JOB DESCRIPTION (JD)
Position
Senior Architect – Multi-Branch Operations
Qualification & Background
- B.Arch / M.Arch (mandatory)
- Minimum 3–5 years of professional architectural experience
- Proven experience in:
- Design leadership
- Client handling
- Team supervision
- Project coordination
- Experience in handling multiple projects / branches simultaneously is mandatory
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Role Purpose
The Senior Architect is responsible for end-to-end architectural operations across two branches, ensuring design quality, client satisfaction, team performance, and project discipline.
This role acts as the design authority and branch-level operational head from an architectural perspective.
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Key Responsibilities
1. Design Leadership & Quality Control
- Lead architectural design from concept to final drawings
- Ensure design standards, creativity, and technical accuracy
- Validate drawings, BOQs, and design outputs before release
2. Multi-Branch Operations Management
- Handle two branch architectural operations
- Ensure consistency in design process, quality, and delivery across branches
- Balance workload, priorities, and timelines between branches
3. Project Ownership & Control
- Act as architect-in-charge for all assigned projects
- Monitor project timelines, revisions, and approvals
- Ensure no project moves forward without design clarity and validation
4. Client Handling & Design Coordination
- Lead client meetings for design discussions and approvals
- Handle client expectations, design changes, and clarifications
- Maintain professional communication and confidence with clients
5. Team Leadership & Mentoring
- Guide junior architects, designers, and draftsmen
- Allocate tasks, review outputs, and correct gaps
- Train the team on standards, workflows, and discipline
6. Inter-Department Coordination
- Coordinate with Operations, Accounts, Project Management, and Site Teams
- Ensure design intent aligns with cost, execution feasibility, and timelines
- Support operations with technical and design clarity
7. Monitoring, Reporting & Control
- Track project-wise design progress
- Report delays, risks, and dependencies to management
- Ensure branch-wise design performance reporting
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KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (KPA)
1. Design Quality & Architectural Excellence
2. Multi-Branch Operational Control
3. Project Delivery & Timeliness
4. Client Satisfaction & Design Closure
5. Team Productivity & Skill Development
6. Coordination with Operations & Execution
7. Design Discipline, Reporting & Control
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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPI)
1. Design Quality
- % of drawings approved without major revisions
- Rework rate due to design errors
- Compliance with internal design standards
2. Multi-Branch Operations
- On-time delivery rate across both branches
- Balance of workload between branches
- Number of escalations due to branch mismanagement
3. Project Timelines
- Design stage completion as per project schedule
- Delay resolution time
- Number of pending approvals beyond target dates
4. Client Handling
- Client satisfaction score
- Number of successful design closures
- Reduction in design-related client complaints
5. Team Performance
- Productivity per architect/designer
- Output quality score of junior team
- Training and mentoring effectiveness
6. Coordination & Alignment
- Alignment between design, cost, and execution
- Number of conflicts resolved proactively
- Support effectiveness to Operations & Site teams
7. Reporting & Control
- Timely submission of branch-wise design reports
- Accuracy of progress and risk reporting
- Control over unauthorized design changes
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Authority & Accountability
- Authority to approve, revise, or hold design outputs
- Authority over branch-level architectural operations
- Accountable for design quality, client satisfaction, and project discipline
- Reports directly to Management / Principal Architect / Operations Head
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: ₹25,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
