Design Manager: F&B/Pharma Facilities & Cleanrooms

Heighton; Castlemaine; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Company vehicle

Relocation assistance AU$20,000

Private health insurance

Job summary

Heighton designs and delivers facility fit-outs for Australia's food and beverage, pharmaceutical and laboratory sectors. This role leads design from client brief through approvals, detailed design, construction and handover, ensuring designs meet client needs and regulatory requirements.

Reporting to the Director / Pre-Construction Manager, you will coordinate consultants, review drawings and 3D models, and keep decisions moving to support ongoing site operations.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years in design management, architecture, engineering or construction design coordination.
• Confidence reviewing Revit and 3D models, drawings and technical information.
• Strong understanding of translating designs to practical construction.
• Organised, decisive, and able to drive actions to completion.
• Ability to challenge incomplete information and hold consultants accountable.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Experience in food and beverage, pharmaceutical, cleanroom or live operating facility projects is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Set the design programme, consultant responsibilities, review stages and deliverables.
• Lead design meetings and coordinate architects, engineers, specialist consultants and suppliers.
• Review drawings, Revit and 3D models to identify clashes, gaps and unresolved details.
• Coordinate planning and building approvals, authority comments and facility requirements.
• Track client decisions and outstanding actions, addressing delays early.
• Keep designs aligned with project scope, budget, procurement and site operations.
• Check designs before release and support construction through technical queries, shop drawing reviews and design changes.
• Coordinate final drawings, as-built models and handover documentation.

Skills

Design management

Architecture coordination

Client liaison

Construction knowledge

Reviewing drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Engineering

Tools

Revit

3D modeling

Job description

Heighton designs and delivers facility fit-outs for Australia's food and beverage, pharmaceutical and laboratory sectors. This role leads design from client brief through approvals, detailed design, construction and handover, ensuring designs meet client needs and regulatory requirements.

Reporting to the Director / Pre-Construction Manager, you will coordinate consultants, review drawings and 3D models, and keep decisions moving to support ongoing site operations.