Roads & Highways Design Manager

Overview

In this Design Manager role, you lead the design management and delivery of major highways and road infrastructure across WA and ANZ. You guide multidisciplinary teams and coordinate with local and global design networks to deliver high-quality outcomes. You act as the client interface with Main Roads WA and key stakeholders, supporting business development and capability growth within the highways practice. This is a chance to shape transport connectivity at scale while advancing a collaborative, innovative culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Additional annual leave (up to 6 weeks)
• Volunteer and representation leave
• Flex public holidays
• Hybrid work options

Responsibilities

• Lead the design management and delivery of major highways and road infrastructure projects across Western Australia and ANZ
• Manage multidisciplinary design teams across highways, drainage, pavements, structures, utilities, traffic and ITS disciplines
• Take accountability for project scope, programme, commercial performance, technical delivery and client outcomes
• Coordinate project delivery across Perth, interstate and global teams to deliver complex infrastructure programs
• Act as a trusted client interface, building strong relationships with Main Roads WA and key transport infrastructure stakeholders
• Drive collaboration across design and delivery teams to ensure high-quality, innovative and constructable outcomes
• Provide leadership, mentoring and technical guidance across project teams while supporting capability growth within the Highways business
• Contribute to business development, strategic pursuits and future work winning opportunities across the WA market

Key requirements

• Proven experience as a Design Manager, Project Manager or Senior Engineer within highways or major transport infrastructure projects
• Strong experience managing multidisciplinary design teams across complex road and highway projects
• Demonstrated experience delivering projects for Main Roads WA or similar transport authorities
• Strong understanding of highways design standards, project delivery frameworks and infrastructure governance requirements
• Experience managing project scope, programme, risk, commercial performance and technical coordination
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and client management capability
• A collaborative leadership style and passion for developing high-performing teams
• Relevant engineering qualifications and professional registration or pathway toward registration
• Collaborative leadership
• Stakeholder engagement
• Mentoring and team development
• Highways design standards
• Multidisciplinary design coordination
• Project delivery frameworks

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