department, by supporting the entire life cycle of project development.
- Work with the Design manager to establish the design goals, coordinate same with the concept designers, and assure that the goals are met.
- Involved in analysis of Clients requirements in conceiving and developing architectural solutions to those requirements.
- Work with design manager to help Perform in-depth completeness reviews of design submissions and analysis of design work produced by others to verify conformance to client requirements, regulations, codes and standards and economy and adequacy for construction.
- Coordinate the design input of external design team members and sub-consultants.
- Support Design manager to lead the project planning and scheduling activities such as developing project schedules, resource planning, cost estimates, risk planning etc. and should ensure that prepared project plan is feasible, realistic and communicated to all concerned employees. Incumbent is responsible for performing the final review of the project plan and determining next steps.
Qualifications
- Equivalent of a bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a designer, preferably in high end projects
- MUST have worked at a developer previously in a similar role
- Excellent communication, writing and computer skills (AutoCAD packages, Revit, Micro station and MS Office programs)
- Excellent command of English