Design Manager

The opportunity

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Senior Design Manager to join Downer’s Energy & Utilities business unit, leading multidisciplinary design delivery across major power transmission, substation, renewable energy and battery energy storage projects

In this influential role, you will lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering design services across high voltage transmission line, substation, renewable energy and battery energy storage system projects. You will oversee design delivery throughout the complete project lifecycle, from tender development and procurement through to construction support, commissioning and handover.

As the primary engineering interface between project teams, clients, contractors and key stakeholders, you will provide the leadership and governance required to deliver safe, compliant, buildable and cost effective design outcomes. You will also ensure engineering activities align with client requirements, project schedules, quality standards and commercial objectives

Your key responsibilities will include

• Leading the planning, coordination and management of multidisciplinary design teams across primary systems, secondary systems, protection and control, telecommunications, SCADA, civil, structural, building services, transmission lines, geotechnical and environmental disciplines.  
• Developing project design management plans, engineering delivery strategies, budgets, resource plans and design schedules. 
• Managing engineering consultants, subcontractors and delivery partners while promoting collaboration between engineering disciplines and project teams. 
• Leading design reviews, interdisciplinary reviews, constructability reviews and appropriate verification, validation and independent checking processes. 
• Maintaining configuration control and technical governance while identifying engineering risks and ensuring suitable mitigation measures are implemented. 
• Supporting tender development, bid submissions, procurement activities, technical evaluations and vendor document reviews. 
• Monitoring design progress, cost performance and resource utilisation while identifying schedule, technical and commercial risks. 
• Providing engineering support during construction, testing, commissioning and energisation activities.
• Managing design changes and the resolution of technical queries throughout project delivery.
• Building strong relationships with clients, network operators, delivery partners and suppliers, while facilitating technical workshops, design reviews and stakeholder meetings. 
• Leading Safety in Design workshops and ensuring safety, environmental and sustainability requirements are incorporated into design outcomes