Design Manager

Perth Airport is Australia’s Western Hub connecting the people, businesses and communities of Western Australia with the rest of Australia and the world. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year, Perth Airport plays a significant role in providing economic, social and cultural benefits to West Australians.

Voted Australia’s best major airport in 2019, we strive to provide a lasting first impression and a seamless, quality travel experience for our domestic, interstate and international visitors.

We service a truly diverse community and know that we can achieve even more with people from different backgrounds, working together in an environment of inclusion and respect. By welcoming our individual differences, talents and insights into our team, we all contribute to our common goals and success.

We are currently looking for a Design Manager.

What you'll do:

Your role will involve developing and agreeing the vision, objectives and priorities for projects and the assessment of a projects technical and commercial viability aligned with Perth Airport’s design frameworks and processes. You will provide oversight of all aspects of the design process including cost, risk and value management, Safety in Design considerations, constraints and opportunities mapping, optioneering and feasibility studies. You will be required to engage and manage consultant teams as well as internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with approved Master Plans and business strategies.

You'll challenge where necessary to ensure the best design outcomes and ensure project design is fit for purpose.

About you:

You hold a tertiary education in one of the following:- engineering, design, architecture or project management and you will demonstrate relevant experience in early stage project development, including stakeholder management, design management, safety, cost, time, and risk assessments to enable project decision making.

You are experienced in leading and co-ordinating cross-functional teams and incorporating the needs of stakeholders into the design process. You are highly detail orientated, proactive and logical in your thinking and have a collaborative working attitude. Technically you are proficient in Aconex and Sharepoint along with the Microsoft applications.

Perth Airport is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to building an equitable and diverse workforce representative of the community we serve. We encourage and welcome applications from all communities and backgrounds.

While this role is advertised as full-time, we are happy to consider requests for flexibility around working hours.

If this sounds like you please get in touch.