This role can be based in any of our Australian metro locations.Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. As the frequency and intensity of floods, droughts and storms increases, the water industry must continue to build resiliency and lead from the front. Together with our clients, we are thinking and doing things differently to help pre-empt and prepare for what's next. Be a part of this dynamic and committed team of diverse water specialists and drive change for your community. We are inviting applications and expressions of interest from senior-level Design Managers with extensive leadership experience across Civil / Water & Wastewater major projects to be part of our industry recognized Australian Water team. As a Design Manager, you will provide commercial and technical leadership to our teams across our regions and nationally, ensuring delivery of GHD's major water infrastructure projects to our clients. Working with a flexible, friendly and high-performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in: Leading design teams in producing designs, documents and reports for water infrastructure projects supporting our local communities including pipelines, sewers, storages, pump stations, water and wastewater treatment plants Partnering with Project Managers on all major project functions, with a primary focus on managing the technical project teams. Responsibility for the detailed planning and design to achieve the desired final result and client requirements Oversee the engineering schedule in collaboration with the Project Manager and design discipline leads. Contribute to the coaching and mentoring of our junior water engineers Continue to build on GHD's local and national water project capability through the continued development of all staff and external recruitment when required. Further build your technical leadership profile in regional and national water infrastructure major projects and programs. What you will bring to the team Appropriate Civil Engineering degree and qualifications Minimum of 15+ years of technical project design and water industry consulting experience Proven expertise in managing the design delivery across complex teams for large, multi-discipline water projects Excellent verbal and written communication skills The ability to deal with uncertainty, changing and multiple priorities. Strong leadership, team building and mentoring skills. Interested? Apply now.Contact Ben Jenkins, National Strategic Sourcing Lead at GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where GHD people can thrive, this supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.
