Job Description
-Strategic Planning and Implementation:
- Prepare work plans, procedures, and reporting systems for the Design Department
- Ensuring alignment with quality standards.
- Lead design requirements for new tenders,
- contributing to successful project bids.
-Team Leadership and Management:
- Select, manage, train, and upgrade Design Department staff
- Manage the assigned Engineering team to prepare project design deliverables and review engineering design submittals.
- Lead the coordination process with design firms subcontracted during the design stage, ensuring a smooth transition to the engineering phase.
-Budgeting and Planning:
- Plan and maintain the Design Department budget, scheduling design activities efficiently.
- Lead the requisition process for design firms subcontracted for project design services, ensuring a thorough prequalification and selection process.
-Project Coordination and Communication:
- Attend progress and technical meetings, discussing and suggesting technical proposals.
- Liaise with Project Managers on performance measures related to design and technical aspects.
- Coordinate between the Construction and Engineering teams, ensuring clear communication of design and engineering requirements.
-Reporting and Risk Management:
- Regularly report on all design aspects, problems, and progress to relevant stakeholders.
- Take part in project risk management reviews, addressing potential challenges in a proactive manner.
-Subcontractor Management:
- Manage all design firms subcontracted during the design stage of projects and tenders.
- Lead the coordination process and ensure a smooth transition to the engineering phase.
- Lead value engineering (VE) efforts with coordinated implementation processes.
-Quality Control and Compliance:
- Review design submittals, ensuring compliance with contracts and project requirements.
- Coordinate with site supervision to address design conflicts and variation orders for clients.
- Review and approve the submittal of Shop Drawings and As-Built Drawings.
-Continuous Improvement:
- Continually review the construction schedule during project progress, ensuring alignment with the design progress.
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives within both the Design Department.
-Competencies and Skills:
- In-Depth Knowledge and working experience in his engineering specialty with very good knowledge of other engineering disciplines.
- Excellent Multidiscipline Engineering Coordination knowledge and skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization and with staff at remote locations essential.
- Strong problem-solving and creative skills.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
- High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.
- Ability to manage staff efficiently and to provide guidance and development plans for them.
- Proficient in MS Office and financial management software (e.g. Dynamics).
- Ability to determine short-term and long-term objectives and strategies, allocating resources according to priorities.
- Strong background in identifying risks, controls, and opportunities for improvements associated with business or engineering processes.
- Commitment to high ethical and professional standards.
