Design Manager

Fulton Hogan; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Tailored training and mentoring

Flexible working arrangements

Health insurance discounts

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Fulton Hogan Ltd in Brisbane, Queensland, seeks a Design Manager to lead end-to-end design across water and wastewater infrastructure projects. You will collaborate with delivery teams, clients and authorities to deliver practical, constructible designs that meet contract requirements.

The role focuses on governance, risk management, and integration of design with construction, commissioning and handover, while upholding safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field.
• RPEQ registration or eligible for registration in Queensland.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end multidisciplinary design delivery to develop optimised, practical and buildable solutions that meet client, project and construction requirements.
• Establish and manage design governance, including design management plans, roles, interfaces, workflows, assurance activities and reporting.
• Integrate design with construction methodology, staging, temporary works, shutdowns, commissioning and operational requirements.
• Coordinate consultants, internal teams, vendors, clients and authorities to manage approvals, resolve design issues and maintain programme certainty.
• Oversee design risk, quality, compliance, verification, budget and change management to ensure fit-for-purpose and contract-compliant outcomes.
• Support commissioning, completion and handover by ensuring technical documentation, as-built information and asset data are complete and accurate.

Skills

Design management

Civil engineering

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

RPEQ registration

Job description

Design Manager*We use information collected through cookies and similar technologies to analyse how you use our site and to better improve your experience. For further details, please read our privacy statements.* *Privacy Policy – Australia* *|* *Privacy Policy – New Zealand*### Design ManagerApply: Fortitude Valley: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: December 10, 2026 (27 days left to apply): R27486* Tier 1 Construction & Utilities contractor* Permanent role with career progression* Be rewarded & recognised for the ‘Good Work’ you do!A rare opportunity to join a business that has been in operation for 90+ years and is focused on creating, connecting and caring for communities.Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better.* **Keen to progress your career?** Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, the Australian Water Association, WaterAid, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.* **Looking to enhance your wellbeing?** We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangementswhere possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy.* **Want to help us better the communities we live and work in?**Our purpose of *creating,* *connecting, and caring for communities* is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You’ll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation, and Black Dog Institute, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.* **Do we offer a ‘*****competitive’*** **salary package?** Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.***What’s on offer?***We wish to complement our existing team with an experienced **Design Manager** to join our Fulton Hogan Utilities business in Brisbane, Queensland. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to lead and coordinate design across a program of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, working closely with our delivery teams, designers, client and key stakeholders. The role will manage multidisciplinary design across our water/wastewater programs, with a strong focus on constructability, design coordination, program delivery and stakeholder management.**In this role you'll be responsible for:*** Lead end-to-end multidisciplinary design delivery to develop optimised, practical and buildable solutions that meet client, project and construction requirements* Establish and manage design governance, including design management plans, roles, interfaces, workflows, assurance activities and reporting* Integrate design with construction methodology, staging, temporary works, shutdowns, commissioning and operational requirements* Coordinate consultants, internal teams, vendors, clients and authorities to manage approvals, resolve design issues and maintain programme certainty* Oversee design risk, quality, compliance, verification, budget and change management to ensure fit-for-purpose and contract-compliant outcomes* Support commissioning, completion and handover by ensuring technical documentation, as-built information and asset data are complete and accurate.**How you'll connect to the role:*** Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related engineering discipline, with current RPEQ registration* Proven design management experience within water and wastewater infrastructure, ideally across treatment plants, pump stations, pipelines, reservoirs and complex network upgrades* Strong understanding of quality design deliverables to enable efficient construction and minimise any redesign / field rework* Strong knowledge of Australian and SEQ design standards, codes, and regulations relevant to water and wastewater projects* Demonstrated experience delivering constructable, cost-effective design solutions, applying value engineering and design optimisation while maintaining safety, quality and client requirements* Strong program and commercial awareness, with the ability to manage design deliverables, performance, budgets and changing priorities across multiple concurrent projects* Proven capability and initiative to bring innovative and sustainable solutions to life demonstrating the benefits of change and implementing solutions into project design and delivery* Collaborative and solutions focused leadership style, with strong communication and influencing skills and the ability to bring designers, engineers, delivery teams and clients together to achieve practical project outcomes* Adopting and driving **Fulton Hogan’s Living Safely 2.0 Culture.****Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL.** Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities.If our values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position.*For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.*