Technical Design Manager

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Full-time

**Salary**: $138,631 - $185,518

**Grade**:VPS 6

**Occupation**:Construction

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:VG/746609Z

About the Big Housing Build - High-rise Redevelopment Program

This is Australia’s largest urban renewal project with a pipeline of projects between now and 2051. It will transform Melbourne’s social housing neighbourhoods, replacing 44 ageing high-rises and other buildings with modern, accessible and energy efficient homes and improved community facilities.

With a construction pipeline up until 2051, a total of five estates in inner Melbourne are under active redevelopment and at various stages of project feasibility, planning, procurement, and delivery. Once completed, there will be at least 10% more social housing for Victorians who need it, and more homes close to schools, services, transport, and jobs.
The project is a once in a lifetime career opportunity to be a part of the high-performing team at Homes Victoria, responsible for delivering large-scale urban renewal projects that transform neighbourhoods and drive generational change.

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**THE ROLE**
- Day-to-day your responsibilities will include:

- Manage a highly specialised design development process under a public private partnership delivery model and lead a technical design team comprising VPS staff and external consultants to provide authoritative, strategic and expert advice on a range of complex project design and technical issues.
- Effectively engage and negotiate with project partners and contractors to achieve project objectives and outcomes and manage interface risks.
- Ensure compliance with project specifications through the planning, design development and construction phases and transition to operations.
- Engage and manage interactions with key project stakeholders, including Councils, authorities, community stakeholders and neighbours, Program areas within the Department, and various other Victorian Government departments (including the Department of Transport and Planning and the Office of the Victorian Government Architect).
- Ensure projects are designed in accordance with project specifications and requirements and developed within the required project timeframes and budget.

**ABOUT YOU**
- You bring the vision, initiative and collaborative leadership needed to deliver this urban renewal projects. The skills, experience and mindset we're looking for include:

- Extensive experience managing the technical design development for large-scale Partnerships Victoria projects (preferably social infrastructure), ensuring quality, cost, and time outcomes.
- Demonstrated expertise in delivering complex, multi-disciplinary social infrastructure PPP projects are highly desirable and/or large-scale residential housing developments.
- Proven ability to provide authoritative advice across all project phases, lead and develop design management teams, and align design delivery with strategic and project objectives.

**For more details, please open the position description.**

**WHAT WE OFFER**
We're committed to creating a workplace that supports, values and empowers our people:

- 17.5% leave loading + a range of leave entitlements for parents, carers and purchased leave options
- Hybrid work model & flexible work options
- Annual mobility payment + salary increases and structured progression pathways
- Professional development and study support to help you grow
- Salary packaging perks incl. super top-ups + novated leasing
- Discounted public transport options

**HOW TO APPLY**
- Ready to be part of something transformative and help reimaging what public housing can be? Applications close 11:59pm, **Wednesday 20 August 2025**
- with a cover letter (max 2 pages) and resume. You don't need to address the Key Selection Criteria separately, but make sure your cover letter outlines your relevant experience. Attachments can be uploaded in.doc,.docx,.pdf,.txt or.rtf formats.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.
- Please note: Recruitment agencies need not contact us.

- Applications close Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 6 August 2025