(15h Left) Design Manager

2 days ago


Adelaide, Australia ROBERT WALTERS AUSTRALIA Full time

Overview

Be part of a large growth team delivering new infrastructure to support the South Australian Government’s housing plans in the northern metropolitan area. While this is a contract role, offering long-term project opportunities.

Provide effective design solutions, communicate clearly on risks, costs, and progress, and build strong client relationships. Support personal and team development, foster collaboration, and promote a knowledge-sharing, positive workplace culture. Ensure compliance with standards, drive continuous improvement, and adopt emerging technologies where beneficial. Manage engineering for a portfolio of multiple projects, from the investigation phase through to construction. Provide direction and leadership to design consultants, contractors, and the owner’s engineer. Be a self-starter with strong initiative and the ability to drive teams to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

- Provide effective design solutions, communicate clearly on risks, costs, and progress, and build strong client relationships.

- Support personal and team development, foster collaboration, and promote a knowledge-sharing, positive workplace culture.

- Ensure compliance with standards, drive continuous improvement, and adopt emerging technologies where beneficial.

- Manage engineering for a portfolio of multiple projects, from the investigation phase through to construction.

- Provide direction and leadership to design consultants, contractors, and the owner’s engineer.

- Be a self-starter with strong initiative and the ability to drive teams to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

- Possess experience in design, either with a consultant or contractor (desirable).

- Hold a formal engineering qualification, ideally in mechanical or hydraulic engineering.

- Prioritise health, safety, and well being by adhering to Safety in Design processes, minimising risks, and modelling safe behaviours.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.

To apply please click apply or call Sangeetha Oommen on 61 8 8216 3504 for a confidential discussion.

About the job

- Contract Type: Contract

- Specialism: Mining, Engineering & Operations

- Focus: Designing

- Workplace Type: Hybrid

- Experience Level: Mid Management

- Location: Adelaide CBD

Contractor

- Job Reference: KA4GSC-0BEE23F2

- Date posted: 9 October 2025

- Consultant: Sangeetha Oommen

Industry: Engineering • Salary: Negotiable

Industry context: Adelaide mining-engineering-operations/designing, Adelaide CBD, South Australia

The information above is provided by Robert Walters. For more details see https://www.robertwalters.com.au

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