Lead - Design Coordination (Architecture)
About the Role
The Lead – Design Coordination (Architecture) will be responsible for representing the Asset Owning Company (AOC) and leading architectural design management and coordination for hospitality developments across the Adani portfolio. The role will ensure that all architectural designs align with project objectives, brand requirements, development budgets, operational expectations, sustainability commitments, and Adani Group governance standards. Acting as the owner's design representative, the incumbent will coordinate between hotel operators, architects, interior designers, engineering consultants, project management consultants (PMC), contractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of high-quality, commercially viable hospitality assets. Reporting to the Head – Project Design & Development / Head – Projects, this role will oversee the entire design lifecycle from concept development through construction support, handover, and operational readiness.
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Qualifications
- 10–15 years of experience in architectural design, design management, or project design coordination. • Minimum 8–10 years of experience managing hospitality, mixed-use developments.
- 10–15 years of experience in architectural design, design management, or project design
- coordination.
- Minimum 8–10 years of experience managing hospitality, mixed-use developments.
Responsibilities
- Owner's Design Representation & Stakeholder Management • Serve as the Asset Owner's representative for all architectural design matters across the project lifecycle. • Act as the primary interface between hotel operators, architects, interior designers, engineering consultants, PMCs, contractors, and internal business stakeholders. • Ensure project objectives, brand aspirations, budget requirements, operational needs, and development strategies are appropriately reflected in the design. • Drive timely decision-making and resolution of design-related issues impacting project delivery. • Lead design review workshops and governance meetings while maintaining action trackers and closure reports. Architectural Design Management • Review and oversee architectural design development from Concept Design to GFC stage. • Ensure consultant deliverables meet project briefs, development objectives, operator requirements, and approved design intent. • Critically evaluate designs from the perspective of functionality, guest experience, operational efficiency, maintainability, constructability, and commercial viability. • Monitor compliance with: o Hotel brand standards o Local authority requirements o Building regulations and statutory approvals o Fire & life safety norms o Accessibility requirements o Sustainability and ESG standards Coordination with Hotel Operators & Brand Teams • Manage architectural coordination with hotel operators and brand technical services teams. • Review and consolidate operator comments and ensure integration into project designs where aligned with business objectives. • Evaluate brand requirements for feasibility, cost implications, schedule impact, and long-term operational benefits. • Balance operator expectations with owner objectives, commercial considerations, and project constraints. • Secure timely approvals from operators and brand representatives during design development. Multi-Disciplinary Design Coordination • Ensure seamless coordination between Architecture, Interior Design, MEP, Structural, Façade, Landscape, Lighting, Kitchen, Laundry, Signage, Security, and Specialty Consultants. • Identify interface gaps and design conflicts during design development stages. • Facilitate interdisciplinary reviews and design integration workshops. • Lead constructability reviews and support BIM-based coordination initiatives where applicable. Cost Optimization & Value Engineering • Review design proposals from a commercial and lifecycle-cost perspective. • Drive value engineering initiatives without compromising brand positioning, guest experience, quality, or operational performance. • Assess design changes and advise management on budget, procurement, and schedule implications. • Support optimization of space utilization, operational efficiency, and capital expenditure. Construction Support & Design Compliance • Monitor implementation of approved architectural designs during construction. • Review material submittals, mock-ups, shop drawings, and consultant recommendations. • Conduct periodic site reviews to verify adherence to approved designs and specifications. • Provide technical guidance on design deviations, RFIs, change requests, and site challenges. • Support quality inspections, snagging, and defect resolution activities. Governance, Risk & Documentation Management • Ensure all design activities comply with Adani Group governance frameworks, quality standards, safety requirements, and ESG commitments. • Manage design approvals, change-control processes, and design risk registers. • Maintain comprehensive documentation including: o Design review records o Approval trackers o Consultant deliverables register o Value engineering logs o Design change records o Project correspondence and decision records Handover & Asset Readiness • Support project commissioning, handover, and transition to operations. • Ensure all architectural deliverables, as-built drawings, manuals, warranties, and project documentation are completed. • Coordinate owner inspections and pre-opening reviews. • Assist project teams in achieving brand approvals, occupancy certifications, and operational readiness milestones. • Support hotel operating teams during pre-opening and defect liability periods.
