Design Manager - Civil Infrastructure Delivery (Perth)

Bouygues Construction Group; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bouygues Construction Australia is seeking a Design Manager to coordinate the design process across civil infrastructure projects. You will ensure design information is complete, coordinated, and aligned with client requirements, budget, and program.

Reporting to project leadership, you will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage design reviews, address technical queries, and safeguard buildability, quality, and compliance with regulations.

Qualifications

• 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, 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.

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.

Skills

Leadership

Coordination

Decision-making

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Architecture/Engineering/Construction degree

Job description

Bouygues Construction Australia is seeking a Design Manager to coordinate the design process across civil infrastructure projects. You will ensure design information is complete, coordinated, and aligned with client requirements, budget, and program.

Reporting to project leadership, you will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage design reviews, address technical queries, and safeguard buildability, quality, and compliance with regulations.