Architect Design Manager - Hospitality

Job description

• Responsible for the Design Management of large scale architectural and urban projects from Concept design stage to Design for Construction.
• Management of the architectural design teams.
• Responsible for enhancing the quality of design, as well as develop architectural business and expand Archetype Group image as a consultant of choice.
• Operational control of Architectural projects, checking resources, and proposing design schedules in line with projects milestones.
• Make sure the client’s expectations are in line with the contractual requirements. Ensure the schedule as well as the scopes of work are appropriate.
• Manage design teams to conduct high quality architectural design for assigned projects.
• Participate in design meetings as part of design coordination and to ensure deadlines and milestones are respected.
• Advise the Business Development Department with regard to design resources, man hours and scheduling for proposals.
• Liaise with other technical departmental Directors and Managers regarding the design on projects including structural and other engineering matters; cost management and quantity surveying.
• Ensure Architecture practices and procedures meet standards established and expected by the Group.

Desired profile

EDUCATION
• Master of Architecture or equivalent: min 5 years of study.
• Major: Architecture, Urban Planning or related.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
• Specific experience in all design phases of Hospitality projects in Asia, resorts and city hotels, horizontal developments as well as high rise blocks including hotels.
• Experience in relation with global Hotel Operators, Management companies. Abilities in hotel programing, functional layout and artistic concept.
• Experience in Hospitality events and Hospitality Architectural panel talks and presentations.
• Experience in interior and landscape design or coordination with interior and landscape designers in relation to hotel design.
• Experience and knowledge cooperating with Hospitality consultants & suppliers involved in the hotel & resort design & construction business.
• Ability to make project presentations, to manage difficult clients, coordination of design teams, and resolve problems and seek out win-win solutions.
• Experience in management of multicultural project teams in an expatriate environment.

YEAR OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
• Seniority: Minimum of 15 years of post-graduate experience on construction projects
• Management level: at least 5 years of experience at similar position in multinational working environment

About Archetype Group

With more than 1,100 employees, Archetype Group is one of the largest private construction consultancies in Asia Pacific with core services in Architecture & Master Planning, Building & Infrastructure Engineering, Industrial & Process Engineering and Project, Construction & Cost Management. Our expertise covers key construction sectors such as buildings & real estate, industry & manufacturing and energy & infrastructure.

Since 2002, Archetype has been involved in many different projects. Our built references include prestigious projects such as the MahaNhakon Tower in Bangkok, the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai, Capital Place (Four Seasons Hotel) in Jakarta, Saigon Pearl in Ho Chi Minh City, the Siem Reap International Airport, the Shangri-La hotel in Ulaanbataar, the Landmark in Yangon and Rue Lauriston in Paris.

Archetype’s Industrial division has now increased to more than 500 employees in the region following the recent acquisition of Tebodin Asia-Pacific, already well-known for its work in this sector. This acquisition positions us as one of the market leaders for industrial projects in the region. Our extensive portfolio of industrial references includes factories and complexes for such companies as Crown, Heineken, Khmer Brewery, Knauf, ABB, Dow Chemicals, Procter & Gamble, Schneider, Heinz, Unilever, Danone, Coca Cola, Campbells, Mondelez, and Exxonmobil.

Archetype Group has also subsidiaries in Cambodia, China, France, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam with more than 1,000 project references.