Highways Project Manager & Design Lead

Mott MacDonald; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working environment

Insurance (life/personal accident)

Salary continuance insurance

Employee resource groups

Annual health checks

Professional development

Job summary

Mott MacDonald Australia’s Roads and Highways team in Sydney seeks an experienced Project Manager/Design Manager – Highways to lead and deliver iconic highway projects. You’ll drive design management, stakeholder engagement, and contract oversight across civil, structural, geotechnical and digital disciplines, ensuring strategic planning and quality outcomes.

You will guide project delivery from planning through close-out, mentoring engineers, and embedding technical excellence into every phase

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering or equivalent qualifications.
• 10+ years of experience delivering transport infrastructure engineering for design for construction contractors, PPPs or Alliances.
• Proven ability to manage complex design interfaces and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and client relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full lifecycle of highway projects, including planning, design, procurement, construction, and close-out.
• Engage with clients, contractors, consultants, and internal teams to ensure alignment and timely decision-making.
• Administer contracts, manage compensation events, and ensure commercial reporting and budget control.
• Lead the development and maintenance of project schedules using Primavera P6, ensuring milestones are met and risks are mitigated.
• Ensure adherence to safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across civil, structural, geotechnical, and digital disciplines, ensuring collaborative delivery.
• Apply lessons learned to improve planning, delivery, and governance processes.
• Leverage tools such as ProjectWise and BIM platforms to interrogate and manage digital design data, workflows, and deliverables.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to capability building through the Highways Academy and internal knowledge-sharing platforms.
• Diligent approach to quality assurance including team selection, competency management, and design requirements allocation/verification

Skills

Strong communication

Negotiation

Client relationships

Lead multidisciplinary teams

Education

Degree in civil engineering or equivalent qualifications

Tools

Primavera P6

ProjectWise

BIM platforms

Job description

Mott MacDonald Australia’s Roads and Highways team in Sydney seeks an experienced Project Manager/Design Manager – Highways to lead and deliver iconic highway projects. You’ll drive design management, stakeholder engagement, and contract oversight across civil, structural, geotechnical and digital disciplines, ensuring strategic planning and quality outcomes.

You will guide project delivery from planning through close-out, mentoring engineers, and embedding technical excellence into every phase