Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Published on: November 11, 2026
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Our client, a real estate development and property management company, focuses on residential and accommodation-related projects, including serviced apartments and renovation developments. The company emphasizes consistent architectural and interior design quality, commercial viability, and long-term operational efficiency throughout the property development lifecycle.
Role overview:
Reporting to the Development Director, the Design Manager oversees architectural and interior design across projects, from pre-acquisition feasibility and design development through construction, renovation, and handover. The role is responsible for maintaining design standards, managing multidisciplinary consultants, and ensuring that completed works meet approved design specifications, quality expectations, and commercial objectives.
Key responsibilities:
Design Direction & Standards: Oversee architectural and interior design quality across projects, with particular emphasis on interior design consistency. Develop and maintain design standards covering unit layouts, materials, finishes, fixtures, and quality benchmarks, ensuring alignment with project requirements and product positioning.
Pre-Acquisition Feasibility: Coordinate architects and designers in preparing preliminary design concepts, layouts, unit configurations, and space planning assessments. Collaborate with Investment, Leasing, Property Management, and relevant specialists to evaluate commercial feasibility, operational requirements, planning constraints, and statutory compliance.
Design Development & Consultant Management: Lead design coordination from approved feasibility through concept design, detailed design, tendering, and construction. Manage architectural, structural, MEP, and interior design consultants, reviewing design deliverables, specifications, technical coordination, schedules, and approvals to ensure quality and construction feasibility.
Construction Quality & Site Inspections: Conduct regular site inspections to verify that construction and renovation works comply with approved drawings, materials, finishes, and design standards. Coordinate with project managers, consultants, and contractors to identify design discrepancies, resolve technical and workmanship issues, and verify corrective actions through project handover.
Commercial & Operational Coordination: Work closely with Investment, Leasing, Property Management, Facilities Management, and other internal teams to balance design quality, tenant requirements, space efficiency, and operational practicality. Evaluate design alternatives and value engineering opportunities while considering construction costs, durability, maintenance, and long-term asset performance.
Design Documentation & Risk Management: Oversee design documentation, shop drawing reviews, material approvals, requests for information (RFIs), and design changes. Monitor design milestones, approval processes, construction quality issues, and project risks, ensuring timely reporting, escalation, and resolution.
Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or a related discipline; a valid architectural practising licence is preferred.
Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in design coordination or design management, including consultant management from feasibility through tendering and post-contract stages.
Experience in residential, townhouse, serviced apartment, build-to-rent, co-living, hotel, or hospitality projects, with relevant experience in Vietnam preferred.
Strong architectural and interior design expertise, including design standards, material selection, technical detailing, construction quality control, and site inspections.
Good knowledge of Vietnamese building regulations, planning and approval procedures, construction methods, cost management, and value engineering.
Proficiency in AutoCAD, 3D design/rendering software, and Microsoft Office; Revit/BIM experience is preferred.
Strong stakeholder management, multidisciplinary coordination, problem-solving, documentation, and reporting skills, with willingness to conduct regular site visits.
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