AddressThe ACEREZ consortium, which includes the ACCIONA COBRA Joint Venture (ACJV), has been appointed Preferred Proponent to design and construct the transmission line infrastructure for the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (CWO REZ), as part of Australia’s energy transition, outlined in the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap.
The new transmission infrastructure, which will combine high-capacity transmission lines, energy hubs and related infrastructure, will enable generators such as solar and wind farms and energy storage providers in the CWO REZ to connect to the electricity grid, providing a reliable supply of clean, affordable electricity for households and businesses across NSW while helping to meet the state’s newly legislated Net Zero targets.
Job Description
With a commitment to driving positive change, contributing to the evolution of Australia’s green energy sector, this is your chance to be part of something groundbreaking!
Our Central-West Orana project is currently seeking a dedicated Temporary Works Design Manager to share their expertise within our growing Project Wide team. You will be responsible for leading and managing the temporary design process on the project. This includes inputs, outputs and overall design development, coordination, and management of temporary design packages to maximise successful project outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Design Strategy Development: Define engineering scope, propose winning design strategies, and secure optimal design teams from the pursuit stage.
- Project Lifecycle Management: Plan and manage all design aspects across project stages to achieve safety, quality, budget, and timeline objectives.
- Contract Administration: Administer design consultants’ contracts, ensuring compliance with project requirements, budget, and program.
- Budget and Progress Monitoring: Prepare, monitor, and report on budget forecasts and project progress throughout the lifecycle.
- Team Collaboration: Foster interaction between design and construction teams to maximize innovation and project success.
- Client and Stakeholder Management: Manage expectations and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Team Leadership and Development: Supervise, mentor, and develop the design management team to their full potential.
- Technical Excellence Promotion: Promote ACEREZ D&C’s technical excellence externally and contribute to internal knowledge sharing and engineering practice improvements.
Key Competencies:
- Technical Knowledge: Commitment to promoting and enhancing technical excellence and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strategic Planning: Ability to develop and implement effective design strategies.
- Project Management: Expertise in managing design processes within budget and timeline constraints.
- Contract Management: Proficiency in administering and managing design consultant contracts.
- Financial Acumen: Skills in preparing and monitoring budget forecasts and project cost reports.
- Collaboration: Strong communication and teamwork skills to foster collaboration between design and construction teams.
- Client Relations: Ability to manage client and stakeholder expectations effectively.
- Leadership and Mentorship: Capability to lead, supervise, mentor, and develop design management team members.
Minimum Skills & Qualifications
- Full bachelor’s degree in civil / structural engineering from an institution recognised by Engineers Australia.
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in the design and documentation of Temporary Works relevant to the specific design.
- Chartered member of Engineers Australia (CPEng) and registration on the National Engineering Register (NER).
- Proven track record of managing teams and delivering the design of multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects on time and to budget.
- Strong knowledge of interface requirements of multi-disciplinary projects.
- Knowledge of design software and familiarity with ProjectWise or equivalent, and RIBCx or equivalent.
- Exemplary project and contract management skills with some commercial acumen.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Leadership as well as interpersonal skills relating to working in a team environment with multiple internal stakeholders.
This role is based in our project office based in Sydney CBD with occasional trips to site (Mudgee).
