Design Leader - Perth

Morson Edge (Australia); Perth; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Edge (Australia) seeks an experienced Mechanical Design Leader to join their Perth Buildings team. This senior role focuses on healthcare, hospital and data centre projects, with exposure to mission-critical environments and strong client-facing responsibilities.

You will lead mechanical design teams, manage multiple projects, and provide technical leadership across HVAC and building services, ensuring first-class design outcomes.

Qualifications

• Senior mechanical design expertise for buildings projects including healthcare and data centres.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills are required.
• Experience leading multi-project design teams from concept to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design teams on hospital, healthcare and data centre projects.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently from concept through to delivery.
• Provide technical leadership across building services, HVAC and services integration.
• Collaborate with clients, project teams and contractors to deliver high-quality design outcomes.
• Oversee design delivery, reviews, governance and coordination.
• Mentor and develop engineers and designers within the team.
• Contribute to project strategy, risk management and value engineering.
• Support business development in Health and Data Centre sectors.

Skills

Mechanical design leadership

Client facing

Mentoring

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

The Role

We are working with a leading engineering consultancy seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Leader to join their Perth Buildings team.

The Role

We are working with a leading engineering consultancy seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Leader to join their Perth Buildings team.

This is a senior technical and client-facing opportunity, working across major healthcare, hospital and complex building projects, with exposure to data centres and other mission-critical environments.

• Lead mechanical design teams across major hospital, healthcare and data centre projects
• Manage multiple major projects concurrently from concept through to delivery
• Provide technical leadership across mechanical building services, HVAC, cooling systems and services integration
• Work closely with clients, project teams, contractors and other disciplines to deliver high-quality design outcomes
• Oversee design delivery, technical reviews, project governance and coordination
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with senior clients and project stakeholders
• Mentor and develop engineers and designers within the mechanical team
• Contribute to project strategy, technical solutions, risk management and value engineering
• Support business development and the continued growth of the Health and Data Centre sectors
• Play a key role in the delivery of major capital works and technically complex multidisciplinary projects

About You

• Degree qualified Mechanical Engineer
• Approximately 10-15+ years' industry experience
• Strong mechanical design experience within an engineering consultancy, ideally with 5-8 years of design experience before moving into management
• Hospital / healthcare project experience is essential
• Data centre experience is highly desirable
• Candidates without direct data centre experience may be considered with significant experience in large-scale cooling systems or other technically complex environments
• Proven experience leading mechanical design teams and managing multiple projects
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills
• Experience taking projects from design through to delivery
• Strong understanding of mechanical building services and services integration
• Experience across major capital works and complex multidisciplinary projects
• Australian citizenship required

The Opportunity

• Senior Design Leader position within a growing Health and Data Centre practice
• Work on major, technically complex projects across healthcare and mission-critical sectors
• Opportunity to influence project strategy, technical design and delivery outcomes
• Strong focus on technical leadership, client relationships and team development
• Perth-based opportunity with relocation assistance available for interstate candidates
• Relocation support may include accommodation and a signing-on package for the right candidate

If you're an experienced Mechanical Design Leader, Technical Director, Associate Director or Design Manager with strong healthcare design experience and are looking for your next step, we'd be keen to hear from you.