Senior Project Architect / Design Manager

An established architecture and design practice is seeking an experienced Senior Project Lead / Design Manager to join its Sydney team.
This is a unique dual-role opportunity, combining Design Management responsibilities on a major industrial project with Project Leadership across other current and future projects.

As a Design Manager, you will;

• Lead and coordinate design delivery across complex projects and multiple stages.
• Manage internal teams, consultants and sub-consultants to ensure coordinated, high-quality outcomes.
• Oversee consultant appointments, scopes, fees, deliverables and contractual requirements.
• Manage design coordination, documentation, quality assurance and design administration.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants and project stakeholders.
• Ensure design delivery aligns with project scope, programme, budget and client requirements.

And as a Senior Project Architect;

• Lead projects from inception through to completion.
• Provide strategic leadership to project teams and consultants.
• Manage project performance, programme, budget, scope, risk and commercial outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Oversee project delivery, governance, administration and resource planning.
• Contribute to business development and broader practice leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement across project delivery systems and processes.

To be successful, you will have:

• Registered Architect and/or a relevant architectural degree from a recognised institution.
• Strong experience leading complex projects through multiple stages.
• Proven industrial project experience at a senior level is essential.
• Expert knowledge of consultant coordination, appointments, scopes, fees, deliverables and contracts.
• Strong commercial awareness and professional judgement.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organisational and time management abilities.
• Experience with resource planning, project governance and delivery oversight.
• Expert proficiency in Revit and BIM, with a strong understanding of coordinated documentation.

What's on Offer

• Senior leadership role with a respected architecture practice.
• Opportunity to work across major and complex industrial projects.
• Dual project leadership and design management responsibilities.
• Strong long-term career progression.
• Generous salary offered dependent on experience.

For any questions relating to this role or other opportunities with D&B and our clients please contact Charlie Jones on 0431 344 459 or click apply. Your application will be treated as strictly confidential.

Thanks for your consideration.
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