Design Manager

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Perth Airport is Australia's Western Hub connecting the people, businesses and communities of Western Australia with the rest of Australia and the world. The airport operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year-round, and is investing in new infrastructure to support growth and enhance the customer experience. The estate spans 2100 hectares with a portfolio of industrial premises and significant vacant land holdings. Perth Airport is an Equal Opportunities Employer and places emphasis on sustainability across its strategy and operations.

As our Design Manager - Civil, you'll lead the design and documentation of civil infrastructure projects across Perth Airport—from airfield pavements to roadworks, car parks to landside developments. You'll oversee every phase of the design journey to ensure technical excellence, cost efficiency, and alignment with strategic goals. You'll collaborate with internal teams, consultants and stakeholders to shape smart, sustainable solutions. Your day-to-day will include managing design contracts, reviewing technical outputs, coordinating regulatory inputs, driving continuous improvement, advocating safety in design, overseeing risk controls, and supporting smooth project handovers into construction.

With your leadership, we'll deliver infrastructure that's built to last and ready for the future.

• A degree in civil engineering, design, or project management—or equivalent hands-on experience.
• A strong background in leading design phases for infrastructure projects, with a knack for balancing cost, timelines, and risk.
• Confidence in steering multi-disciplinary teams and weaving stakeholder needs into practical design outcomes.
• A solid grasp of design workflows and the agility to adapt to shifting project demands.
• Sound knowledge of civil engineering principles, especially in roadworks, earthworks, drainage, services and airfield pavements (desirable).
• Experience sourcing and managing external consultants across engineering, costing, and design.
• Competent in using tools like Aconex, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office to keep projects on track.
• Familiarity with 3D modelling platforms such as Revit, MicroStation, Navisworks or Tekla.
• A collaborative, detail-focused mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
• Substantial experience in a similar role within large-scale projects, construction, or mining.
• White Card and a current Australian driver's licence.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with competing tasks and deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to convey clear messaging and coordinate with key stakeholders and functions.

We offer a dynamic and supportive team culture, a contemporary workplace with great facilities and a modern approach to work/life integration. Our competitive remuneration package comes with additional company benefits including free parking.

Perth Airport is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to building an equitable and diverse workforce representative of the community we serve. We encourage and welcome applications from all communities and backgrounds.

Doing the right thing by the planet and future generations is important to us. We place a strong emphasis on embedding sustainability throughout our business strategy and operations. We remain steadfast in our commitment to driving ESPG (Environmental, Social, People, Governance) performance across our value chain and areas that have material environmental and social impact.

If this sounds like you please get in touch.

No—this posting does not indicate that the role is closed.