Senior Design Manager

Join to apply for the Senior Design Manager / Project Manager role at Arcadis . Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role Description We are seeking an experienced Design Manager to join our Design & Engineering team to meet the demands of our strong and growing pipeline of work. As the Design Manager you will lead and manage the multi-disciplinary design delivery process across complex building projects and be accountable for delivering high quality design outcomes that meet the scope, budget, program and safety requirements of the project. You will have a proactive client-focused mindset, with a best-for-project approach to delivery. You will contribute to our team’s success in delivering projects across health, education (tertiary and secondary), research and transport-oriented developments such as integrated stations and large-scale precinct redevelopments. Role Accountabilities Transform project brief requirements into a delivery strategy and design schedule Manage the design scope and progress of designs ensuring deadlines are met Day-to-day liaison with client, external stakeholders and key discipline leads from project team(s) Lead the multi-disciplinary design and coordination of Arcadis project team and ensure a high degree of coordination between disciplines for interfacing with external design consultants or stakeholders Provide oversight and adherence to Arcadis’ quality and documentation processes to manage risks, change and tracking of key design decisions Monitor and coordinate project resources to meet program requirements and alignment with design scope Manage compliance of design to project requirements and applicable standards Provide project teams with design leadership and technical guidance Manage and lead key discipline leads to ensure consistent design output, and liaising with the Project Director to ensure design meets overall project and client expectations Liaise with the client’s Project Manager to ensure works are delivered to their expectations Qualifications & Experience A strong project and design management background (ideally 10+ years) working on major/large-scale buildings projects with a capital value of greater than $300 million and proven track record of successfully delivering these projects A background in technical design delivery (building engineering or architecture) Experience working with partners and contractors with different contractual arrangements Ability to negotiate, influence and communicate technical knowledge to a range of stakeholders across public and private sectors, in particular government agencies and D&C contractors to deliver “best for project” outcomes Sound commercial background, including familiarity with contractual conditions and procedures, including ability to assess risk to complement overall project leadership team Experience in managing and working large multi-disciplinary teams Proven knowledge and understanding of inter-disciplinary design dependencies and impacts for project delivery Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skill-based approach, where you can bring your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. As an equal opportunity employer, we value and promote diversity at Arcadis and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Veterans and spouses are invited to apply. Location & Salary Brisbane, Queensland, Australia A$150,000.00 – A$160,000.00 per annum #J-18808-Ljbffr