Design Manager
3 days ago
About Lendlease:
With a national delivery capability, Lendlease Construction provides innovative and industry-leading project management, design and construction services driven by sector focused knowledge and experience. We push boundaries and embrace challenges. Our clients come to us when it's important to handle complexity, drive diversity, offer strategic and long-term value, and to create innovative and sustainable solutions.
About The Role:
With a national delivery capability, Lendlease Construction provides innovative and industry-leading project management, design and construction services driven by sector focused knowledge and experience. We push boundaries and embrace challenges. Our clients come to us when it's important to handle complexity, drive diversity, offer strategic and long-term value, and to create innovative and sustainable solutions.
Lendlease is looking for an experienced Design Manager to lead the design coordination and delivery of major building projects in Melbourne. You will act as one of the client's primary point of contact for design-related matters, managing consultant teams and collaborating closely with cost planning and construction teams to ensure technical compliance and delivery excellence.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing consultant deliverables and design documentation
- Chairing design coordination meetings
- Overseeing document control and compliance reviews
- Tracking design programs and managing design change processes
- Collaborating with internal stakeholders including bid, cost planning, and construction teams
About You
- Delivery-focused background, ideally from a head contractor environment
- Experience managing design on live construction projects, particularly those valued at $100M+
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in the construction industry
- Experience working as a Design Manager within a construction company preferred
- Strong background in design management including design coordination and delivery
- Proven ability to manage complex design processes, including scope and cost control
- Experience conducting design documentation reviews and managing consultant teams
- Skilled in tracking design programs and handling design change processes
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders with strong communication and collaboration skills
- Real site-based construction experience
- Candidates from architectural or consultancy backgrounds may be considered if you show strong project management capabilities and experience.
About Us
We are committed to developing and retaining the best people and provide the best possible learning and development opportunities. We are a company who thrive on our employee's wellbeing, and offer benefits including:
- Health & Well-being program, including well-being leave to relax and recharge, health assessments, and gym/exercise discounts.
- Balance your career and personal life with work flexibility, purchase additional annual leave and extensive family support benefits.
- 26 weeks paid parental leave for both parents.
- 3x extra Wellbeing days per year (on top of annual leave).
- Large pipeline of project work for career development and growth opportunities.
- Bonus scheme, Employee Share Acquisition program and options for salary sacrificing.
- Access to employee networks - First Nations Mob, Pride (LGBTQI+), EmbRACE (culturally diverse); GEN (gender).
If you feel this position is suited to your skills, experience, and career aspirations, please apply on the link now or reach out to Katrina at
for a confidential discussion.
At Lendlease we offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equitable treatment and equitable opportunity are just the norm. We remain committed to supporting under-represented groups and providing a wide range of inclusion initiatives, so that everyone is supported to thrive.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is reflected in our Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan, our Bronze Award with the Australian Workplace Equality Index by Pride in Diversity, and our generous parental leave policy of 26 weeks to any parent regardless of gender.
Lendlease welcomes applicants regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, people with a disability, sexual orientation, or life stage. If you do not meet all the criteria or require adjustments to proceed with your application, we encourage you to reach out for a further discussion.
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