The Opportunity
Join a leading, family-owned Australian construction and engineering group with a legacy spanning over 50 years. We are looking for an experienced Design Manager to join our their team, where you will play a pivotal role in delivering complex, high-profile projects.

With a reputation built on honesty, integrity, and performing beyond expectations, they pride themselves on being a vertically integrated partner. Their team doesn't just build; they provide creative, practical solutions from concept to completion. This role offers the chance to work across a diverse portfolio of sectors including Education, Industrial, Health, Aged Care, and Retirement Living.

Key Responsibilities
As a Design Manager, you will lead the design process using our proven framework to integrate buildability, sustainability, and innovation into every project.

- Lead End-to-End Design: Meticulously manage the design process from initial concept and ECI (Early Contractor Involvement) through to construction documentation.
- Sector Excellence: Apply specialized knowledge to diverse builds, ensuring compliance with high-care standards in Health and Aged Care, or technical requirements in Industrial and Education facilities.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary link between clients, architects, and engineering consultants to ensure the vision aligns with project budgets and timelines.
- Value Engineering: Identify opportunities for innovation and cost-saving without compromising on quality or safety.
- Risk & Compliance: Oversee statutory approvals and ensure all designs adhere to rigorous safety and environmental standards.





About You
We are looking for a professional who thrives in a collaborative, relationship-first environment.

- Experience: Proven track record as a Design Manager within the commercial building sector, specifically with exposure to Education, Health, or Retirement Living projects.
- Qualifications: Tertiary qualifications in Architecture, Building Design, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Technical Edge: Solid understanding of construction methodologies, buildability, and the "Design and Construct" (D&C;) delivery model.
- Communication: Exceptional ability to manage consultant networks and articulate complex design requirements to site teams and clients.
- Values-Driven: A commitment to safety ("No Injuries to Anyone") and quality ("No Rework or Error").

Why Join this respected tier 2 builder

- Diverse Portfolio: Work on a wide range of projects, from state-of-the-art schools and hospitals to large-scale industrial hubs and modern retirement communities.
- Family Culture: Experience the support of a large-scale organization that maintains its core family values and a "one team" mentality.
- Career Growth: They are a growing, multi-disciplinary group with offices across QLD, NSW, and the NT, offering genuine long-term career stability and progression.
- Integrated Support: Work alongside their in-house cost planners and estimators, utilizing a subcontractor database of over 11,000 partners to ensure project success.

How to apply
Please contact David Hope for a confidential discussion at 04•• ••• 799 or email your CV to ••••@cgcrecruitment.com

📌 Design Manager (Brisbane)
🏢 CGC Recruitment
📍 Brisbane