Design Manager, Hospitality & Venue Development

Open Door Pub Co. Pty LTD; Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Venue Co is seeking an experienced Design Manager to join our development team and help deliver the next generation of venues across our Australian portfolio. You’ll lead projects through the front-end development lifecycle, from initial briefing and due diligence through to concept, planning, design development, tender and construction readiness.

This client-side design management role requires ownership, problem-solving and the ability to keep complex projects moving across

Qualifications

• Experience managing design and development projects in hospitality, hotels, retail or other complex customer-facing environments.
• Experience with adaptive reuse, major refurbishment or greenfield development.
• Demonstrated accountability for budget, programme, risk and project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Managing project budgets, cost plans, quotes, procurement and value engineering.
• Owning project programmes, milestones, consultant deliverables and recovery actions.
• Leading briefing, scope definition, design development and consultant coordination.
• Ensuring design decisions align with the project’s business case, customer experience and operational requirements.
• Identifying and managing project risks, approvals, investigations and statutory requirements.
• Reviewing documentation for coordination, completeness, buildability and commercial alignment.
• Working closely with Operations, Brand, Interiors, Finance, Property and Delivery.
• Supporting tender and procurement processes to ensure projects are commercially viable and construction-ready.

Skills

Problem solving

Momentum driver

Commercial acumen

Strong communicator

Curious and pragmatic

Education

Architecture/design/project management/ construction management qualifications

Job description

Australian Venue Co is seeking an experienced Design Manager to join our development team and help deliver the next generation of venues across our Australian portfolio. You’ll lead projects through the front-end development lifecycle, from initial briefing and due diligence through to concept, planning, design development, tender and construction readiness.

This client-side design management role requires ownership, problem-solving and the ability to keep complex projects moving across