Head Of Interior Design - AFGRE - Dubai, UAE
Al Futtaim Private Company LLC, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
JOB PURPOSE
The role will focus on effectively managing the design process and design consultants, and to oversee and make successful the entire design process from pre-concept design stage through final design and for construction documentation, including the selection of designers.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Pre-qualification and selection of design consultants
Assess the market
Define and assess specific requirements
Define qualification and evaluation criteria
Review available candidate consultants
Develop relevant interview process and questionnaires
Interview candidates
Assess and compare presentations
Make recommendations for selection of designers
Defining design scope and other relevant contribution to the creation, running, close-out of good design agreements, contracts and control of design costs.
Define and assess DFC requirements
Convert requirements to unambiguous and specific design scope clauses, specific deliverables, etc.
Review and ensure completeness of design scope internally
Review and ensure that combinations of different design scopes do not overlap and do not create ‘design gaps’
Review designs received (on-going) against the design scope
Assess progress and performance and make recommendations for payments to designers
Take action to resolve any situations where designers are in default of their design scope
Vary design scope as and when required but with analysis and agreement and control of the consequences (cost and time)
Make final assessment when design scope is completed/fulfilled and secure all final deliverables before closing-off the agreement
Create appropriate correspondence/records of all transactions
Coordination of different DFC requirements (owner’s vision, development, design, construction) into the designs
Procure or make agreed definitions of all DFC requirements
Assess those requirements for mutual compatibility in respect of design
Iterate until reaching a set of requirements mutually compatible in respect of design
Redefine these requirements if and when they change
Put these requirements into design scopes
Review designs against (latest) DFC requirements
Coordination and interfacing with other DFC Designers
Establish relevant communication and information exchange between designers
Liaise with designers and monitor the communication
Eliminate any inappropriate forms or lines of communications, or lack of communications, which arise
Explicitly correct or cause to be corrected any misleading communications which arise
Establish explicit feedback/acknowledgement in respect of any corrections
Procure relevant designers’ reviews and comments on other designs and ensure that the results are communicated
Chair and minute unambiguously an appropriate number and type of coordination meetings
Assign and follow up on actions to solve any issues/problems arising
Create appropriate correspondence/records of all transactions
Procurement and verification of acceptable design packages of design documentation for each design stage
Establish schedule, extent of design deliverables
Review designs delivered in respect of general compliance with design scope and DFC requirements
Review designs delivered in respect of general quality and for gross or obvious errors
Procure design reviews by others in DFC or outside DFC as appropriate
Communicate the results of those reviews unambiguously to the designers for actions as required
Communicate the results of those reviews elsewhere as appropriate assign and follow up on actions required until the designs are acceptable
Liaise as necessary with statutory authorities in respect of design approvals (in support of design consultants)
Procure DFC internal design approvals
Explicitly release the designs when they are acceptable
Create appropriate correspondence/records of all transactions
Measurement and control of design progress
Establish a design programme compatible with the construction programme
Establish a method of measuring the design delivery (completeness, correctness) against program
Prioritize critical path designs and enforce that priority on the designers
Accelerate or cause to be accelerated designs which are late until they are on time
Report upwards on design progress in a regular and consistent manner
Management of design change
Identify potential design changes before they occur.
Analyse and assess the implications (cost and time)
Assess whether or not these implications require wider DFC approval – if they do then seek that approval
Accept or reject proposed changes
Communicate that acceptance or rejection unambiguously to
Job Specification
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Interior Design, Architecture or equivalent
International design experience
Portfolio of design work
Fluent in English, Arabic a plus
Minimum Experience:
10 to 15 years’ professional experience
Familiarity with design standards, codes and practices
Job-Specific Skills:
Expertise in layout, colour, lighting, materials selection, custom furniture, and installations
Knowledge of furniture, finishes, materials, colour selections, and specifications
Ability to engage and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders
Ability to prepare clear and compelling presentations to executive management.
Selection and pre-qualification of consultants
Definition of design scope clauses, deliverables, etc., completeness and absence of any ‘gaps’
Coordination with designers – clarity and accuracy of communicating DFC’s requirements
Review of design packages
Identification of cost, time and quality implication of any design change and recommendation thereof
Team Management
Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, 3D software, Adobe Creative Suite or other relevant design related programs
Proficiency in MS Office (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Behavioural Competencies:
Ability to work under high pressure while carrying out multiple demanding tasks
Highly creative, imaginative and artistic
Professional knowledge
Training and coaching
Teamwork
Self-motivated and proactive
Leadership and organizational skills
Exceptional communication skills
Highly committed
High integrity in line with the company’s code of ethics
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