"Senior Manager, Design"

Job no: 561780

Work type: Full-time

Location: Flexible, Melbourne - Burwood

Categories: Management

• Flexible location + hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and fixed term until November 2025
• HEW 10 $142,074 + 17% Superannuation

Why work with us?

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.

 Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

As a Senior Manager, you will:

• Be responsible for the strategic design guidance, technical architectural advice and to lead and drive the consolidation of environmental strategies across the range of initiatives and project types across all IPP projects.
• Drive the provision of strategic support and advice on the integration of internal and external standards, legislative requirements, design innovation and exemplar environments.
• Drive sustainable design initiatives relating to environmental sustainable design (ESD), biodiversity enhancement and climate adaptation, in the built and natural environment.
• Lead the strategic architectural design and sustainable built environment vision.
• Drive the stakeholder engagement and consultation process and articulate complex technical information into a concise and unambiguous project brief.
• Assist in conducting feasibilities studies and production of design documents suitable for stakeholder approval and budget estimate pricing, including input into funding proposals.
• Oversee architectural and sustainability design reviews to ensure project compliance with University standards, design direction and alignment with the University strategic direction.
• Influence project designs to ensure innovative and cost-effective solutions that meet stakeholder expectations in accordance will all policies, procedures, regulations and standards.
• Influence the development of asset uplift refurbishment projects to ensure proposals are effectively scoped with existing conditions and potential efficiencies at front of mind.                                                                                                                                                                  

To be successful, you’ll have:

• Proven expertise in the management of significant human and material resources; in addition to in some areas.
• Postgraduate qualifications in architecture (or similar) and extensive relevant experience.
• Extensive, relevant, leadership experience in a design management role with significant recent experience in managing mid-career staff with a recognised ability to coach and mentor staff.
• Extensive experience in recognising and critically analysing client / user requirements and articulating complex technical information from key stakeholders into concise, unambiguous documents.
• Deep understanding of end-to-end project management and design of capital and minor projects (for new build, and also adaptive re-use), with a high level of stakeholder engagement expertise.
• Relevant, recent experience and working knowledge of industry recognised sustainability programmes including Greenstar®, Wells, Passivhaus or LEAD.
• High level design and graphic visualisation skills including experience with Adobe Suite .
• High level Computer Aided Design literacy in AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit.

Here's how to apply: 

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills, experience and response to the selection criteria.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Jessica Rafter (Director, Design and Construction) at jessica.rafter@deakin.edu.au 

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

Senior Manager, Design.pdf

Applications for this position close on 30 August 2024.

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

Advertised: 16 Aug 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: 30 Aug 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time