Lead - Design Coordination (Architecture)

About Business

Adani Group: Adani Group is a diversified organisation in India comprising 10 publicly traded companies. It has created a world-class logistics and utility infrastructure portfolio that has a pan-India presence. Adani Group is headquartered in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. Over the years, Adani Group has positioned itself to be the market leader in its logistics and energy businesses focusing on large-scale infrastructure development in India with O & M practices benchmarked to global standards. With four IG-rated businesses, it is the only Infrastructure Investment Grade issuer in India.

Adani Realty: Adani Realty is the real estate arm of one of India’s leading infrastructure and development entities – Adani Group.With resolute commitment to ‘Nation Building’ and ‘Growth with Goodness’,we are developing real estate projects in the most promising destinations,integrating design aesthetics with cutting-edge construction technology.

Job Purpose

The Lead – Design Coordination (Architecture) will act as the owner's design representative for the Asset Owning Company and lead architectural design management and coordination for hospitality developments across the Adani portfolio, ensuring designs align with project objectives, brand standards, development budgets, operational needs, sustainability commitments and Adani Group governance. Reporting to the Head – Project Design & Development, the role spans the full design lifecycle from concept through construction, handover and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent the asset owner on all architectural design matters and act as the primary interface between hotel operators, architects, interior designers, engineering consultants, PMCs, contractors and internal stakeholders.

• Review and steer architectural design from Concept to GFC, evaluating functionality, guest experience, operational efficiency, maintainability, constructability and commercial viability.

• Ensure compliance with hotel brand standards, local authority and statutory requirements, fire & life safety, accessibility, and sustainability / ESG standards.

• Manage coordination with hotel operators and brand technical services teams; consolidate operator comments and secure timely brand approvals.

• Drive multi-disciplinary coordination across Architecture, Interiors, MEP, Structure, Façade, Landscape, Lighting, Kitchen, Laundry, Signage, Security and specialist consultants; lead constructability and BIM-based coordination reviews.

• Lead value engineering and lifecycle-cost reviews without compromising brand positioning, guest experience or quality; advise on budget and schedule impact of design changes.

• Support construction by reviewing submittals, mock-ups and shop drawings, conducting site reviews, resolving RFIs and design deviations, and supporting snagging and defect resolution.

• Run design governance: approvals, change control, design risk registers, review records, consultant deliverables and VE logs.

• Support commissioning, handover, as-built documentation, brand approvals, occupancy certification and pre-opening readiness.

Experience & Qualifications

• Degree in Architecture (B.Arch or equivalent).

• 10–15 years of experience in architectural design, design management or project design coordination.

• Minimum 8–10 years managing hospitality and/or mixed-use developments.

• Strong working knowledge of hotel brand standards, building regulations, statutory approvals and integrated multi-disciplinary coordination.

Location: Mumbai