GM - Design - Real Estate

Job Title: General Manager

Department / Division: Architecture & Planning

Position reports to: Director - Architecture & Planning

Project: The project is a large multi-phase high-end residential construction in Chennai.

External Interface:

(Enlist external agencies/authorities that you are required to deal with while discharging your duty)

- International Design Consultant

- Local Architect/s

- Consultants (Structural, MEP/ Service, Interior Design, Landscape, Façade, Lighting, Back of House, Acoustics & AV etc.)

- Local authorities, Operator

Minimum Qualification: (i.e education, training etc.)

- Graduate in Architecture (B. Arch)

- An MBA from a reputed institute would be a strong advantage.

Minimum Experience:

- 15+ years of architecture and planning experience in real estate industry with at least 7 years experience in the area of residential and retail/hotel development

Special Skills/Attributes: (required for performing the job effectively)

- Exposure to architecture/design trends in real estate industry

- Sound understanding of local laws and regulations impacting project design and development

- Project conceptualization, designing and planning

Overall Purpose/Objective Of the job:

- Drives the architecture and planning activities for a residential/commercial project across all phases: from site analysis, identification/ selection of consultants and local architects, and adherence to specified timelines, budget and quality standards, in alignment with the design intent.

Key Responsibilities:

- Understand the finalized business plan of the Management for the project in terms of the Operator, the scale of operations and the proposed timelines for completion of construction

- Understand the overall budget and budgetary allocation for various phases of the project and ensure adherence to the same through the design and construction phase

- Conduct a detailed site analysis in terms of its boundaries, topography, impediments to development

- Coordinate with Liaison architect to understand the local rules/regulations/norms pertaining to mixed used developments and the necessary approvals/ permissions/ sanctions required

- Identify and evaluate consultants for various projects such as Structural consultants, Service consultants, etc by framing pre-qualification criteria and finally assist the Director in finalizing the scope, commercial negotiations, etc

- Undertake a detailed review of the concept design to ensure alignment with the design intent of the project, local development rules/ regulations, space optimization requirements, operator’s specifications etc.

- Obtain and review the designs/ drawings submitted by the Structural, MEP/ Services, Interior design, Landscape, Façade, Lighting, Acoustics and AV consultants

- Coordinate with the local architects and consultants for timely development of GFC (good for construction) drawings, ensure hand-over to the Projects team

- Review and discuss the deviations/ modifications requested in the detailed architectural drawings by the leasing, RET/Operations and Projects teams with local architects and consultants

- Undertake periodic site visits to ensure progress of the project, understand the requirements of the Projects team and track adherence to budget timelines and design intent

- Review the reports for tracking activities across several phases such as concept design, schematic design, design development, GFC drawings, actual construction, handover etc