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Design Manager

Zerra 🇦🇺 Australia

Onsite Full-time Manager

The Design Manager will lead design management and quality assurance across hyperscale data centre projects in Australia, acting as the technical authority. They will audit design deliverables for compliance, chair technical forums, and provide leadership to the Design, Engineering & Construction organization.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design management and ensure designs meet desired outcomes
  • Review and QA/QC all design deliverables for compliance with Zerra standards and Australian codes
  • Audit designs for inconsistencies, discrepancies and missing information, tracking close‑out of observations
  • Act as Subject Matter Expert in design reviews and address design escalations
  • Chair regular Australia Design Team knowledge‑share meetings and technical discussions
  • Participate in consultant selection and annual performance reviews
  • Enforce Zerra standards and templates, adapting them to local codes and standards
  • Engage external consultants to adopt best‑in‑class design practices
  • Identify and resolve quality and latent‑defect issues
  • Propose and evaluate product and digital design improvements to reduce cost

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a CSA or MEPH engineering discipline or equivalent experience
  • Chartered status with Engineers Australia (CPEng) and registration on the National Engineering Register (NER) preferred
  • 10+ years of design or design‑management experience with data centre or large‑scale industrial projects
  • Working knowledge of Australian codes and standards (NCC/BCA, AS/NZS series, AER/AEMO, EPBC Act, etc.)
  • Strong commercial awareness of construction market dynamics
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management abilities
  • Willingness to travel domestically across project sites

Key Skills

Design management Quality assurance (QA/QC) Australian building codes (NCC/BCA) AS/NZS standards AER/AEMO compliance EPBC Act knowledge Stakeholder management Leadership Problem solving Commercial awareness Cross‑functional collaboration Presentation skills Travel coordination Design audit Design engineering guidelines Risk management Vendor management Digital improvement initiatives Communication Mentoring

About Zerra

Zerra builds and operates hyperscale data centre campuses, providing critical digital infrastructure for cloud and AI services worldwide.

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