Senior Design Manager - Multidisciplinary

Aecom; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Senior Design Manager in Pretoria to oversee multidisciplinary design management for various projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project management and technical engineering. Responsibilities include ensuring project quality, managing teams, and effective communication with clients. The position requires qualifications in the built environment with relevant post-graduate experience and recognized certifications. This role offers an opportunity to lead innovative projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years’ relevant post-graduate experience for Honours degree.
• Minimum of nine years’ relevant post-graduate experience for B-Tech degree.
• Minimum of ten years’ relevant post-graduate experience for National Higher Diploma.
• Minimum of eleven years’ relevant post-graduate experience for National Diploma.
• Minimum of nine years’ relevant post-graduate experience for Tertiary qualification in Project Management.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of EC Africa Projects, including status and budget management.
• Lead design management tasks of various projects.
• Collaborate with clients for design reviews and approvals.
• Coordinate with Lead Office Project Manager and design teams.

Skills

Project management

Technical background in engineering

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Budget management

Education

Honours degree in built environment

B-Tech degree in built environment

National Higher Diploma in built environment

National Diploma in built environment

Tertiary qualification in Project Management

Job description

Senior Design Manager - Multidisciplinary

Location: Gauteng, Pretoria | Deadline: January 08

Responsibilities

• Delivery of EC Africa Projects, understand status, budget, risks, etc.
• Understands and embraces AECOM PM's best practices, and AECOM's PDS and EC GEPs
• Has a solid technical background on multidisciplinary engineering projects and can contribute to technical discussions when needed
• Undertakes the full responsibility and tasks of the design management of projects
• Able to analyse all types of projects commercially and advise the Project Delivery Teams of the commercial health of their projects and highlights concerns in advance.
• Prepares and assists in various levels of project reporting.
• Key contributor in the preparation of the monthly status reports.
• Reviews and approves output from project cost and schedule systems.
• Prepares or reviews presentations based on system output.
• Delivers effective communication, inclusive of clients and team members, to clarify expectations and requirements.
• Prepares cost proposals for projects or programs.
• Prepares project reports, KPIs and ensures that quality procedures are followed within EC Africa, and multi‑centric projects that are managed in EC Africa.
• Collaborates and coordinates closely with the Lead Office Project Manager and design teams.
• Ensures assigned design teams effectively coordinate with each other.
• Responsible for ensuring that any additional work/change in scope is approved by clients.
• Ensures that quality reviews are conducted and that the appropriate Lead Verifiers are assigned to the projects.
• Collaborates with the client to confirm the design approach and that it satisfies the client scope of services and expectations.
• Supports other Africa EC Lead PMs / DMs in their day‑to‑day duties and project discussions.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in built environment field of study with a minimum of eight years’ relevant post‑graduate experience
• B‑Tech degree in built environment field of study with a minimum of nine years’ relevant post‑graduate experience
• National Higher Diploma in built environment field of study with a minimum of ten years’ relevant post‑graduate experience
• National Diploma in built environment field of study with a minimum of eleven years’ relevant post‑graduate experience
• Tertiary qualification in Project Management related field of study, such as procurement, quantity surveying, engineering, architecture, planning, contracting, etc. with a minimum of nine years’ relevant post‑graduate experience

Required Registrations and Certifications

• Registration as PrEng with ECSA, OR
• Registration as PrArch with SACAP, OR
• Registration as PrCPM with SACPCMP (PrCPM), OR
• Certification as PMP / PgMP / PfMP / PMI‑SP / PMI‑ACP with PMI