Senior Design Manager - Highly Complex and Technical Projects

Bluestonerecruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market competitive salary

Collaborative culture

Professional Memberships

Excellent working environment

Job summary

Bluestonerecruitment is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead pre-construction and ECI design management for a high-profile Data Centre project and related sector opportunities. The role requires extensive leadership across education, science, health and other sectors, strong stakeholder management, and a creative problem-solving mindset to deliver buildable, compliant designs.

You will work with Directors to embed design standards and drive front-end innovation in a collaborative,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, construction management or engineering.
• 8+ years of experience in design management in the construction industry.
• Experience on large-scale construction projects from $50m upwards.
• Experience with pre-construction design.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of construction project management tools and software.
• Understanding of construction contracts and regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with building codes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Leading design management of live projects, pre-construction and price submissions for negotiated work.
• Leading ECI design management, design thinking and stakeholder management.
• Leading the development and maintenance of design standardisation through development of company standards, systems and processes.
• Leading the coordination of ESG/ESD, services and digital engineering input in pre-construction phase.
• Technical design management guidance as required.
• Contribute to business planning objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time management

Independent working

Team collaboration

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture, construction management or engineering

Tools

Construction project management tools

Job description

Senior Design Manager - Highly Complex and Technical Projects

Our client is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Design Manager to join their growing and successful business.

Ideal sector experience: Education, Science, Data Centre, Health, Pharma & Commercial.

This role is to take the lead on a recent Data Centre project award but also have involvement in ECI's across the other sectors they work in.

All work is on a negotiated basis.

Responsibilities:

• Senior Design Manager – Pre-construction and Standards: This is a senior role which provides support to the Directors and has overall responsibility for the management of pre-construction tenders, projects, Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) design management across all sectors and partnering with the Directors to embed front-end buildability design innovation and minimum design standards.
• With significant Design leadership expertise across a range of sectors, this role requires a creative problem-solving mindset and collaborative, client focused interpersonal skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders, identify and prioritise key outcomes in a pressured environment.
• Summary of key responsibilities and duties:
• Leading design management of live projects, pre-construction and price submissions for negotiated work
• Leading ECI design management, design thinking and stakeholder management
• Leading the development and maintenance of design standardisation through development of company standards, systems and processes
• Leading the coordination of ESG/ESD, services and digital engineering input in pre-construction phase
• Technical design management guidance as required
• Contribute to business planning objectives

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, construction management or engineering
• 8 + years of experience in design management in the construction industry
• Experience working on largescale construction projects from $50m upwards
• Experience of pre-construction design
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of construction project management tools and software
• Understanding of construction contracts and regulatory requirements
• Familiarity with building codes and standards

Benefits and perks:

• Market competitive Salary and excellent working environment
• Collaborative and values-based workplace culture
• Strong benefits on offer
• Professional Memberships