Design Project Manager

About the role

As a Design Project Manager at Aurecon, you will lead multidisciplinary design teams to deliver complex building projects from concept through construction. You will act as the primary liaison for clients, ensuring design integrity, quality, and timely delivery across a range of engineering disciplines.

Key responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end delivery of projects, from initial design to construction handover and final review.
• Serve as the day‑to‑day point of contact for client teams, managing expectations and communications.
• Lead and coordinate large, multi‑disciplinary design teams covering mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, security, architectural and ICT engineering.
• Produce and oversee design documentation, including detailed drawings, specifications, calculations, BIM models and reports.
• Chair internal and external design meetings, ensuring alignment across all stakeholders.
• Manage project components, budgets, schedules, quality assurance and client feedback.
• Support workload planning, resource forecasting and proposal preparation.
• Maintain client relationships and identify potential business opportunities.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading large, multidisciplinary design teams on complex construction projects.
• Strong client‑facing skills with the ability to manage day‑to‑day project matters.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, schedules and quality standards.
• Experience in coordinating across multiple engineering disciplines and regions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

Required skills

• BIM (Building Information Modeling) proficiency.
• Production of detailed design documentation (drawings, specifications, calculations).
• Multi‑disciplinary design coordination.