Seeking a Lead Design Manager to act as the Primary Engineering Representative. You will lead multi-disciplinary design teams to deliver consistent, value-for-money, accurate and timely technical information, and outputs. This contract role prioritises leadership presence, lean problem-solving, and challenging stakeholders to achieve optimal delivery and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary design teams to produce high-quality technical information and outputs.
• Create and execute a plan for effective design delivery; provide evidence of milestone achievement while balancing water quality, stakeholder relations, security, WHS, and other business needs.
• Ensure project expectations and milestones are clear to design teams, stakeholders, and Managers Engineering.
• Oversee deliverable quality by Engineering; verify review and verification processes align with Technical Standards.
• Measure and report extensions of time and cost variations, with clear rationale; ensure delivery deadlines and costs align with the approved Service Agreement Form.

Requirements

• Proven experience in engineering design, design review, and development and review of infrastructure standards.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to assess, evaluate, and solve problems.
• Leadership presence: capable of inspiring and leading teams, driving high performance in a challenging environment and fostering engagement.

Desirable

• Experience working within or for water utility environments and familiarity with relevant standards.
• Ability to manage stakeholder expectations and maintain effective stakeholder relations.

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Casual Loading
Please note for all Australian based contract and temporary roles only, the pay rate is inclusive of mandatory 25% casual loading. This excludes permanent and fixed term roles.