Design Manager | Commercial Building Projects

Are you a senior structural engineer looking to broaden your career beyond consultancy? If you're passionate about solving technical challenges, influencing project outcomes and working collaboratively with delivery teams—but are less interested in work winning and business development—this could be the ideal next step in your career.

Join a well-established construction business delivering a diverse portfolio of building projects across Western Australia. This office-based role offers the opportunity to lead the design function across multiple projects, working closely with project delivery teams to ensure designs are coordinated, practical and successfully delivered.

About The Role

As Design Manager, you will lead the design process from concept through to Issued for Construction (IFC) documentation, managing consultants, coordinating stakeholders and ensuring designs meet programme, budget and construction requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design from concept through to IFC documentation.
• Manage consultant engagement, scope and performance.
• Chair and coordinate design meetings, ensuring timely resolution of design issues.
• Review and validate design documentation for compliance, quality and constructability.
• Provide technical leadership and drive value engineering initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with project managers and delivery teams to integrate design with construction activities.
• Maintain strong relationships with consultants, clients and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with relevant Australian Standards, the National Construction Code and project specifications.

About You

We're particularly interested in speaking with Principal Structural Engineers, Associate Directors or experienced Senior Structural Engineers from a design consultancy background who enjoy the technical delivery of projects and are looking to transition into a contractor environment.

• Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering (essential).
• Demonstrated experience in a senior structural engineering, design management or design coordination role.
• Strong technical understanding of structural engineering and multidisciplinary design coordination.
• Experience managing consultants and coordinating design across complex building projects.

Preferred Experience

• Experience delivering commercial or industrial building projects.
• Previous experience within a structural engineering consultancy.
• Knowledge of Australian Standards, the National Construction Code and contemporary construction methodologies.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary package of up to $250,000
• Opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of building projects.
• Office-based role with a collaborative and experienced project team.
• Long-term career progression with a growing construction business.

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Apply Now, or please reach out to Nic Maplestone, [email protected] for further information.