JOB SUMMARY
The Designer will support the Lead Designer and design team in all aspects of the design process, from initial concept development to final installation. He/she must have a degree in Architecture or Interior Design or related field, a strong portfolio of design work, and a passion for creating innovative and functional spaces. Communicating directly with managers, project managers, marketing personnel, and clients to discuss and organize projects from original conceptual design through construction.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES
Design
- Knowledge of principles of managing research for design creation and development, methods for managing stakeholders, design failures and defects, and preventive measures to address design failures and defects.
- Encourage the utilization of relevant design approaches and techniques to achieve design solutions
- Review progress and determine the adequacy of various phases in the design creation and development processes
- Communicate with internal and external parties to articulate design intentions and obtain feedback during the design process
- Assess gaps within the design processes and develop appropriate remedial strategies
- Oversee decisions regarding overall design creation and development
- Facilitate multi-disciplinary collaborations as well as brainstorming sessions
- Review, evaluate and modify designs to suit authority requirements and meet design intentions
3D Modelling
- Analyze 3D models and conduct scenario visualization to validate project plans and design quality
- Run simulations to test 3D models
- Test what-if scenarios
- Validate project plans
- Test feasibility of designs
- Identify problems with design quality
- Ensure project plans and designs are compliant with relevant and prevailing regulatory standards
- Explore and apply key animation principles and techniques to create 3D animation for VR optimization
Design Standards and specification
- Support the establishment of design standards and specifications to facilitate designs’ fulfilment of regulatory requirements, and drive strategies to enhance quality of designs
- Keep track of the cost impact of changes to design standards and specifications for the organisation
- Support the lead designer in guiding the revision of procedures and standards for technical documentation
Design and Aesthetic sensibility
- Establish overall conceptual frameworks to define the organisation’s sense of aesthetics and correlate aesthetics to overall organisational success
- Support the development of the overall brand identities of products, and ensuring coherence of brand elements across all product and service lines
- Define desired experiences that are associated with particular aesthetic styles
- Support the overall sense of aesthetic for the organisation’s creative design work
- Embed deeper brand identities and philosophies into product design aesthetics
- Support lead designer in driving the development of aesthetically pleasing products that make lasting impressions with audiences
- Support lead designer in driving the art direction for new aesthetics, expressions and forms for design projects and creative work
Design for safety, sustainability and maintainability
- Develop design plans to ensure compliance with Design Safety measures to eliminate or reduce the safety and health risks during the project lifecycle
- Implement and monitor risk control measures
- Verify that all information provided by the developer or contractor for the project has been accounted for
- Communicate residual risks to main stakeholders for further mitigation
- Review documentation of safety and health issues identified during the design review process and actions taken
- Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to develop maintainable and sustainable designs
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Architecture.
- No work experience is needed.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
- Proficient in Sketchup,Vray or Enscape, Revit, Illustrator or other design programs
- Excellent portfolio of previous works
- Creative talent, imagination and eye for design
- Communication and presentation skills
Other behavioral competency requirements
- Fosters team spirit and collaboration, encourages and creates mechanisms for sharing of expertise
- Championing results orientation and excellence
- Foster a culture that values creativity, innovation, and an openness to diverse perspectives
- Handles complex on-the-spot questions (e.g. from the public and other stakeholders)