Design Manager - Ports & Maritime
Core
Lead the design of complex maritime infrastructure, guiding technical delivery from feasibility through detailed design and construction support for ports, marine, and coastal developments.
Role type
Senior Design Manager (Maritime Infrastructure)
Builds
Wharves, jetties, container terminals, bulk export facilities, LNG and energy marine facilities, berthing and mooring structures, breakwaters, revetments, and defence maritime infrastructure.
Domain
Civil/Marine Engineering, Ports & Maritime Infrastructure
Required skills
Multidisciplinary design leadership, project lifecycle management, technical governance, design interface coordination, risk and quality management, commercial judgement, stakeholder management, mentoring
Preferred skills
Chartered Professional Engineer status, business development experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead multidisciplinary design activities and establish design programmes; Manage delivery through FEED, preliminary and detailed design; Coordinate interfaces across structural, coastal, civil, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical and environmental disciplines; Review and approve designs, calculations, reports and specifications; Monitor budgets, schedules, risks, quality and commercial performance; Lead design reviews and support hazard identification workshops; Build relationships with ports, government agencies and private sector clients; Prepare and review proposals and project execution plans; Mentor engineers and project managers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities