Design Manager | Developer-Builder | Newcastle | Major Mixed-Use Development

An established, privately owned developer-builder is looking to appoint a Design Manager to join their growing team and take ownership of design management across a major mixed-use development in Newcastle.

With almost 40 years’ experience, 44 projects delivered and a pipeline of 10,000+ apartments/dwellings, the business has an established track record across residential, build-to-rent, hotel and mixed-use developments.

- 245 apartments, including 42 affordable
- 99 co-living units
- 171-key hotel
- 3 retail tenancies
- 3 basement levels

The project is part of the developer’s Newcastle pipeline and represents a significant opportunity to work on a complex, high-profile development.

Reporting into the senior design leadership team, you will lead design management across pre-construction and delivery, working closely with consultants, contractors and internal project teams.

You will be responsible for

- Leading design coordination, programs and consultant teams
- Managing design reviews,



value management and buildability
- Driving consultant scopes, fees and engagement
- Leading design meetings, workshops and project reporting
- Managing BIM coordination and design deliverables
- Ensuring statutory, NCC, BCA and DBP Act compliance
- Supporting approvals, construction certificates and client reviews
- Driving quality, safety and design outcomes throughout delivery

About You

You will be an experienced Design Manager / Senior Design Manager with a solid background delivering complex residential, mixed-use or large-scale developments.

Experience working for a head contractor or developer-builder is highly regarded, along with strong consultant management, technical coordination and stakeholder skills.

This is an opportunity to join a growing business with a substantial development pipeline and take ownership of a significant Newcastle project.

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📌 Design Manager (Newcastle City Council)
🏢 Redpath Partners
📍 Newcastle City Council