Design Project Manager

About Us

Headquartered in Australia, Aurecon is an international engineering, design and advisory company bringing engineering experience, technical capabilities and design expertise across a range of markets. Over the last 85 years our team of more than 7,800 experts across multiple locations have collaborated with clients to reimagine, shape and engineer innovative and sustainable solutions. In Asia we focus on sustainability, digital and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for delivery of projects from initial design, through construction to final review.
• Act as the point of contact for the client team on day-to-day project matters.
• Lead large project design teams and oversee coordination of multi-disciplinary engineers, designers and drafters (mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, security, architectural and ICT).
• Work collaboratively with local and regional design disciplines to ensure overall design integrity.
• Lead production of design documentation including detailed drawings, specifications, design reports, calculations, BIM models and other technical documents.
• Chair internal and external design meetings.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, quality assurance, client feedback and communicate changes or modifications effectively.
• Assist in workload management, resource forecasting and preparation of proposal documentation.
• Review and ensure compliance of drawings, reports, specifications, surveys, access and prepare appraisals.
• Build and maintain effective client relationships and identify potential business opportunities.
• Apply construction/engineering project management principles to plan and deliver infrastructure projects of varying complexity.
• Manage work programmes to meet client expectations, timeframes and specifications, engaging multiple stakeholders and managing competing priorities.
• Support multiple concurrent projects across the project lifecycle including planning, design verification, tendering, contract administration, financial management, scheduling and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with at least 10 years’ relevant experience in buildings mechanical or electrical design, installation, testing and commissioning, and leading delivery of multi-disciplinary projects in commercial and industrial buildings. Data centre experience preferred.
• Strong project management skills with ability to lead large teams on technical delivery.
• Demonstrated intermediate to advanced knowledge of relevant engineering codes, standards and practices.
• Organised approach with ability to accept increased responsibility and produce accurate, detailed work.
• Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills.

Skills / Technical Skills

• High level of computer literacy; exposure to BIM / Revit is highly desired.
• Experience with digital tools such as Autodesk Construction Cloud, Autodesk Naviswork, BIM360 and driving BIM processes.
• Strong ability to navigate 3D BIM models to review multi-disciplinary design, identify issues, provide solutions and direct the design team to resolve them.
• Advanced problem-solving skills through investigation and analysis.

Additional Information

• Role is based in Buildings business and offers opportunities to work across geographies and markets.
• Aurecon values diversity, respect, trust and inclusiveness; candidates who actively pursue continuous learning and demonstrate collaborative experience are encouraged to apply.