Design Officer (Licensed Architect)

SM Engineering Design and Development Corp.; Pasay; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

SM Engineering Design and Development Corp. is seeking a Design Systems Officer to craft policies, manage official documents, and coordinate approvals within the design division.

The role also supports internal audit activities, process improvements, governance, and collaboration with the Chief Design Architect to ensure compliance with SM standards. Bachelor’s in Architecture, license, 2+ years, AutoCAD, SketchUp required; MOA Pasay or Metro Manila malls assignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture is required.
• Professional license is required.
• At least 2 years of experience in related field.
• Experience with AutoCAD and SketchUp is required.
• Willing to be assigned in MOA, Pasay or in any mall branches in Metro Manila.

Responsibilities

• Design Systems Officer: Craft policies, processes, procedures, and guidelines in a timely and planned basis and secure final approval from the CDA, stakeholders, and President as needed.
• Design Systems Officer: Release and cascade all officially approved policies, processes, and guidelines within the Division.
• Design Systems Officer: Provide recommendations for best practices and procedural improvements and update existing documents.
• Internal Audit: Drive process improvement and conduct systematic reviews of critical systems and processes.
• Internal Audit: Provide objective information on risks, effectiveness, and regulatory compliance to the Chief Design Architect.
• Internal Audit: Ensure governance, assess execution against standards, policies, metrics, or regulations.
• Internal Audit: Collaborate with policy teams and core teams to deliver results and align with divisions.

Skills

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Job description

• Prepare plans, details and documents for either (1) Management Approval, (2) meetings, (3) coordination with different stakeholders (within internal or external relationships of the job scope), (4) basis for budget, estimates and bids, and (5) site implementation. This also includes drawing or document revision if necessary
• Prepare specifications, material and color swatches, OSM checklist and budget, cost monitoring, Architectural blue prints (for Retail Affiliates only) Owner’s Instruction Slip, Request for Information, and all other needed documents for owner’s approval and/or site implementation
• Monitor and ensure the project (inclusive of drawing preparation and implementation as well OSM delivery and installation) are all within the timeline and budget and compliant to SM Standards/ approved design criteria
• Initiate ordering of architectural materials either thru bid or thru PR form
• Attend site inspections which includes pre-construction assessment, monitoring of actual site project status, inspection of mock-ups, monitoring of site implementation if as per drawings and EDD Standards, and punch listing
• Project Documentation and Filing from Project Start to Close-out, for onward checking of respective manager
• Assist DM/RDM in all needed documentation to secure management approval
• Responsible for securing complete project close-out (Certificate of Completions, Full Payment to Suppliers and Contractors, etc.)
• Communicates issues and concerns to various departments regarding the project being handled.
• Attends meetings in coordination with different stakeholders (within internal or external relationships of the job scope).

DESIGN SYSTEMS OFFICER

Policy Maker

• Crafts policies, processes, procedures, and guidelines in a timely and planned basis and secures final approval from the Chief Design Architect (CDA), relevant Stakeholders, and President (when necessary)
• Releases and cascades all officially approved policies, processes, procedures, and guidelines within the Division
• Provides recommendations for best practices and procedural improvements obtain approval of these changes, and updates the existing documents

Internal Audit

• Process Improvement.
• Systematic reviews critical systems, standards, and processes to ensure its unbiased relevance, and consistency to the current needs of the organization
• Provides the Chief Design Architect an objective source of information regarding organization’s risks, operational effectiveness, and compliance with applicable regulations
• Governance
• Assess the execution of a process against standards, policies, metrics, or regulations
• Accurately represents EDD Design to a cross-functional project or program and ensures that the defied requirements and deliverables are met
• Works with internal and external policy-making teams and core teams to solve problems and launch the next big thing
• Facilitates alignment with other divisions and performs optimal contributions to deliver outcomes
• Works with the Chief Design Architect and Design Operations head (DOH) in creating a reliable, repeatable process to generate new ideas that will promote efficiency and productivity within the division, test their viability and then whether to invest or not

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate of Bachelor's Degree in Architecture
• Professional license is required
• At least 2 years of working experience in the related field is required for this position
• With experience in AutoCAD & SketchUp Technology
• Must be willing to be assigned in MOA, Pasay or in any mall branches in Metro Manila