- Owner's Design Representation & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the Asset Owner's representative for all architectural design matters across the project
- lifecycle.
- Act as the primary interface between hotel operators, architects, interior designers, engineering
- consultants, PMCs, contractors, and internal business stakeholders.
- Ensure project objectives, brand aspirations, budget requirements, operational needs, and
- development strategies are appropriately reflected in the design.
- Drive timely decision-making and resolution of design-related issues impacting project delivery.
- Lead design review workshops and governance meetings while maintaining action trackers and
- closure reports.
- Architectural Design Management
- Review and oversee architectural design development from Concept Design to GFC stage.
- Ensure consultant deliverables meet project briefs, development objectives, operator
- requirements, and approved design intent.
- Critically evaluate designs from the perspective of functionality, guest experience, operational
- efficiency, maintainability, constructability, and commercial viability.
- Monitor compliance with:
- o Hotel brand standards
- o Local authority requirements
- o Building regulations and statutory approvals
- o Fire & life safety norms
- o Accessibility requirements
- o Sustainability and ESG standards
- Coordination with Hotel Operators & Brand Teams
- Manage architectural coordination with hotel operators and brand technical services teams.
- Review and consolidate operator comments and ensure integration into project designs where
- aligned with business objectives.
- Evaluate brand requirements for feasibility, cost implications, schedule impact, and long-term
- operational benefits.
- Balance operator expectations with owner objectives, commercial considerations, and project
- constraints.
- Secure timely approvals from operators and brand representatives during design development.
- Multi-Disciplinary Design Coordination
- Ensure seamless coordination between Architecture, Interior Design, MEP, Structural, Façade,
- Landscape, Lighting, Kitchen, Laundry, Signage, Security, and Specialty Consultants.
- Identify interface gaps and design conflicts during design development stages.
- Facilitate interdisciplinary reviews and design integration workshops.
- Lead constructability reviews and support BIM-based coordination initiatives where applicable.
- Cost Optimization & Value Engineering
- Review design proposals from a commercial and lifecycle-cost perspective.
- Drive value engineering initiatives without compromising brand positioning, guest experience,
- quality, or operational performance.
- Assess design changes and advise management on budget, procurement, and schedule
- implications.
- Support optimization of space utilization, operational efficiency, and capital expenditure.
- Construction Support & Design Compliance
- Monitor implementation of approved architectural designs during construction.
- Review material submittals, mock-ups, shop drawings, and consultant recommendations.
- Conduct periodic site reviews to verify adherence to approved designs and specifications.
- Provide technical guidance on design deviations, RFIs, change requests, and site challenges.
- Support quality inspections, snagging, and defect resolution activities.
- Governance, Risk & Documentation Management
- Ensure all design activities comply with Adani Group governance frameworks, quality standards,
- safety requirements, and ESG commitments.
- Manage design approvals, change-control processes, and design risk registers.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation including:
- o Design review records
- o Approval trackers
- o Consultant deliverables register
- o Value engineering logs
- o Design change records
- o Project correspondence and decision records
- Handover & Asset Readiness
- Support project commissioning, handover, and transition to operations.
- Ensure all architectural deliverables, as-built drawings, manuals, warranties, and project
- documentation are completed.
- Coordinate owner inspections and pre-opening reviews.
- Assist project teams in achieving brand approvals, occupancy certifications, and operational
- readiness milestones.
- Support hotel operating teams during pre-opening and defect liability periods.
About Adani Group
Adani Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate founded in 1988 by Gautam Adani, headquartered in Ahmedabad. It operates across energy, ports, logistics, mining, airports, cement, real estate, defense, and media, employing over 15,000 people.
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