Services Design Manager

**Join McNab - Build the Future of the Sunshine Coast**

**About us**

McNab is one of Australia’s largest privately owned construction companies, delivering landmark projects that combine scale and expertise, with a relationship-based approach.

At McNab, you won’t just join a company - you’ll join a team that’s shaping the future of Construction, Development, and Property in Australia. From landmark builds to community-focused developments, you’ll work across a wide range of exciting projects. We’re all about strong partnerships, commercial smarts, and delivering certainty - and we’re looking for someone who shares those values. With 9 out of 10 projects from repeat clients, we focus on long-term relationships built on genuine care and trusted performance.

We have a strong pipeline of local projects including aviation, health, industrial, multi-residential, and commercial projects. We are seeking a Services Design Manager to join our team Sunshine Coast Team.

**About the Role**

As our Services Design Manager you will oversee building services coordination and management across large-scale projects. You’ll take the lead on coordinating mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and fire systems through all stages of design and construction - ensuring safety, compliance, and value management remain front and centre. You’ll be joining a collaborative, solutions-focused team that lives and breathes The McNab Way - building legendary relationships, delivering certainty, and genuinely caring about our clients, consultants, and each other.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Managing the full lifecycle of services design including all MEP disciplines.
- Contribute to the Design Management Plan and lead development of the services section.
- Manage documentation control and change control processes for services design deliverables.
- Identify cost, time and quality optimisation opportunities across services design.
- Driving design compliance, clash coordination, and value management.
- Collaborating with consultants, authorities, McNab's operations teams and the client to ensure the services design is fully integrated and constructable.
- Overseeing Safety in Design (SiD), commissioning planning, and services authority approvals.
- Leading meetings with stakeholders to maintain alignment, resolve issues early, and deliver with certainty.
- Lead commissioning and certification coordination for services elements.
- Support the design-to-operations handover with all relevant services documentation complete.
- Develop and maintain a services design program aligned to construction milestones and critical path.
- Contribute to the Design Management Plan and lead development of the services section.

**About you**
- Degree qualified in Building Services Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or similar.
- Strong track record in services design coordination services design management on commercial or infrastructure projects in a Design & Construct (D&C) or ECI contract environment.
- A strong commercial focus, with the ability to uncover cost efficiencies and practical design solutions.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the confidence to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Proven ability to identify and proactively manage design and project risks.
- A collaborative approach and the capability to build and maintain strong, trusted relationships across clients, consultants, and internal teams.
- Deep understanding of services integration, NCC compliance, BCA, Australian Standards and Authority approval pathways.
- You’re highly organised, love working with a team, and know how to build trust fast.
- Experience in aviation or public infrastructure projects highly desirable.
- Strong knowledge of authority approval processes (Energex, QUU, QFES, etc.).
- High attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a collaborative approach.

**About McNab**:
McNab Group is one of Australia’s largest construction, development and property groups with additional group businesses in supply chain and hoist operations. McNab has a very strong pipeline of residential, construction and industrial projects ranging from $10m to $100m over the next decade with our loyal repeat clients and referrals.

Priding ourselves on the progression and development of our people, McNab has a strong culture of teamwork, support and career growth for all of our team in all areas of our business providing opportunities throughout your career from hire to retire.

**McNab benefits**
- Birthday leave - Celebrate your special day on us
- Social Club and team events - Work hard, play hard with regular team events.
- Annual health and fitness subsidy - Stay fit and healthy with our health benefits.
- Parental leave program - Supporting you through life’s important milestones.
- Employee Assistance Program - We’ve got your back, with support whenever you need it.
- Tailored development opportunities - We invest in your growt