Bring your energy to Aggreko as Project Design Manager based along with our Project team in Perth.

Job Overview

The Project Design Manager – SMP is responsible for managing the design development, engineering coordination, and technical governance of Structural, Mechanical, and Piping (SMP) packages for a large-scale utility steam generation plant. This role provides multidisciplinary leadership to ensure that high-pressure steam systems, power piping, heavy structural steel, and mechanical balance of plant (BOP) designs are safe, compliant, constructible, and cost-effective.

Working closely with project management, construction, and commissioning teams, the Design Manager will oversee external engineering consultants, EPC contractors, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The position plays a critical role in managing complex technical interfaces, thermal/static engineering risks, and stringent regulatory compliance from concept design through to as-built handover.

Benefits:

- Opportunity to be pivotal in the delivery of a land mark Renewable Power Project

- Competitive compensation

- Safety-focused culture

- A range of career development opportunities

What you’ll do as Project Design Manager :

- Lead multidisciplinary design teams, specialist SMP engineering consultants, and boiler/turbine OEMs in the delivery of project design packages.

- Ensure compliance with all applicable Australian Standards (AS), statutory regulations, and pressure equipment registration requirements.

- Establish technical criteria for high-pressure/high-temperature steam systems, boiler structures, and heavy industrial plant layouts.

- Develop design management strategies specifically tailored to complex steam plant integration, aligning deliverables with project schedule and commercial objectives.





- Coordinate critical engineering interfaces between structural steel frameworks, dynamic mechanical equipment (turbines, pumps), and high-pressure piping networks.

- Maintain engineering integrity across high-hazard steam generation, pressure vessel, and power piping systems

- Act as the principal engineering representative for internal stakeholders, joint venture partners, and external delivery contractors.

You are:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Structural, or Process Engineering from a recognized institution (Eligibility for Chartered Qualified Engineer (CPEng) or NER status with Engineers Australia is highly desirable).

- Minimum 10 years' experience delivering major heavy industrial, power generation, or petrochemical infrastructure projects.

- Minimum 5 years' experience in engineering leadership or design management roles within large-scale capital projects ($100M+ value).

- Demonstrated experience overseeing SMP design, including boiler plants (HRSGs or conventional utility boilers), steam turbine generators, high-pressure piping, and large structural steel modules.

- Proven track record managing external engineering consultants and OEM interfaces within an Owner's Team, EPC, or EPCM delivery framework.

- Deep working knowledge of critical Australian Standards, including:

-AS 1228 (Water-tube boilers) & AS 1210 (Pressure vessels)

-AS 4041 & ASME B31.1 (Pressure piping / Power piping)

-AS 4100 (Structural steel) & AS/NZS 1170 (Structural design actions)

-AS 3873 & AS 4343 (Pressure equipment hazard levels, operation, and maintenance)

- Contractor & OEM Management: Strong commercial acumen to hold design consultants and global technology vendors accountable to scopes of work.

Our people are can-do, positive, resilient and persistent. If that feels like you, apply now and build your career with the people bringing energy to the world.

📌 Project Design Manager (Perth)
🏢 Aggreko
📍 Perth