Senior Manager

Job description / Role

The Principal is the subject matter expert on the topic of [specialty] design topics and is a key reference point for his team members. He is in charge of the technical aspects of the design activities of projects of high complexity in K&A. He works closely with Project Managers for the review and validation of design deliverables and monitors the checking and reviews of all design phases and ensures the proper implementation of all related adjustments and revisions. The jobholder conducts design value engineering in coordination with the Project Manager and design teams He is the leading representative of K&A in industry events, conferences and publications. He shall stay abreast of the latest trends and developments in the architectural design market and represent the firm in professional engineering, as needed.

Responsibility Actions/ Work Tasks that Enable the Role to Achieve the Job's Overall Purpose

• Ensure responsibilities are fulfilled with a high quality costeffectively
• Support Project Managers with the management of client relations and expectations, as needed
• Support Project Managers in client presentations and workshops, as needed
• Support Project Managers with responding to client clarifications and technical issues, as needed
• Represent K&A at the key industry events and conferences
• Provide technical subject matters expertise to clients during proposal stage and in client meetings during design delivery
• Lead the development of publications showcasing K&A’s expertise in the field to further promote K&A’s brand in the market
• Ensure client satisfaction with design deliverables
• Provide subject matter expertise on technical complex and focused topics
• Provide sophisticated technical subject matter expertise to design teams during all stages of design delivery (concept design, schematic design, final design) in coordination with Design Managers and Project Managers
• Support the collection of internally available data to support project execution
• Lead discussions with clients to determine criteria guiding design, including budgets, preferences, etc.
• Provide technical assistance in the development of concept designs, including all required drawings and reports, for projects of high complexity, for discussion with clients
• Support Design Manager/Project Managers in the refinement of selected design options into schematic and draft final designs, including all required drawings and reports
• Provide support in design coordination with other design specializations (e.g. Architecture, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Transportation) to coordinate design requirements across disciplines for projects of high complexity across all design stages (conceptual, schematic, detailed), as needed
• Closely work with stakeholders for design value engineering for projects of high complexity, as needed
• Closely work with Project Managers for the review and validation of design deliverables with clients and authorities, capturing feedback and obtaining approvals for projects of high complexity, as needed
• Closely work with project teams for reviewing design deliverables of design projects of high complexity, including conducting detailed reviews and checks and the
• issuance of checking reports, as needed
• Conduct QA/QC reviews on design deliverables
• Assist Project Managers with implementing quality control policies and procedures on design deliverables and conducting peer review on team members’ deliverables
• Solve design conflicts during supervision stage for high complexity projects, as needed
• Support during the supervision stage, as needed, including responding to RFIs and solving design conflicts for projects of high complexity, in coordination with local design teams
• Support Design Managers in design and management interrelated issues
• Support in conducting close-out activities and derive lessons learned
• Upload design deliverables into the knowledge management repository as per policies and procedures
• Attend periodic training to further develop relevant skills
• Implement corporate policies and procedures
• Contribute to internal library development and selection of appropriate training programs
• Lead training sessions and provide publication and training material

Requirements

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture
• Master’s Degree in Architecture or PhD is Preferred
• Chartered Professional Engineering certification or equivalent is preferred

Skills

The candidate should have strong communications skills in English (written and verbal); proven ability to handle multi-million dollar large-scale complex projects from concept design to construction drawings; possess extensive knowledge in architectural technical design and detailing coupled with strong co-ordination skills; extensive project delivery and management experience in ensuring work is delivered on time and to budget; excellent relationship management skills both internally within the team and externally at wider company level; self-motivated and capable of operating in an environment of a large team of multi-disciplinary set-up; strong people management and mentoring skills; extensive experience in quality assurance and quality control of building design.

It would be preferable if the candidate has middle east design project delivery experience; knowledge of Arabic language would be an added advantage; knowledge of working in Revit/BIM; currently locally residing in Bangalore would also be preferred; lesser notice period in current employment and available to join sooner the better.

Experience Required to Execute this Role

• Overall Experience 25+ years of industry experience in architectural design, particularly in design specialty
• Requirements: Ideally the candidate should have 25+ years of experience in managing large scale architectural projects of international repute, who should be managing a team of minimum 20-25 Architects working on various projects at any given time in their current job with an educational qualification of B.Arch / M.Arch or PhD.
• Strong experience and track record in developing architectural design for large and complex related projects in the related specialty
• Exposure to global best practices and trends in the architectural design, in particular related to design specialty
• Experience in the Middle East is preferred

About the Company

Khatib & Alami, a multidisciplinary urban regional planning, architectural and engineering consulting company, offers clients an integrated approach toward the ever-increasing need for reliable project delivery systems. In-house expertise and the continuous recruitment of bright and innovative professionals enable us to meet the challenges of development with due consideration to environmental protection, social and economic characteristics of society. In close concert with clients, we have been able to consolidate factors that make the resultant project coincide with the client's vision within the time frame and budget set out for implementation.

K&A started its consulting services in Lebanon and extended the areas of its professional activities in accordance with the growth of its experience, and its human and financial resources. The company operates in various countries including Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, State of Kuwait, Kingdom of Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Sudan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, Gabon and USA. K&A employs around 4,000 professionals and technicians. Since 1984, K&A has continuously ranked among the top 100 International Design firms as published by Engineering News Record (ENR). K&A has also obtained the ISO 9001:2000 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS).