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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.
Job Responsibility:
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
Requirements:
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
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (mechanical, electrical, fire, building services, structural or related) or Architecture / Building Design
Extensive relevant professional experience in building projects
Nice to have:
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)