AVP, Design and Project Specialist, CRESA, Group COO

DBS; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DBS in Singapore seeks a Senior Project and Interior Design Specialist to lead interior fit-out projects across corporate offices, branches and client spaces. You will drive design excellence, ensure brand compliance and manage projects from concept through to completion.

This is a hands-on design leadership role focused on impactful, functional corporate environments. This role requires a track record in managing all phases of interior projects, strong procurement oversight, and close

Qualifications

• Experience leading interior fit-out projects for offices and retail spaces.
• Budget management and client satisfaction responsibilities.
• Hands-on design leadership with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison between users, project managers and vendors on project deliverables.
• Manage end-to-end project lifecycle including quality, budget and timeline.
• Oversee procurement from tenders to contract approvals and ensure policy compliance.
• Direct design management and coordination with internal/external stakeholders.
• Coordinate with design team to progress projects through phases and intervals.
• Review design documents for feasibility and construction administration.
• Conduct site observations, meetings, submittals and RFIs during construction.
• Establish and maintain productive client relationships and project documentation.

Skills

Project management

Interior design

Job description

The Opportunity We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Project and Interior Design Specialist to join our Real Estate - Space Planning team in Singapore. This role is crucial for delivering high quality projects and interior design solutions across DBS diverse portfolio, including corporpate offices, branches and specialised client spaces. You will play a key role in ensuring design excellence, compliance with brand standards and succesful execution of projects from concept through to completion. This is a hands on design leadership role for someone who is deeply passoinate about creating impactful and functional interior environments within a corporate setting.

Your Role As a project and design specialist, you will have a successful track record of managing all phases of interior fit out projects for offices and retail spaces, and will have overall responsiblity for client satisfaction, quality control and budget management. This is a great opporunity to join a creative, collaborative team, where you will leverage your attention to detail and interpersonal skills to design and devlier exceptional proejcts. Grow your project expertise while working on trendsetting design across a variety of offices and retail spaces.

What you will do

• Act as a liasion between users, project managers & vendors on all project matters, including project deliverables which includes making presnetations, laison with various internal stakeholders
• Manage end to end lift cylce of the projects, including quality, budget and timeline
• Direct involvement in all procurement matters from start to end, including calling of tenders to contract approvals
• Ensure all procurement adheres to policies and procedures
• Manage all phases of design throughout project scope for architectural design projects, including project set up and construction adminstration
• Oversee design management and coordination with internal teams and external stakeholders as required
• Collaborate with the design team to ensure smooth progression of proejcts from one phase to the next
• Oversee design management, construction design details and feasiblity, and coordination with internal teams and external stakeholders as required
• Conduct quality control reviews of design documentation, including SFOG application and compliance
• Subsequently, monitor project team deliverables to ensure accuracy and timeliness
• Manage multiple aspects of client, team and project scheduling, budgets, project delivery including full documentation coordiation with consultants
• Manage communication between users, project team, vendors, contractors and consultantsCommunciate as the main interface with internal stakeholders, clients and contractors
• Design Delivery Responsible for oversight and delivery of design documents
• Maintain and manage all design standards and guidelines for office and retail spaces
• Maintain ad oversee the project manual and specifications
• Review detailed drawings and be familiar with site constuction methods
• Conduct on site observatoions and manage site reviews and meetings
• Process submittals/substition reuests during construction and address RFI
• Prepare project proposals, negotiate contracts and fees, coordinate bidding process
• Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships

Skillset

• Design, Technical and Site Delivery knowledge