Website:
alftek.com
Job details:
About the Role
We are seeking a Director, Design to build and lead a high-performing Architecture and Engineering capability within a global design delivery organization.
This is a senior leadership position responsible for developing a technically rigorous architecture organization capable of delivering U.S.-standard design documentation, technical design development, construction documentation, detailing, constructability, and multidisciplinary coordination.
The role will work closely with U.S.-based design leadership and will be responsible for building and scaling a large technical delivery organization in India.
MANDATORY REQUIREMENT — U.S. EXPERIENCE
Candidates must have significant professional experience working on U.S.-based architecture/construction projects.
Experience must include working with U.S. construction documentation standards, building codes, detailing practices, coordinated drawing production, and U.S.-based project teams/stakeholders.
Candidates whose experience is limited to India, Middle East, or other non-U.S. markets will not be considered.
The JD specifically requires deep expertise in U.S. construction documentation standards and the ability to operate as an India-based counterpart to U.S. design leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and build the Architecture & Engineering delivery organization.
- Serve as the senior technical authority for architectural design and documentation.
- Establish architectural documentation, detailing, drawing-set and QA/QC standards.
- Oversee coordinated architectural drawing packages through Design Development and Construction Documentation.
- Drive technical excellence, constructability and multidisciplinary coordination.
- Standardize workflows for seamless collaboration with U.S.-based design teams.
- Lead production planning, resource utilization and delivery performance.
- Establish quality-control checkpoints and reduce rework.
- Drive KPI-based performance management around quality, productivity and deadlines.
- Evaluate digital design tools, automation and AI-assisted design workflows.
- Ensure workflows align with Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud and enterprise systems.
- Build, mentor and scale a high-performing architecture organization.
- Establish training frameworks, competency standards and career progression.
- Act as the primary India-based architectural counterpart to U.S. design leadership. Director_Design_JD_Alftek
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of professional architecture experience.
- Mandatory U.S. project experience.
- Strong experience with U.S. construction documentation standards and detailing practices.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture.
- Experience leading 50+ person architecture/engineering teams.
- Advanced proficiency in Revit.
- Strong understanding of building systems, constructability and multidisciplinary coordination.
- Experience building/scaling design teams and technical training programs.
- Experience managing delivery against schedules and budgets.
- Experience using ERP/digital systems for operational performance.
- Experience with model-based documentation and digital design environments.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication.
- Strong experience working across U.S.–India time zones.
- Entrepreneurial, hands-on leadership approach.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is not simply a senior architect. We are looking for a technical and operational leader who has already worked within the U.S. design/construction environment and understands how to build a scalable delivery organization around those expectations.
U.S. project experience is mandatory.
Click on Apply to know more.
