Design Delivery Manager

Job description

• 18 month initial contract with possibility of extension
• Circa $1000 day rate
• Hybrid working options

• Managing a variety of design and/or construction projects across construction and infrastructure
  
• Facilitate collaboration with project stakeholders and support project activities.
• Attend project sites as required to support assigned projects, with the frequency of attendance dependent on project stage, delivery requirements, and possession access.
• Developing the Project Scopes and Design Brief with specific attention to site specific conditions, project integration and inter-disciplinary requirements. Communicate with subject matter experts to ensure clarity of scope and ensure that it reflects customer requirements.
• Managing various risk management activities such as ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policies and procedures; managing development of SCARDS; organising risk management workshops; facilitating risk analysis and risk mitigation for projects; and recommending controls for residual risk.
• Project control including tracking progress and actual expenditure; and required reporting.
• As necessary, ensure effective contract management including developing Request for Proposal, managing tendering process, stakeholder management, contract administration, contractor performance management.
• Implementing Safety in Design (SiD).
• Identify and manage timely provision of design inputs.
• Facilitate engineering and assurance reviews for external service providers.
• Develop plans and provide regular reports on performance. Provide regular project updates against agreed cost and schedule, reporting on project delays, risks/issues, project performance and status to relevant stakeholders as requested
• Effective communication with customers, team members and internal/external stakeholders. Work in a transparent way to provide visibility at various levels of organisation.
• Identify when a change occurs, assess impact, inform impacted parties and manage change to minimize impact.
• May be required to work outside of normal hours, night shift, weekends and public holidays.

• Bachelor in Construction or Engineering
• At least 3 years in a design/construction project/delivery management role
• Rail Industry Workers (RIW) card (or willing to obtain)
• Previous project management of large-scale construction, infrastructure or rail
• Driving licence