Senior Project Coordinator

HKS ASIA PACIFIC DESIGN CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design consulting firm based in Singapore is seeking a highly experienced architectural professional to lead projects and mentor teams. The successful candidate will oversee technical and design solutions, ensure adherence to quality standards, and maintain effective client relationships. Expertise in Revit, Navisworks, and sustainable design practices is essential. This role involves making high-impact decisions and providing guidance throughout the project lifecycle.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Typically 15+ years of experience.
• Architectural Registration preferred.
• Sustainable design accreditation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads team in planning work and developing design solutions.
• Collaborates with PM in defining project work plans.
• Communicates with client representatives to verify design requirements.
• Oversees technical resolution and coordination for the project.
• Prepares client presentations and presents design concepts.

Skills

Revit

Navisworks

Bluebeam

Rhino

Grasshopper

Dynamo

Twinmotion

Enscape

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

MS Office Suite

Education

Accredited professional degree in Architecture

Job description

Summary

A recognized leader who is responsible for envisioning, designing and delivering exceptional projects for clients. Possesses strong communication skills, a flexible attitude, ability to solve problems creatively and ability to foster and manage effective client relationships. Responsible for high-impact decisions. Provides technical leadership and acts as an advisor on projects. Endorses the firm’s values by personally influencing client service, innovation and communication. Acts as subject matter expert for technical solutions.

Responsibilities

Project

• Leads team and other technical staff in planning work and developing solutions to technical and design detail problems
• Collaborates with PIC/PM in defining project work plans and developing and managing the production schedule, including effectively defining and meeting deadlines
• Leads the creation and modification of complex detailed implementation documents to incorporate the design intent, using diverse knowledge of architecture principles and practices and advanced techniques
• Leads development of code analysis and confirms code and zoning requirements for assigned segment of project are met
• Supervises the preparation of documents by architectural team, including verifying implementation documents conform to QA/QC and HKS standards, best practice and quality expectations
• Manages the technical resolution and coordination for the project
• Writes reports or specifications for assigned project
• Prepares client presentations and presents design concepts and drawings
• Maintains open communication with client and provides guidance through projects
• Coordinates with PM, clients, public agencies, consultants and contractors to incorporate engineering systems, respond to requests for information, clarifications and modifications, and obtain approvals, negotiations and adjusting scope of services
• Communicates with client representatives to verify design requirements and specifications, progress reviews and delivery of final presentation
• Exercises skills of persuasion and negotiation on critical issues
• Oversees consultant team work sessions
• Oversees product research; assists project designers with material and system evaluation to make proper selections
• Maintains awareness of risk management for potential project issues and involves PIC/PM if needed
• Participates in team meetings to discuss project issues, technical issues and coordination with other disciplines
• Attends on-site visits, field reviews and project meetings and documents as needed
• Responsible for preparing and/or reviewing meeting minutes for consultant coordination meetings

Cultural

• Models and holds others accountable to the firm’s cultural values, including a commitment to quality, innovation, learning and growth
• Facilitates the team’s self‑evaluation to distill and distribute lessons learned within the firm
• Actively invests in the professional development of staff through mentoring, motivating, performance management and career planning
• Develops, recognizes, recruits and grows diverse talent
• Manages conflict effectively and encourages a healthy team environment
• Fosters and maintains a collaborative professional working relationship with the project team, including promoting communication and creating approachability
• Actively promotes and incorporates the firm’s principles of ‘design excellence’ through the integration of responsible and sustainable design practice with the art of design

Financial

• Collaborates in managing project to satisfy requirements from budget and schedule perspective while delivering a quality work product
• Collaborates with PIC/PM on project financial performance, such as confirming invoices are paid current before issuing documents
• Understands the financial indicators used by the firm to track project performance
• Responsible for delivering a project on defined budget requirements and maintaining accountability to project plan and planned utilization rate

Revenue or Opportunity Generation

• Supports and may lead the business development process by identifying new opportunities, marketing current clients for repeat business and assisting with proposals, budgets and schedules
• Identifies, maintains and cultivates essential relationships
• May lead proposal preparation process and participates in negotiation of scope and fees on contracts
• May participate in marketing interviews

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Accredited professional degree in Architecture
• Typically 15+ years of experience

Licenses and Certifications

• Architectural Registration preferred
• Sustainable design accreditation preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced skills in Revit, Navisworks and Bluebeam required
• Intermediate skills in Rhino, Grasshopper, Dynamo, Twinmotion, Enscape or other visualization tools required
• Intermediate skills in Illustrator and InDesign required
• Basic skills in Photoshop required
• Advanced skills in MS Office Suite required
• Advanced knowledge of sustainability and integrated design guidelines required
• Advanced knowledge of materials, construction techniques, architectural building systems, building codes, accessibility guidelines and QA/QC process required
• Advanced ability to research and apply/incorporate into implementation documents required
• Advanced experience with the entire project lifecycle, through post‑occupancy required
• Advanced presentation, graphic and visualization skills to communicate ideas required
• Advanced organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time required
• Advanced ability to manage team with diplomatic leadership style which puts value on relationships and collaboration, both internal and external required
• Advanced ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new client relationships required
• Advanced ability to communicate in a clear, concise and professional manner both verbally and in writing required
• Advanced ability to problem solve and apply innovative solutions required
• Advanced ability to collaborate and encourage collaboration in a team environment required
• Advanced ability to effectively meet deadlines at expected quality required
• Travel will be required