Design Manager - Education

About Hindmarsh Over four decades, Hindmarsh Construction has completed many landmark buildings across Australia, with total project value exceeding $6.0 billion. We stand by our values of integrity, safety, quality, innovation and teamwork. With a portfolio of many high profile and challenging projects, our work spans many different sectors including commercial, industrial, education, health and government. Working at Hindmarsh Hindmarsh offers a collaborative and supportive workplace where you will enjoy a great range of employee benefits including:Exclusive staff discounts at over 400+ retailersA gift on your birthday every yearTraining opportunitiesAccess to flexible working arrangementsEmployee wellbeing programs The Opportunity At Hindmarsh, our culture of teamwork and integrity is reflected across the business. You will enjoy working on challenging and satisfying work, with capable and friendly team members. We are currently looking to appoint a Design Manager to join our team. In this role you will be responsible for design quality and buildability of a project including liaising with clients and preparing clients briefs, liaising with design consultants and in house estimators, cost planners and programmers as well as coordinating the preparation and documentation, including BIM, CAD and other software systems. This role will be based in the Canberra Head Office. Your key responsibilities will include:Manage consultant engagement and design processManage preparation of preliminary project evaluations and feasibility studiesPreparation of scope of work and design briefManage development of preliminary design conceptsClient Relationship managementManage authority approvals including Development Approvals, Building Approvals and local government requirements To be successful in the role you will have:Bachelor Degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management2+ years’ experience within a construction company as a design manager or coordinator (or 5+ years’ experience as a design consultant with coordination / leadership skills on Design & Construct projects).Commercial acumen within the building industryGood knowledge of Design & Construction ProjectsAn understanding of a construction process from start of tender to project completionDemonstrated capability to lead and manage a team of consultantsA sound understanding and working knowledge of technology relevant to the roleExperience in education and health projects