Power Design Manager - Large-Scale Energy Projects

Beca; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 135,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Beca’s Power team seeks an experienced Design Manager to lead multi-disciplinary design delivery across major power infrastructure projects in Australia. You will oversee design phases from concept to construction, coordinate with project managers, technical specialists, and clients to ensure integrated, robust outcomes.

You bring deep energy sector experience, strong design management capabilities, excellent communication, and a track record on large-scale infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the energy/power sector (e.g. transmission, substations, HV infrastructure, generation or renewables).
• Experience as a Design Manager, Design Lead, or similar on multi-disciplinary engineering projects is ideal.
• Strong understanding of design processes, inter-disciplinary coordination, problem-solving, design assurance, and quality management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams across concept, preliminary, detailed design and construction stages.
• Manage design programs, budgets, risks, interfaces and quality processes.
• Provide technical guidance and drive decision making throughout all design stages.
• Work with clients, project managers and engineering leads to define design scope and deliverables.
• Facilitate design workshops, peer reviews and design assurance activities.
• Support bids and proposals, including defining design strategy and methodology.
• Contribute to growth and capability development of the Energy design community within Beca.

Skills

Design leadership

Interdisciplinary coordination

Stakeholder management

Quality management

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Beca’s Power team seeks an experienced Design Manager to lead multi-disciplinary design delivery across major power infrastructure projects in Australia. You will oversee design phases from concept to construction, coordinate with project managers, technical specialists, and clients to ensure integrated, robust outcomes.

You bring deep energy sector experience, strong design management capabilities, excellent communication, and a track record on large-scale infrastructure.