Design Manager

CBRE Group, Inc.; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WORK180 Endorsed Employer

Parental leave

Healthcare discounts

Qantas discounts

Fitness Passport

Wellbeing initiatives

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

CBRE Development & Infrastructure in Queensland seeks Design Managers at Manager and Advisor levels to support a major residential precinct program. Working in a client-side advisory setting, you will coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, manage design risk and drive quality outcomes across a complex development program.

Roles include overseeing design delivery across concurrent contracts and liaising with clients, contractors and stakeholders to ensure timely approvals and robust

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in architecture, engineering, urban design, landscape architecture, or related discipline.
• Manager level: ~10 years of design management experience on large residential or precinct programs.
• Advisor level: 5–7 years of design management or coordination on complex built-environment programs.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary design teams including architects, engineers, landscape architects and consultants.
• Understanding design risk, development processes and regulatory approvals in Queensland.
• Client-side/owner's representative experience on large-scale programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication for senior audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams across concurrent contracts and project phases within a large residential precinct.
• Manage design risk identification, allocation, and mitigation across the program delivery.
• Integrate design programs across multiple workstreams to align with the master schedule.
• Implement and maintain design QA processes including reviews, gate approvals and interface coordination.
• Liaise with head contractors and client representatives on design development, approvals and variations.
• Prepare design-related reporting for senior clients and program leadership.

Skills

Design management

Stakeholder management

Design coordination

Regulatory awareness

Education

Architecture/Engineering/Urban design or landscape architecture

Job description

• Design Managers (Manager & Advisor Opportunities)
• Landmark Qld residential precinct program |
• Permanent & Contract opportunities

CBRE Development & Infrastructure delivers some of Australia's most significant development and infrastructure projects. As part of the world's largest commercial real estate services firm, you'll work on landmark programs while building your career with an industry leader

The Opportunity

Our Queensland team is seeking Design Managers at Manager and Advisor level to support a major residential precinct program. Working within a client-side advisory environment, you'll coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, manage design risk and drive quality outcomes across a complex development program.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams across concurrent contracts and project phases within a large residential precinct.
• Manage design risk identification, allocation, and mitigation across the program delivery enment.
• Integrate design programs across multiple workstreams to maintain alignment with the broader program master schedule.
• Implement and maintain design quality assurance processes, including design reviews, gate approvals, and interface coordination.
• Liaise with head contractors and client representatives on design development, approvals, and variation management.
• Prepare design-related reporting for senior clients and program leadership audiences.

About you

• Tertiary qualifications in architecture, engineering, urban design, landscape architecture, or related discipline.
• Manager level: approximately 10 years of experience in design management across large residential, mixed-use, or precinct development programs.
• Advisor level: five to seven years of experience in design management, design coordination, or design consultant role on complex-built environment programs.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary design teams including architects, engineers, landscape architects, and specialist consultants.
• Understanding design risk, design development processes, and regulatory approvals in a Queensland context.
• Client-side, owner's representative, or integrated project delivery experience on programs of comparable scale and complexity.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear reports and correspondence for senior audiences.

What's in it for you?

• Work on a landmark Queensland residential precinct alongside senior clients and industry-leading specialists.
• Contract and permanent opportunities available.
• Long-term career pathways within CBRE's national Development & Infrastructure business.
• Recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and named one of WORK180's Top Employers 2025.
• Industry-leading parental leave, discounted healthcare, Qantas discounts, Fitness Passport, wellbeing initiatives and Employee Assistance Program support

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