Vice President - Design - Projects
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About the Role
ALDAR seeks a Vice President of Design to manage vertical and mixed-use design activities across projects under construction. The role leads master plan development, design direction, consultant oversight, and ensures adherence to standards and cost effectiveness.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Provide overall design direction on feasibility / test fits
- Manage the creation of client design briefs
- Oversee and approve tender evaluations for technical stage submissions
- Establish and manage the Aldar Design Guidelines
- Participate in all Architectural and vertical design presentations and review all design related submittals
- Manage consultant contract in relation to contract implementation, measuring completed work for payments, variation orders
- Manage and approve all proposed value engineering options
- Oversee the management design progress against the programme
- Review design documentation for the purpose of validating brief / code compliance
- Ensure adherence to Estidama standards
- Liaise with consultants and ensure that all drawing submittals are in line with Aldar specifications
- Carry out weekly and monthly reporting of progress and issues to the line manager
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in architecture or engineering
- Min of 10+ years of experience in design process for developments with CAPEX 4+ billion AED
- Min of 2+ years in a managerial position
- Deep exposure to GCC region and adjacent markets preferred
- Demonstrated track record in real estate developments
- Excellent design & master planning capabilities
- Strong conflict resolution/management skills
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Experienced in working with and leading multi disciplinary teams
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Job Purpose
- Manage the vertical and mixed use design activities across all projects under construction to ensure adherence to standards and cost effectiveness
- Lead the development of master plans that conform to Business Plans (BP) from Development Management
Roles And Responsibilities
- Provide overall design direction on feasibility / test fits
- Provide input and innovative ideas to development management
- Manage the creation of client design briefs
- Participate in prequalification process and assist and oversee assessments of consultant
- Assist and oversee the Brief and the Scope sections of the RFP
- Oversee and approve tender evaluations for technical stage submissions
- Establish and manage the Aldar Design Guidelines with input from DM and PDT
- Oversee, review and approve the Project Implementation Plan for each project
- Oversee and approve the Bidders Recommendation Report
- Participate in all Architectural and vertical design presentations and review all design related submittals from concept to final delivery
- Manage consultant contract in relation to contract implementation, measuring completed work for payments, variation orders etc.
- Manage and approve all proposed value engineering options
Related Year Of Experience
- Min of 10+ years of experience in design process for developments with CAPEX 4+ billion AED
- Min of 2+ years in a managerial position
Sector Experience
- Retail estate sector, construction
Technical And Interpersonal Skills
- Deep exposure to GCC region and adjacent markets preferred
- Demonstrated track record in real estate developments
- Excellent design & master planning capabilities
- Strong conflict resolution/management skills
- Strong team player with ability to balance conflicting priorities and take timely decisions
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal required to present master plans to senior leaders for approval
- Experienced in working with and leading multi disciplinary teams that include members from Business Planning, Master Planning, Design, Project Management, Procurement and Commercial functions
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture or engineering
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