The Company
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Design Coordinator to join our national structural steel contractor based in Brisbane CBD. As a result of continued growth, the company has secured a strong pipeline of industrial/commercial warehousing projects for 2024 and 2025. Our dedication to repeat client satisfaction and delivery has meant we've built a reputation based on trust, efficiency and an established leadership network right across Australia.
The Role - What will you do?
In this role you will have full oversight of where all jobs are positioned from the drafting stage to finalisation and you will be responsible for:
Managing consultants and coordinating the documentation process with consultants
Ensuring drafting subcontractors are working to their deadlines and you are across all potential delays
Submitting all substitution and paint specifications for consultant reviews for specific imported steel
Reviewing drawing and documentation and providing recommendation for updates
Reporting any design issues to the relevant managers or the Managing Director
Analysing specifications, plans and related technical data to determine time, cost and labour requirements for projects
Participating in detailed design team meetings to ensure estimates are relevant to scopes of works, stakeholders' expectations and are cost effective
Keeping track of all RFI’s
Working closely with the Estimator to manage the preparation of estimates, designs and tenders, following Company procedures
Implementing and managing the Safety in Design process
Performing post-project reviews (Lessons Learnt) to assess project performance and identify improvement opportunities
Complying with and promoting Company policies, guidelines and procedures
Ensuring relationships are maintained with all stakeholders, liaising with drafting stakeholders to track progress on projects to communicate with Clients
Skills & Experience - What do you need?
To be successful in this role, you will need to have:
Degree qualifications in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or similar
To have worked in a similar role for a minimum of 3 years (post-graduation)
Significant site exposure
Project Management experience demonstrating time, cost and scope understanding
Excellent communication both written and verbal
Demonstrated experience in functional briefs, consultant scopes and engagements
Advanced MS office skills
If you are interested in this role and meet the above requirements, please apply today.