Design Manager

Bouygues Construction Australia; Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bouygues Construction Australia is seeking a Design Manager to coordinate the design process on construction projects, ensuring information is complete, buildable, and aligned with client requirements, budget, and schedule.

You will lead design teams, liaise with clients, consultants, and contractors, manage reviews and changes, identify risks, and support procurement, construction, and handover with accurate design records.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and coordination capabilities with decision-making skills.
• Experience managing design on construction projects with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications and technical information.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the design programme and deliverables schedule.
• Coordinate architects, engineers, designers, consultants, and subcontractors.
• Check that design information aligns with the project brief, contract, budget, programme, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage design reviews, approvals, technical queries, and design changes.
• Identify design risks, gaps, clashes, and buildability issues; coordinate solutions.
• Ensure interfaces between disciplines and construction packages are properly coordinated.
• Support procurement and construction teams by ensuring timely design information.
• Monitor design progress and report risks, decisions, and outstanding information to project leadership.
• Promote compliance with health, safety, sustainability, quality, and accessibility requirements.
• Support commissioning, completion, and handover by coordinating final design records and information.

Skills

Leadership

Coordination

Decision-making

Communication

Stakeholder management

Interpreting drawings

Education

Degree in Architecture/Engineering/Construction

Job description

At Bouygues Construction Australia, we are dedicated to the design, construction, and delivery of nation shaping projects across civil infrastructure, engineering, and energy and services.

We have proudly been working in Australia for more than 25 years.

Our local experience in underpinned by significant global expertise and resourcing.

About The Role

The Design Manager coordinates and leads the design process throughout the construction project, ensuring that design information is complete, coordinated, practical to build, and aligned with the client's requirements, budget, programme, and applicable regulations. Working with the client, consultants, contractors, and site teams, the Design Manager manages design development and resolves technical issues before they affect construction. They monitor design deliverables, coordinate reviews and approvals, and help ensure that changes are assessed and communicated effectively. The role bridges design and construction, supporting safe, efficient delivery while maintaining the intended quality and performance of the project.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the design programme, deliverables schedule, and design review process.
• Coordinate architects, engineers, specialist designers, consultants, and subcontractors.
• Check that design information aligns with the project brief, contract, budget, programme, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage design reviews, approvals, technical queries, and design changes.
• Identify design risks, gaps, clashes, and buildability issues; coordinate solutions with the relevant teams.
• Ensure interfaces between disciplines and construction packages are properly coordinated.
• Support procurement and construction teams by ensuring they receive accurate, approved, and timely design information.
• Monitor design progress and report risks, decisions, and outstanding information to project leadership.
• Promote compliance with health, safety, sustainability, quality, and accessibility requirements.
• Support commissioning, completion, and handover by coordinating final design records and information.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree or equivalent qualification in architecture, engineering, construction, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience managing or coordinating design on construction projects.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary design teams and construction delivery teams.
• Knowledge of design processes, technical approvals, building regulations, and relevant industry standards.
• Experience managing design programmes, changes, technical queries, and project documentation.
• Strong leadership, coordination, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Ability to interpret and coordinate drawings, specifications, and technical information.

Bouygues Construction Australia values diversity and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.