Design Manager

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Location: Parramatta (hybrid office & WFH)

Employment type: Temporary part time up till August 2026 (11 Months, 14 hours per week)

Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10, $129,464 to $142,665 pa, plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

As a Design Manager within Planning and Investment Team within Infrastructure and Assets, you will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of complex DCJ Infrastructure projects, providing design subject matter expertise (SME) to achieve project outcomes that align with organisational objectives.

What You'll Do

The Infrastructure Design and Planning team is responsible for developing design standards that ensure consistency across DCJ's assets. They also serve as subject matter experts on projects aimed at enhancing these assets, which may include frontline service centres, workplace offices, courts, and out-of-home care facilities.

This part-time role will support the development of design standards - documented in REVIT and contribute to project work as needed. Responsibilities may include site visits, developing concepts and test fits aligned with our standards, and providing expert advice across various projects. The successful candidate will be expected to work independently, offer strategic direction, and support junior staff with their design expertise

Our team is a dynamic mix of interior designers and architects, most of whom bring valuable experience from the private sector. We're a group of 12, working collaboratively and coming into the office part-time. Everyone is passionate about their craft, and we actively support each other in learning and resourcing. We value a healthy work-life balance, celebrate our successes, and find the work we do, and the designs we create are deeply rewarding.

What We're Looking For

Our ideal candidate is an experienced interior designer or architect with 5 to 10 years of expertise in workplace design and/or court projects. Proficiency in Revit is essential, along with a strong understanding of all relevant Australian Standards and the Building Code of Australia (BCA).

Download the role description.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
  
  

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Wednesday, 20th August 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Aida Dedic, Senior Manager, Infrastructure Design and Planning on 0430 328 139 or at aida.dedic@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Sarah Nguyen on 02 9765 5046 or via thikimyen.nguyen@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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