Sr Lead Design Manager

• Prequalify local and international consultants for all design disciplines
  
• Prepare Requests for Proposal and administer tenders
  
• Clarify and evaluate proposals received and prepare tender report with adjudication recommendation.
  
• Assist PM and Client to negotiate commercial terms and prepare LOA and contract documents.
  
• Certify consultant bills for payment.
  
• Manage contractual claims and change orders.

Design leadership & scheduling

• Implement documentation management and communication protocols
  
• Manage all design documentation with document controller
  
• Assist the planner in preparing the pre-construction master schedule.
  
• Prepare design briefs with inputs from client, operator, PM, and QS team
  
• Lead all design meetings/calls, prepare agenda & minutes, and follow-up on assigned tasks
  
• Prepare design schedules with weekly/fortnightly deliverables and inter-discipline dependencies
  
• Track design deliverables against schedule, flag delays, and implement recovery plans
  
• Lead design reviews and approval process by all stakeholders and drive inter-discipline coordination.
  
• De-bottleneck design hold-ups and help stakeholders to reach consensus.
  
• Ensure the operator brand standards are incorporated in the design and leverage the operator operational expertise to improve the design functionality.
  
• Post tender documentation, hand over design role and responsibilities to site design coordinator

Budgeting, value engineering, and cost management

• Assist the QS team to prepare the project budget and subsequent updates. Review the budget and ensure it is consistent with the designs.
  
• Throughout the design, ensure designers adhere to the budget brief and identify any deviation.
  
• Identify areas for potential value engineering to improve designs and/or reduce cost in coordination with the designers, the operator, and the client.