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Aurecon

Associate Design Manager

Aurecon

. Lead design management of major, complex and multidisciplinary projects from planning and concept through design, construction and commissioning .

Posted 10/21/2026full-timeAdelaide • AustraliaJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing complex multidisciplinary projects, with a focus on design management, stakeholder engagement, and commercial governance. Proven ability to mentor teams, develop capabilities, and enhance project delivery performance across various sectors.

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Design ManagementProject EngineeringCommercial GovernanceStakeholder EngagementPeople Leadership

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Hard Skills
Project ManagementScope DevelopmentRisk ManagementBudget ManagementTechnical Understanding
Soft Skills
MentoringCoachingRelationship BuildingProblem Solving
Certifications & Qualifications
Relevant Qualification in EngineeringArchitectureProject ManagementDesign Management
Industry Keywords
Buildings SectorHealthDefenceData CentresAdelaide Market Knowledge

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead design management of major, complex and multidisciplinary projects from planning and concept through design, construction and commissioning
  • Establish project governance, scopes, work packages, accountabilities, programmes, budgets and reporting arrangements
  • Coordinate architects, engineers, specialists, contractors and project stakeholders
  • Manage interfaces, dependencies and delivery risks
  • Provide day-to-day leadership for Adelaide's Design Management team
  • Plan workloads, mentor staff, develop capability, recruit and manage succession
  • Act as a senior escalation point for project delivery, stakeholder and people matters
  • Resolve competing technical, programme and commercial priorities
  • Build trusted relationships with senior clients
  • Represent Aurecon in key project, client and industry settings
  • Contribute to bids and pursuits by shaping delivery strategy, scope, fees, resourcing and client value propositions
  • Take responsibility for commercial performance, forecasting, scope management, variations, contingency and project risk
  • Work with practice, buildings, project and discipline leaders to strengthen local delivery performance and future capability
  • Influence delivery, technical and commercial decisions across teams and disciplines
  • Identify opportunities to improve performance, quality and capability across the practice

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Proven experience leading major, complex and multidisciplinary project teams within Buildings or similarly demanding project environments
  • Strong Design Management, Project Engineering or integrated project delivery experience
  • Ability to develop scopes and structure packages of work
  • Broad technical understanding across engineering and design disciplines
  • Senior client and stakeholder engagement experience
  • Strong commercial and project governance capability across fees, budgets, programmes, resourcing, scope and risk
  • Demonstrated people leadership, coaching and mentoring experience
  • Experience leading experienced professionals and building capability over time
  • Experience contributing to bids, pursuits, proposals and work winning
  • Relevant qualification in engineering, architecture, project management, design management or a related discipline
  • Adelaide market knowledge and established local relationships highly regarded
  • Experience across health, defence, data centres or other major Buildings sectors highly regarded

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Part-time or flexible working arrangements
  • Recruitment adjustments available
  • Career development and capability development opportunities
  • Mentoring and coaching opportunities
  • Diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Opportunity to work on complex infrastructure projects
  • Opportunity to make a real impact