Project Manager
1 week ago
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**Job Description** Overview**:
**Responsibilities**:
**Design Coordination and Strategy**:
- Coordinate with various design teams, including architects, MEP engineers, and structural engineers, to ensure cohesive design development.
- Develop and implement design strategies that align with project goals and client expectations.
- Facilitate design workshops and meetings to ensure a unified vision and approach.
**Team Leadership and Internal Collaboration**:
- Lead and inspire design teams, promoting a culture of creativity and collaboration.
- Ensure effective internal communication and information flow among design teams.
- Work closely with department heads for efficient resource allocation and design team formation.
- Coordinate with various EC offices for Multidisciplinary and/or Multicentre projects
**Design Process Management**:
- Oversee the design process from concept to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines and design quality.
- Monitor design progress, addressing any challenges or bottlenecks in the design process.
- Conduct regular design review meetings and provide updates to internal stakeholders.
**Quality Control in Design**:
- Establish and uphold design quality standards throughout all project phases.
- Review design deliverables for compliance with client requirements, AECOM’s quality principles and industry best practices.
**Internal Coordination and Support**:
- Act as a key point of contact for internal teams, facilitating smooth design operations.
- Provide guidance and support to design teams, ensuring clarity in design objectives and methodologies.
**Budget and Resource Management in Design**:
- Oversee design budgets, ensuring cost-effective and efficient use of resources.
- Implement strategies for optimizing design resources and reducing unnecessary expenditures.
- Change management - Proactive in initiating, recording, assessing in terms of design impact/ budget/schedule.
**Risk Management in Design**:
- Identify potential design risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.
- Proactively address issues that may impact design quality or timelines.
**Documentation and Design Reporting**:
- Maintain comprehensive design documentation, including design briefs, progress reports, and change logs.
- Generate regular reports on design status for internal review and decision-making.
- Adapt to the AECOM Project Delivery Procedures and standards.
**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8 years experience within the built environment.
- Proven experience as a Design Manager or in a similar role within a design consultancy environment.
- Strong knowledge and background in Architecture, MEP, and Structural Engineering design processes.
- PMP certification would be an added advantage.
- Excellent leadership and team management skills.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Proficient in design management software and tools.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
**Additional Information**
**About AECOM**
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public
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