Design Manager - Melbourne, Australia - Jacobs

Jacobs

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Our People & Places Solutions business - reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do - the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole.

From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology - we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed today and into tomorrow._

Your Impact:

About the Opportunity**Our company is currently seeking a senior-level
Design Manager to join our Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Team.

As the Design Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the design of water infrastructure projects, including water treatment plants, water and wastewater pipelines, and reservoirs, pump stations, reservoirs and water treatment plants.

You will work closely with other departments within the company and be required to coordinate multi‐disciplinary activities and inputs such as engineering, construction, and project management, to ensure that designs meet project requirements and are completed on time and within budget.

On top of the exposure to challenging projects and career development opportunities, we offer competitive remuneration packages and multiple staff benefits such as paid parental and partner leave, purchase leave, and mental health & wellbeing programs, to name a few.

Here at Jacobs we postively support a plethora of flexible working practices such as flexible start/end times, job share arrangements, working from home, and part-time arrangements.

The Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Section works on long term projects with major clients based in Melbourne, including Melbourne Water, Yarra Valley Water and Great Western Water, and important regional clients such as Goulburn Valley Water.

We regularly collaborate with our teams nationally and work with interstate clients, including Sydney Water, Water Corporation, SA Water amongst others.

You will also get the opportunity to work on projects internationally and connect to Global Industry leaders and experts.

To be successful in this role, you must have a strong understanding of water infrastructure design principles and be able to effectively mentor and/or lead a team of designers.

You should have experience with industry-standard design software and be comfortable working with other project stakeholders, including clients, regulatory agencies, and community groups.

Here's What You'll Need:

Recognised relevant tertiary qualifications in Engineering.
Chartered status from a relevant engineering body.
Extensive experience in project or design management of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including pipelines, pump stations and treatment plants.
Experience in managing projects across the water asset lifecycle from strategic planning, planning, business cases, engineering design, operations and maintenance, and asset management.
Ability to assist in the proposal phase for upcoming opportunities, including preparing and leading proposals to position the team for success.
Excellent leadership skills, including managing multidisciplinary teams and subcontractors.

Jacobs. A world where you can.

From our inclusive employee networks, to our positive mental health champions - we're committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximise your potential.

You'll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too - from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.

No matter what drives you, you'll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals - all at a single global company.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative.

We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave.

This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's Network - find out more about our employee networks here.