As one of Australia’s leading national construction companies, our commitment to providing an inclusive workplace is driven by an organisational culture that embraces diversity and equality. By joining Watpac, part of the international BESIX Group, you will be part of our national team of over 700 dedicated and innovative employees. Our people proudly uphold our values each day and are committed to the safety and wellbeing of their colleagues, subcontractors and the communities in which we operate.

BESIX Watpac are seeking a Design Manager with civil infrastructure experience to join our QLD construction business.  This role is key to ensure project delivery excellence in design leadership, and will be responsible for:

• Proactively driving company safety policies, practices and procedures in compliance with OH&S legislative requirements to provide a safe workplace at all times.
• Leading design review and development processes, managing consultants to produce high quality design documentation on time, on budget and compliant with statutory, regulatory and project technical requirements.
• Contributing to the cost control and value optimisation of our projects.
• Leading the review of project design for regulatory compliance as well as coordination of services within multi-disciplined design subcontractors.
• Effective management and coordination of design changes.
• Maintaining design quality control management through various registers and schedules.

The incumbent in this role will require the following qualifications and experience:

• Tertiary Qualification in an Engineering or relevant discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in Design Management with expertise in complex structures.
• Previous experience working with a Contractor delivering large scale infrastructure projects.
• Ability to effectively coordinate between design consultants and construction teams.
• Capability to deliver results in a dynamic, fast paced environment.

Our benefits include; 

• Health and wellbeing, technology, financial, leisure and home improvement discounts.
• Access to a Healthy Foundations and Employee Assistance Program.
• Parental Leave Program.
• Well-being days.
• Professional development opportunities.

This is your opportunity to build a challenging and exciting career path with an industry leader. We attribute our successes to our innovative, driven and diverse team and offer a competitive remuneration package with flexible, supportive benefits and development programs.