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Job Description

Lead the design of complex maritime infrastructure.

We are seeking an experienced Ports & Maritime Design Manager to guide the technical delivery of major projects, from feasibility and concept development through to detailed design and construction support.

This opportunity will suit an experienced marine, structural, civil or coastal engineer with significant consulting experience and a strong record of delivering complex maritime infrastructure.

How you’ll make a difference

- Lead multidisciplinary design activities across port, marine and coastal developments, establishing design programmes, deliverable schedules and resource requirements.
- Manage delivery through feasibility, concept design, Front‑End Engineering Design (FEED),



preliminary and detailed design, and construction support.
- Coordinate interfaces across structural, coastal, civil, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical and environmental disciplines.
- Provide technical oversight for wharves, jetties, container terminals, bulk export facilities, LNG and energy marine facilities, berthing and mooring structures, breakwaters, revetments and defence maritime infrastructure.
- Review and approve designs, calculations, reports and specifications within your expertise and delegated authority, ensuring alignment with client requirements and applicable Australian and international standards.
- Monitor budgets, schedules, risks, quality and commercial performance, addressing issues throughout delivery.
- Lead design reviews and support hazard identification (HAZID) workshops and independent verification processes.
- Build relationships with ports, government agencies, resource companies and private sector clients, leading technical meetings and presentations.
- Prepare and review proposals, fee estimates and project execution plans, contributing to business development and strategic account management.
- Mentor engineers and project managers, support capability growth and promote a collaborative, inclusive design culture.

Qualifications

The qualities that help you thrive

- A degree in Civil, Structural,



Coastal or Marine Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Extensive consulting experience in ports and maritime infrastructure, with demonstrated leadership of complex multidisciplinary design projects.
- Strong design management capability across the project lifecycle, including design planning, resource coordination and technical governance.
- Relevant expertise in marine structures, port infrastructure or coastal engineering, with sound knowledge of applicable standards and design practices.
- Proven ability to manage design interfaces, technical risk, quality assurance and review processes.
- Strong commercial judgement, including experience managing budgets, project performance, fee estimates and proposals.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present technical solutions and build trusted client relationships.
- A collaborative leadership approach and a commitment to mentoring and developing others.
- Chartered Professional Engineer status will be highly regarded.

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