Associate Architect

DSP Design Associates; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,800,000; Full time

Job summary

DSP Design Associates in Bengaluru, India seeks an Architect with 15+ years of experience to lead multiple architectural projects as Lead Project/Account Head. You will ensure design excellence, adherence to budgets and schedules, and high client satisfaction through strong delivery standards.

Responsibilities include planning large projects, coordinating with clients and teams, reviewing drawings, mentoring staff, and ensuring regulatory compliance and quality across design-built initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning, design development and delivery to meet schedule and quality targets.
• Coordinate with clients, design team, consultants, and authorities to align requirements and ensure design compliance.
• Review drawings, documentation, and detailing; provide inputs for development and detailing as needed.
• Mentor and develop studio staff, advancing presentation techniques and adopting new software.
• Liaise with clients and management; provide periodic progress updates on milestones and outcomes.

Job description

Role Objective

As an Architect with 15+ Yrs, overall responsible for multiple Architectural projects as the Lead Project/Account Head for all Design Consultancy and ensure that projects are completed within budgets and schedules while meeting business objectives and design guidelines. A Key highlight of the scope will be to ensure client satisfaction and high standards of project delivery & that of Design Built projects with the agreed budgets.

Areas of Responsibility

Project Designing, Planning & Delivery

Plan & execute Large projects to ensure that the implementation takes place as per schedule and in line with high quality standards required. Liaise with the clients to understand their requirements and ensure delivery of the design in line with the requirements Plan, in conjunction with Design Director/ Associate Design Directors, Senior Associate, resource allocation and management to ensure efficient utilization of resources. Maintain a detailed project plan with clear cut milestones and associated resources requirements for every project. Ensure that the project complies with all legal requirements and all other specified parameters Prepare and make project-related presentations to clients. Maintain an issues log and timely resolution( with the log for time taken to resolve issues) of the issues in an effective and comprehensive manner. Schedule & coordinate meetings, publish meeting agendas, capture and publish minutes of meeting to keep track of requirements, grievances and feedback.

Design Excellence / Standardization / Cost Control

Understand, implement and follow relevant methodology, processes and standards to ensure that all project team members understand and follow them. Ensure invoices are raised on-time and outstanding's are collected as per the terms agreed with the client. Repeat Business from Existing Clients Pitch additional work to existing clients in order to increase repeat business.

Drawings, Designs Documentation Quality:

Ensure working drawings adhere to industry standards. Review drawings made by team members to ensure they are of required quality and guide them where appropriate. Provide necessary inputs in the development & detailing of designs as and when required. Maintain project documentation as required (project report, evaluation document, GAP analysis if required etc).

Client Engagement, Coordination and Site Supervision

Coordinate with Clients, Directors, Design Leads, Team Members, Consultants, Municipal authorities to ensure provide project related data/information. Interacting with Service Consultants / Partners, Project Team, Design Team, Architect Team & Technical Staff for execution of project. Coordinate with the Site Supervisor to note the progress onsite. Check sample materials used to ensure they adhere to quality standards and comply with the design.

Liaison for Completion Certificates

Liaison with certificate bodies to obtain required certificates for proper completion of project. Coordinate with architect and structural engineers.

Team Mentoring, Mentoring & advancement &People Development

Ensure development needs of Team Members are identified and the needs are appropriately met through training/other means. Ensure development of the studio for adopting to new presentation techniques by use of new software adoption and implementation.

Company-Building Initiatives

Ensure successful completion of identified company-building initiatives on-time

Communication (External & Internal)

Provide periodic updates to the client on the status of the project as per the milestones agreed. Interact regularly with team members involved in project to ensure smooth execution of the project. Provide periodic updates on the status of various projects to DSP Management