Senior Design Manager, Building Services

Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Design Manager – Buildings to lead end‑to‑end multi-disciplinary building design from definition through delivery and handover. You will direct the design team across locations, ensuring scope, quality, time and commercial targets are met while aligning with client expectations and Aurecon standards.

Role requires 10+ years in building design, strong BIM skills, and a track record as Design Manager or Lead Engineer on large projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Building Design.
• Extensive professional experience in building projects.
• Chartered / Registered Engineer or working towards this.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. Engineers Australia, CIBSE, IES, AIA).
• Formal training in project management, design management or leadership (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP).

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end design leadership and integration across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Oversee project and delivery management to meet scope, schedule, quality and budget.
• Lead client and stakeholder engagements to align design outcomes with expectations.
• Ensure technical governance, quality control, and ongoing innovation across designs.
• Manage commercial aspects, risk allocation and fee structures in a professional services context.
• Lead people, develop teams, and foster a collaborative design culture.
• Support business development and strengthen market positioning.
• Embed health, safety, sustainability and ESG considerations in design delivery.

Skills

Design Leadership

Delivery Management

Stakeholder Mgmt

Technical Governance

Commercial Management

People Leadership

Business Development

ESG & Safety

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Architecture

Tools

BIM

Model Coordination

Collaboration Tools

Job description

Just imagine your future with us…

At Aurecon, we see the future through a very different lens. Do you?
Innovation, eminence and digital are at the heart of everything we do. Are you excited about the future?
Are you driven by the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and complex projects around the world and to learn from the best? We are.
Diversity is at the core of everything we do. We work together to create a culture based on respect, trust, and inclusiveness. Our differences are what fuel our creativity.

What will you do?

The Senior Design Manager – Buildings is accountable for the end-to-end management of multi-disciplinary building design on complex projects, from early definition through to delivery and handover.

This role provides overall direction and coordination of the design team (across Perth, Manila and other locations), ensuring that scope, quality, time, and commercial targets are met, and that design outcomes align with client expectations, statutory requirements, and Aurecon’s standards for technical excellence and innovation.

The Senior Design Manager is a key client-facing leader, integrating inputs from the various building services disciplines (mechanical, electrical, hydraulics, fire, vertical transportation, etc.) and other disciplines to deliver coherent, buildable and safe design solutions.

Here are some of the key things you will do to ‘bring ideas to life’:

• Design Leadership & Integration

• Project & Delivery Management

• Client & Stakeholder Management

• Technical Governance, Quality & Innovation

• Commercial Management & Risk

• People Leadership & Team Development

• Business Development & Market Positioning

• Health, Safety, Sustainability & ESG

What can you bring to the team?

• Significant experience (typically 10+ years) in building design and delivery within consulting engineering, architectural or contractor environments.

• Proven track record acting as Design Manager, Lead Engineer or Discipline Lead on medium to large and/or complex building projects (e.g. health, commercial, education, transport, defence, industrial or similar).

• Strong understanding of multi-disciplinary building design, with a core background in a relevant discipline such as mechanical, electrical, fire, hydraulics or structural engineering.

• Demonstrated experience planning and managing design delivery programs, resources and interfaces.

• Proficiency with contemporary digital design and coordination tools (BIM, model coordination platforms, collaboration environments) and a good grasp of document control requirements.

• Solid commercial acumen – understanding of fee structures, budgets, risk allocation, and variations in a professional services context.

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (mechanical, electrical, fire, building services, structural or related) or Architecture / Building Design.

• Extensive relevant professional experience in building projects.

Desirable

• Chartered / Registered Engineer (e.g. CPEng, NER, RPEQ) or equivalent, or eligible and actively working towards this.

• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. Engineers Australia, CIBSE, IES, AIA or similar).

• Formal training in project management, design management or leadership (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, or similar).

OurAurecon Attributesdefine our way of being – they are a collection of qualities that makes us who we are. Individually and collectively, they unleash the true power of Aurecon, they make us stand out from the crowd and are critical to our success. We don’t expect you to have all eight of the attributes, but one that is unique to you. To find out what your key attribute is, take the test here https://www.aurecongroup.com/careers/culture/aurecon-attributes.

We value that each of our team members brings something different to Aurecon. We look for people who have had a broad range of experiences throughout their career and can demonstrate how they have worked as part of a team to bring ideas to life. Does that sound like you?

About Us

Headquartered in Australia, Aurecon is one of the leading international engineering, design and advisory company that brings vital engineering experience, technical capabilities, and design expertise to an extensive range of markets.

Over the last 85 years, our team of more than 7,800 experts located in 11 locations across the globe have collaborated with our clients and partners to reimagine, shape and engineer clever, innovative and sustainable solutions to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges.

In Asia, where the region is undergoing rapid transformation in areas of sustainability, digital and infrastructure, we lead by being innovative, flexible and nimble. We embrace design-led thinking – an approach that is guided by digital engineering, the user experience and sustainability – ensuring that the work we do is future ready and leaves a legacy for the next generation.

Think engineering. Think again.