Design Manager

Job No: 495809

Work type:Full Time

Location:Perth

Categories:Design and Consultancy

Advertised:17 May 2025 W. Australia Standard Time

Applications close:21 Jun 2025 W. Australia Standard Time

**About BMD**

BMD is Australia’s leading integrated engineering, construction and urban development business. As the largest privately owned civil contractor in Australia, BMD is at the forefront of excellence, with a growing international footprint extending to the Philippines and the United Kingdom.

Driven by a purpose of powering futures and creating enduring legacies, we deliver complex infrastructure solutions that connect and transform communities. For over 45 years, our diverse portfolio of projects and roles provides exceptional opportunities for our people to grow and make a lasting impact. As part of our team, you’ll help deliver challenging projects, supported by leadership within an inclusive people-first culture.

**About the Role**

**Job tasks and responsibilities**
- Responsible for administering the project and BMD Design Management Plans and processes.
- Create and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to facilitate a collaborative and positive design review process to obtain the relevant approvals.
- Oversee and coordinate all engineering, constructability and design compliance aspects of the project and work with designers as well as the construction team to ensure designs are produced accurately, on time and within budget.
- Responsible for managing all stages of a project’s design from tender, detailed design, construction phase services, and completions.
- Understand the design compliance and reporting procedures and processes and leadership in the communication of requirements to facilitate timely decision making and appropriate assessment of change requests.
- Take a lead role in problem solving to find innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges during the design and construction phase.
- Identify risks, opportunities, and cost savings during the design phase of the project.
- Championing safety in design to ensure control measures are provided early in the design process to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety through the lifecycle of the project and infrastructure.
- Experience in multidiscipline infrastructure projects within Australia highly desired.

**To be successful in this role, you will have**
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
- Chartered Engineer and RPEV Registered
- Prior contracting or design consultancy experience in the civil construction industry within a similar position.
- Management of technical teams in the delivery of design and engineering solutions for bids and projects, including planning and budget management.
- Experience in stakeholder management with focus on relationship building, influencing communication and negotiation skills, particularly with our design partners and clients.
- Knowledge of digital engineering platforms and collaborative Construction Management platforms and software.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.

**Benefits**
We believe our people do their best work when they feel supported — personally and professionally. That’s why we offer benefits that go beyond the basics:

- **grow your career** with specialised learning and development programs
- **be recognised** at our annual employee awards event and through our Thrive reward and recognition platform
- **prioritise wellbeing** with mental health support and discounted gym access
- **support your family** with paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers and flexible work arrangements available
- **access perks** with novated leasing, specialised Power Perks and discounts with hundreds of retailers.

**Diversity and inclusion**

We recognise that we are strengthened by diversity, and we embrace differences as an equal opportunity employer providing a flexible and inclusive workplace.

**So, join our team, be yourself and help us power futures and create legacies.