Description
We have a couple of key roles in our Manila business supporting Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) projects across Civil Design and Structures disciplines. These roles report to the Regional Executive – Transport and Infrastructure.
As a Design Manager, you will lead design of key projects ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality. Your responsibilities include:
- Leading and overseeing the design and documentation of all Civil or Structural Design Services throughout the project lifecycle
- Leading quality assurance and quality control on the technical delivery of projects
- Overseeing projects from conception to completion, ensuring compliance with regional and national regulations
- Planning and coordinating engineering and BIM resources across projects
- Contributing to project and design management within the team's scope
- Leading and managing quality checking of designs, drawings, and deliverables
- Being responsible for the technical delivery on projects
- Providing input to man-hour estimates, cost tracking, and proposal development
- Driving innovative use of new technologies to improve project efficiencies
- Maintaining a strong client-centric mindset when working with our New Zealand and Australian counterparts
- Building effective relationships with stakeholders across ANZ offices and the wider global business
- Supporting expectation management and issue resolution as required
- Monitoring project utilisation against team targets
- Contributing to strategic planning and continuous improvement initiatives
- Contributing to the development of the office against defined strategic goals
- Contributing to the growth and performance appraisal of people within the region
- Assisting and contributing to the development of 3-year strategic plans for the region
- Assisting in analysing the financial and non-financial performance of the region
- Representing and promoting the business with the lead countries
- Being active in representing the company through target industry organisations
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Minimum 12+ years' professional experience within the field of transportation infrastructure design delivery, and/or experience as Designer's Lead during construction phase services in Australia or New Zealand
- Extensive knowledge with Austroads, State Highway Geometric Design, Earthquake Engineering and Building Codes
- Proven ability and track record in managing multidisciplinary projects through the full spectrum of the project life cycle and delivering according to quality, time and budget requirements
- Experience in establishing complex systems for multi-disciplinary files/records, documents, data control, legal and driving compliance to business systems
- Experience in the resourcing and managing a wide range of professional disciplines and subcontractors on a complex project
- Previous experience managing complex changes on large scale projects
- Extensive experience in writing quality and credible complex reports and documents
- Experience working with various teams across multiple countries to deliver major projects is essential
We offer a competitive package and relocation.