Head Designing

Job Description Head of Design (Construction – Design & Build)

Location: Head Office – Mumbai
Industry: Construction / Infrastructure / Industrial Warehousing / Corporate Interiors
Reporting To: COO

Role Objective

To coordinate and manage the end-to-end design function across Civil, Structural, Architectural, MEP, and allied services. The Design Head will ensure timely delivery of high-quality, compliant, and cost-effective designs while driving seamless coordination between in-house design teams, regional design resources, clients, consultants, and site execution teams. A structural background is preferable to strengthen technical decision-making and integration of designs.

Key Responsibilities

Design Management & Coordination

• Lead the in-house design team and align their outputs with project timelines.
• Coordinate effectively with regional design teams to ensure consistency, accuracy, and timely support.
• Act as a key liaison with clients, consultants, and site teams to ensure design deliverables meet requirements and resolve queries.
• Review and approve structural, MEP, interior, and architectural drawings for accuracy, compliance, and constructability.
• Drive design coordination meetings to align all stakeholders and eliminate gaps between design and execution.

Project Support & Execution Alignment

• Provide design inputs during estimation, tendering, procurement, and project planning.
• Ensure all design deliverables are aligned with approved budgets, CAPEX, and project schedules.
• Support site execution teams with timely design clarifications and quick resolution of RFIs.

Cross-Departmental Collaboration

• Work closely with Procurement, Contracts, Billing, Estimation, and Planning teams to ensure smooth project lifecycle execution.
• Foster strong collaboration between design, execution, and commercial functions to meet organizational targets.

Leadership & Team Development

• Build and lead a multi-disciplinary design team covering Civil, Structural, Architectural, MEP, Fire & Interiors.
• Mentor in-house designers, regional team coordinators, and junior engineers.
• Promote a culture of ownership, accountability, and collaboration across all design stakeholders.

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain 100% compliance in drawing registers, approvals, revision control, and design documentation.
• Submit monthly design MIS reports with status updates, risks, and mitigation actions.
• Ensure design deliverables for client submissions and internal reviews are always on schedule.

Key Requirements

• Education: BE/B.Tech in Civil/Structural Engineering (preferred). Postgraduate in Structural/Project Management/Architecture is an added advantage.
• Experience: 15–20 years in design management within construction/infrastructure/interiors, with minimum 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong exposure to multi-disciplinary design delivery across Structural, MEP, systems.
• Excellent skills in coordination, stakeholder management, and cross-departmental collaboration.
• Proficiency in BIM, Revit, AutoCAD, STAAD, ETABS, and coordination software.Role & responsibilities