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Design Manager

Gough Recruitment 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Onsite Full-time Manager

Manage the design lifecycle for residential and mixed-use developments, coordinating architects, engineers, specialist consultants, contractors, and internal teams from concept through construction and delivery. Review design documentation, manage risks and changes, and balance design quality with budgets, programmes, commercial viability, and buildability.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the design lifecycle for residential and mixed-use developments, coordinating architects, engineers, specialist consultants, contractors, and internal teams from concept through construction and delivery. Review design documentation, manage risks and changes, and balance design quality with budgets, programmes, commercial viability, and buildability.

Requirements

  • The role seeks an experienced Design Manager with capability across residential and mixed-use development projects and the full design lifecycle. The posting does not specify formal education, certifications, or a minimum number of years of experience.

Key Skills

Design lifecycle management Residential and mixed‑use development expertise Architect coordination Engineer coordination Specialist consultant liaison Contractor collaboration Risk management Change management Budget control Programme scheduling Commercial viability assessment Buildability evaluation Design documentation review Stakeholder communication Construction documentation Design quality assurance Project delivery Leadership Team coordination Problem solving Negotiation Regulatory compliance Design standards adherence Multi‑disciplinary teamwork Client relationship management Strategic planning Decision making Presentation skills

About Gough Recruitment

GOUGH Recruitment – specialist recruiter in Real Estate, Property, Development & Construction. GOUGH’s vision is to strive to be the leading and preferred industry specialist with a holistic approach to delivering quality talent in the Real Estate, Property, Development and Construction markets. OUR SERVICE Currently the leaders in Real Estate, Property, Development and Construction recruitment with fully integrated offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Singapore and Hong Kong, we are known for offering a localised service with international and national reach of quality candidates. OUR NETWORK Providing a range of recruitment and consulting services since 1989, GOUGH has developed strong relationships and built a quality network of candidates, with a high referral base for our clients. OUR TEAM Our years of experience and passion for what we do, provides clients and candidates with top quality service that exceeds expectations. We conduct ourselves with integrity, p

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