Job Description
Senior Design Manager
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Location: Melbourne, VIC
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Employment Type: Full time
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About the Main Contractor Builder
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Our client is one of Australia's leading privately owned construction companies, delivering complex and innovative projects across multiple sectors. They have a long and decorated historyof commitmentto building exceptional outcomes through collaboration, technical excellence, innovation, and strong relationships with clients and industry partners.
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The Opportunity
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We are seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to join the Melbourne team.
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Reporting to the Construction Manager and working closely with delivery, pre-construction, consultants, clients, and subcontractors, you will lead and manage all aspects of the design process from Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) and tender phases through to project completion.
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This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring design solutions are buildable, compliant, commercially effective, and aligned with project objectives while delivering outstanding outcomes for our clients.
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Design Leadership & Management
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Lead the design process from ECI, bid and procurement phases through to project delivery and completion.
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Establish, manage and maintain project design programs and deliverables.
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Coordinate and manage multidisciplinary consultant teams throughout all project phases.
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Chair design workshops, coordination meetings and stakeholder review sessions.
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Stakeholder & Consultant Management
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Manage stakeholder engagement and secure design endorsement from key project participants.
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Engage, coordinate and manage external design consultants and specialist advisers.
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Technical Compliance & Authority Approvals
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Ensure compliance with all relevant Building Code requirements, Australian Standards, regulations and statutory obligations.
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Manage planning, authority and approval requirements throughout the design process.
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Liaise with Relevant Building Surveyors and authorities to secure building permits and approvals.
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Specialist Design Coordination
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Manage and review specialist consultant inputs including:
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Fire Engineering Briefs
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Accessibility and Access Consultant Reports.
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Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) Reports.
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Green Star and sustainability certification requirements.
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Commercial & Risk Management
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Manage design budgets and consultant expenditure.
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Identify and control scope creep throughout the design lifecycle.
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Develop design solutions that address budget constraints while maintaining project objectives.
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Provide value management initiatives to optimise project outcomes.
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Design Integration & Delivery
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Review and resolve buildability challenges during design development.
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Prepare design briefs and technical documentation to support subcontractor tendering.
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Collaboratively develop and integrate subcontractor design solutions.
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Review and respond to construction RFIs.
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About You
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Qualifications
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Degree qualification in Architecture, Engineering,



Construction Management or a related discipline.
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Relevant industry memberships and accreditations are highly regarded.
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Experience
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Extensive experience in Design Management within the construction or property industry.
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Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale and complex building projects.
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Strong understanding of ECI, D&C; and managing contractor procurement models.
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Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary consultant teams and stakeholder groups.
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Experience managing authority approvals, compliance requirements and specialist consultant inputs.
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Strong commercial acumen with experience in design budget management and value engineering.
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Skills & Attributes
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Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills.
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Strong technical understanding of building design, construction methodologies and buildability.
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Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing capability.
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Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
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Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
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Collaborative, proactive and outcomes-focused approach.
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Why Join This Builder?
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Work on landmark and technically challenging projects.
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Join one of Australia's most respected construction companies.
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Be part of a collaborative and high-performing team culture.
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Opportunity to influence project outcomes from concept through to completion.
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Competitive remuneration and career development opportunities.
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As a guide, the remuneration range confirmed by our client is $220,*********,000 + superannuation.
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All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality
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