Design Manager

Gammon-India-Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Gammon-India-Limited in Singapore seeks a Senior Design Coordinator to oversee design development for multi-storey bus depots or similar projects. You will lead design approvals, coordinate disciplines, ensure compliance with industry standards, and drive risk reviews with clients and contractors. The role requires strong project management skills and an independent, detail‑oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating multi-disciplinary design across Civil, Structural & MEP trades.
• Strong ability to review and resolve design issues with stakeholders.
• Familiarity with safety and regulatory requirements in construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design approvals with contractors and consultants.
• Ensure designs meet industry standards, compliance and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate design development within the project team and external stakeholders.
• Identify potential risks and technical issues and provide solutions.
• Manage information flow to enable timely design decisions.

Skills

Design coordination

Project management

Digital environment

Safety mindset

Sustainability awareness

Independence

Education

Bachelors in Civil & Structural Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all design approvals with contractors and consultants
• Ensure that the designs are in accordance with the industry standards, compliance and contractual requirements
• Manage design development within the project team and external stakeholders
• Review and identify potential risk and/or technical issues
• Provide technical input, support and solutions to design issues to operation team and identify any potential risk or discrepancy on the design
• Review documented technical requirements and project plan to ensure adherence to defined standards
• Confident to present on all disciplines, Structural, Architectural and E&M involved in the design
• Responsible to drive and manage the coordination of all disciplines in the design and manage the information flow to enable timely decisions to be made
• Involve in technical discussions with clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers
• Manage the design deliverables – work package design submission, drawing & material submission
• Ensure that the overall design progress is in line with the programme
• Input into buildability and value engineering proposals
• Oversee and develop Design Coordinators to manage independently
• Review designs with Design for Safety (DfS) & Design for Maintainability (DfM)

Requirements:

• Degree in Civil & Structural Engineering, recognized by the PEB
• At least 15 years’ experience in the construction industry, Experience in the design of multi-storey bus depot or similar projects
• Highly motivated, self-driven with initiatives to work independently
• Meticulous, eye for details and a good team player
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Mindset to work in a digital environment
• Approach with a Design for Safety mindset
• Proficient in project management and understanding of architectural, structural & MEP trades
• An awareness of sustainability initiatives in construction

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