Vice President, Design and Architecture

Vice President, Design and Architecture
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Provide project leadership on behalf of Kerzner and act as main liaison and focus point between the in-house specialists, the Client and their design teams, to ensure the free flow of information and design input from Kerzner, throughout the design development phases. Responsible for the developing design briefs and Area Programs. Responsible for developing and updating the Brand and required standards for the developments. Enforcing that the Brand and required standards are maintained throughout the entire development process. Overall management of project planning and design from conception through to completion. Assist with the selection of design consultants. Develop resort design strategy (including sub-segment mix) to suit business and operational requirements. Lead project teams to develop design concepts for projects. Oversee concept design required by Operations. Recommend decision on critical design tradeoffs with the operations team for projects. Clarify scope of work and prepare return brief for review. Review cost control for all disciplines. Decide on detailed designs developed by architects, ensure alignment with concept design and business requirement in cognizance of agreement with clients. Ensure variations arising from differences in project design are mitigated and raise issues to EVP Global Design & Technical Services and bring to a suitable conclusion. Ensure provision of constant progress updates and monthly written reports on design progress, major issues or conflicts and anticipated roadblocks whenever appropriate. Undertake full and comprehensive review of architectural, engineering and fit-out documents and proposals at all stages of the design process. Preparing associated reports and correspondence. Provide outline designs where required for the capital expenditure projects that are undertaken on the resorts. Provide Area Programs for all proposed properties and update throughout the development process through to handover to operations. Provide preliminary design direction for in house CAPEX projects which do not require outside consultancy advice. Oversee the submission of Master Plan and Sub-department Plan. Oversee and ensures submission of Transportation and other Impact Studies. Liaises with Facilities Management Department and ensures their requirements with respect to the management and maintenance of the finished project are incorporated. Liaises with the Sales and Marketing Department in the preparation of marketing drawings where applicable. Liaises with the construction department to ensure that the design development ties into ongoing project development. Liaises with the construction department to ensure that construction works on site match marketing drawings (where applicable) and are within approved budgets. Project Setup. Finalize the client brief for approval and sign off. Review and summarize all statutory requirements in regards to local and authority submissions. Prepare a list of documents to form the design documentation and working drawings package. Assist in preparing the client service or turnkey contract in coordination with the Project Director. * Collect briefing requirements and details of the project brief from the client.