【Haichuan School Review Series Discussion】Job Responsibilities of Professional Heads in Design Institutes

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The last edit to this post was made by The wise are enlightened on 2019-9-16 at 15:54. Design-related positions generally include designers, project managers, proofreaders, reviewers, etc., while the person in charge of final approval is usually an administrative staff member. The person in charge of the project usually needs to be a registered engineer in order to sign, and is responsible for the drawings that are signed. Under the leadership of the room director and chief engineer, cooperate with the project manager to organize and coordinate the design work for this specialty, and be responsible for the designs, technologies, quality, and schedule related to this specialty. Its main responsibilities are as follows: 1. Under the leadership of the project manager, formulate progress plans for each design phase within its own specialty and allocate design tasks in accordance with the progress control plan for those phases; these plans are then implemented after being approved by the head of the department. 2. One should be familiar with the regulations related to this field of study. Collect and analyze design data, oversee the formulation of plans and preliminary designs for this specialty, and assume full responsibility for the plans and technologies related to it. The plan and preliminary design should be presented to the reviewers, and if necessary, submitted to a technical meeting for discussion and decision-making. and implemented in subsequent stages. 　3. Responsible for preparing plans and preliminary design documents. Relevant specialties should prepare dedicated sections on civil air defense, fire protection, environmental protection, energy conservation, etc. 　4. Thoroughly study the plan and the comments from the approval stage of the preliminary design phase. And implement each approval comment one by one. If there are issues with the execution, it should be reported to the relevant departments through the project manager for approval, along with a written response. Fill out the approval and handling comments form carefully. 　5. During the construction drawing phase, further address the technical issues specific to this discipline. Coordinate conflicts among various specialties and be responsible for summarizing information at each stage. Proactively submit requests to the relevant departments in a timely manner, and provide them with the necessary information in written form or through charts. The person in charge of the relevant materials should sign and date them. 6. Organize and supervise professional designers and draftsmen in carrying out construction drawing design. Prepare the unified technical specifications and drawing catalog for this project. Coordinate the resolution of issues that arise in the work, and urge the designers and draftsmen in this field to prepare calculations and drawings carefully to ensure high quality. The person in charge of the project should examine the design documents prepared by the designer and draftsman, ensure that the quality symbols meet the required standards, and then submit them to the reviewer for proofreading. Poorly prepared calculation sheets and drawings should be requested to be revised by the designer before being checked again. 7. Check whether the proofreader has done their job properly and whether a proofreading record form has been filled out. If there are no major issues, submit it to the reviewer for approval. After proofreading and review, the designer makes the modifications together. 8. Conduct a self-assessment of the design quality in this field. Responsible for archiving the design documents of this specialty. 9. Provide design explanations to the construction unit prior to commencement of work. During construction, provide good on-site services. Responsible for negotiating changes and supplementary drawings. Attend the completion acceptance. Responsible for archiving design documents such as those resulting from negotiations during the construction phase. 10. Conduct project follow-ups and design reviews in accordance with the arrangements of the department and project team. 11. In case of discrepancies regarding technical issues with the auditor’s opinions, the auditor’s views should be taken into consideration; if necessary, a report should be submitted to the chief engineer’s office for discussion and decision-making.