Principal Design Manager

_This opportunity is open to full time or part time employment_

AECOM’s Canberra office is looking for a motivated and highly experienced Principal Design Manager to join the Civil Infrastructure team and further develop their experience in leading and delivering large roads and highways projects throughout Australia.

The Design Manager is crucial to the success of any major project, and you will be responsible for the overall design delivery including having the ultimate carriage on any technical decision as well as ensuring projects are delivered within the program.

You will be an excellent leader for your design team; proactively and passionately supporting our staff to achieve outstanding results for our clients. With an eye for the market and a collaborative personality, you will also drive a strong client-centric culture, helping to position our Canberra Civil Infrastructure team for success.

This position offers excellent career growth potential and provides an opportunity for you to play an instrumental role in the Civil Infrastructure team, to develop and mentor the next generation of our staff.

Utilising your considerable experience, you will support relationships with existing clients and actively seek new business opportunities to build the AECOM brand across the region. Not only will you prepare submissions and bids for projects, as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will also contribute to a wide range of projects. You will have a proven track record of delivering medium to large roads and highways projects. Your previous experience working with Transport for NSW will be highly regarded.

**Some of your duties would include**:
+ Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.

+ Develops study and design procedures to facilitate high-quality cost-effective work by others.

+ Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.

+ Develops construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects.

+ Uses expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package.

+ Performs quality control review of design calculations or drawings.

+ Prepares technical specification sections.

+ Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.

Minimum Requirements

You will be a passionate individual who has extensive experience in the roads and highways sector.

As a Principal Design Manager within our Civil Infrastructure team you will possess some of the following:
+ Proven experience delivering a portfolio of significant road, and infrastructure projects within a multi-disciplinary team.

+ Prior experience working with Transport for NSW.

+ Demonstrated experience managing complex projects and meeting and exceeding delivery requirements

+ Experience leading and mentoring a team of professionals to deliver exceptional service

+ Significant consulting/business knowledge, with major project and/or team management experience

+ Excellent knowledge of project management, and business management systems and procedures, and financial systems

+ Demonstrated commercial acumen, customer focus and business analysis skills

+ Strong client engagement and business development experience would be advantageous.

Preferred Qualifications

Your background and experience will enable you to be confident working directly with clients and winning work, whilst also being able to roll up your sleeves to deliver. Your proven ability to lead and engage a diverse and geographically dispersed team will see you succeeding in this role.

+ Engineering Degree Qualified

+ Project Management or Design Management courses would be looked on favourably.

+ Chartered status with Engineers Australia will be looked on favourably.

What We Offer

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - p