Senior Interior Designer | Dubai

Responsible for implementing the project plan and ensuring all items of project deliverables are delivered on time.

Responsibilities

• Aiding the Lead Architect with all aspects of design development.
• Shared responsibility for writing, agreeing and updating the brief with the Client/end user.
• Responsible for the production of mood boards to aid in identifying the interior style.
• Responsible for production of the sample boards highlighting main materials, accent details and finishes.
• Responsible for the production of high quality interior 3D renderings.
• Responsible for the design development of projects from concept to completion.
• Responsible for all local authority compliance and code compliance.
• Responsible for all technical detailing of a project.
• Responsible for meeting the brief from an operational, functional and design perspective.
• Responsible for writing and collating the interiors control book or specification.
• Coordination of all sub consultant packages.
• Review of all drawing packages prior to issue.

Documentation

• Ensure Job Captains A3 folder is up to date.
• Track the issuance of all drawings, specifications etc. Ensuring correct procedures are in order.
• Write cover letters for each formal issue.
• Monitor and ensure smooth progress for all local authority submissions.

Quality assurance

• Ensure that Quality System Procedures (QSP) and operational standards are understood, adhered to and maintained by Job Captains.
• The 5 rules of drafting to be maintained and checked on a regular basis, with a report to be issued following each check and circulated to Senior Management.
• Ensure Job Captains are fully conversant with the relevant standards and approved relevant local authority regulations.
• Ensure Job Captains meet agreed deadlines for documentation issue.
• If slippage is likely to occur notify the relevant lead and agree a recovery programme.
• Ensure that Job Captains correctly prepare the local authority submissions in accordance with the relevant local authority requirements.
• Responsible for meeting with local authorities and expediently processing submissions. Any problems must be alerted to Senior Management.
• Responsible for resource tracking schedules.
• Responsible for NOC tracking schedule.

Consultant Coordination

• Coordinate design team meetings with the relevant sub consultants. Meetings must be minuted with actions and pending dates.
• Ensure construction drawings are fully coordinated with sub-consultants prior to submissions.
• Ensure all sub-consultants review and agree to programme of deliverables.
• Track drawing issues to sub-consultants and their issue of information to BSBG.
• Ensure the sub-consultant's scope of work is complete at each stage in order for Lead to certify payment.
• Responsible for ensuring Sub consultants have applied for NOC's.

Management

• Responsible for the management of the project deliverables.
• Responsible for communicating all aspects of project deliverables to Job Captains and Architects and to Senior Management.
• Motivation of project team.
• Assist Lead with overall project management.
• Ensure soft and hard project files are maintained to BSBG standards.
• End of year appraisals and interviews of Job Captains and Architects.
• Must provide ideas and project implementations to enable work to become more efficient, better coordinated.

Resources

• Must constantly review resources available against those required for successful project implementation.
• Review Job Captains drawing schedules and approve.
• Ensure reference material from suppliers is updated and handed to the Librarian.

Planning

• Ensure necessary time is allowed for each stage of deliverables utilising experience on previous projects.
• Ensure the Lead is updated on progress and programme.
• MS Project programme must be produced and updated following each packaged delivery of information.

Communication

• Ensure to have a constant communication with assigned project teams.
• Responsibility for all project based written correspondence.
• Minutes for all formal meetings.
• File notes for all informal discussions/meetings.

Liaison

Ensure constant liaison with the following:

• Client
• Sub-consultant
• Contractor
• Supplier
• Manufacturer
• Statutory Authority

Post Contract Coordination

• Ensure constant communication with the post contract team and advise on site related issues.
• Review and advise on specialist sub-contractors design and shop drawings.
• Liaise with post contract team to ensure any alterations or amendments on site are as per local authority regulations.
• Ensure issuance of relevant For Construction drawings and documents at the appropriate time to the site team and Contractor.

Requirements

• Minimum 6 years working experience in an Architectural Practice.
• Degree in Architecture or Interior Design from a recognized international university.
• BIM and Revit experience.