Design Manager

The Design Manager is responsible for leading multidisciplinary design coordination and integration across all works contracts and systems packages within a major infrastructure programme.

This role ensures that all design outputs are fully integrated, consistent, and aligned with project requirements, operational constraints, system interfaces, and statutory expectations within a highly regulated and technically complex environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Design Leadership & Integration

• Lead multi-disciplinary design coordination and integration across all relevant works contracts and systems packages
• Drive alignment of design outputs across civil, structural, architectural, building services, E&M, and system-related disciplines
• Ensure that all designs are fully integrated, consistent, and aligned with overall project objectives

2. Design Management Framework

• Establish and implement the design management process for the PDMC, including:
  • Design submission protocols
  • Review workflows and approval cycles
  • Comment management and resolution tracking
  • Decision records and technical coordination procedures
• Ensure structured, auditable, and consistent design governance across all packages

3. Design Baseline & Consistency Control

• Maintain oversight of the integrated design baseline across all contracts
• Ensure consistency of design assumptions, criteria, and parameters across disciplines and packages
• Manage configuration control and ensure that design changes are properly coordinated and documented

4. Technical Design Reviews & Coordination

• Coordinate and lead technical design reviews involving:

  • Civil, structural, architectural, building services, and E&M disciplines
  • System-related and interface-sensitive packages

• Ensure design interfaces, requirements, constraints, assumptions, and constructability considerations are fully addressed

• Support multidisciplinary coordination to ensure designs are integrated, congruent, and consistent across the programme

5. Interface & Requirements Management

• Ensure that interface requirements across contracts, disciplines, and systems are clearly defined, coordinated, and resolved
• Integrate authority comments, operational constraints, and technical requirements into the design development process
• Support the Client’s integration function on requirement compliance, interface design management, and integration risks

6. Digital Design & BIM Coordination

• Work closely with BIM and CDE teams to maintain project-wide design coordination using federated models and digital collaboration platforms
• Ensure that digital design deliverables are aligned, coordinated, and compliant with project standards
• Promote effective use of digital tools to enhance integration and clash avoidance

7. Risk, Compliance & Issue Resolution

• Identify and escalate technical conflicts, non-compliances, and gaps in design development

• Address constructability issues, design safety concerns, and coordination risks across packages

• Ensure alignment with applicable standards, statutory requirements, and authority expectations

• Support assurance processes to ensure designs meet required compliance and quality standards

8. Technical Alignment & Standards Interpretation

• Coordinate with technical advisory functions where interpretation of applicable standards and baseline criteria require alignment or clarification
• Ensure consistency in application of project standards and technical requirements across all design packages
• Facilitate resolution of complex technical issues requiring cross-discipline input

9. Documentation & Traceability

• Ensure all design decisions, review outcomes, and technical resolutions are properly documented and traceable
• Maintain clear audit trails for design development, approvals, and integration outcomes
• Support reporting requirements for project governance, client briefings, and assurance reviews

Key Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in design management for large-scale infrastructure or major development projects
• Proven experience in multidisciplinary coordination and design integration across complex, multi-contract environments
• Experience in projects with significant system interfaces and stringent regulatory requirements preferred

Technical Competencies

• Strong knowledge of multidisciplinary design coordination (Civil, Structural, Architectural, Building Services, E&M and systems)
• Experience in design management processes, review workflows, and integration frameworks
• Familiarity with Hong Kong statutory processes and authority engagement
• Experience in BIM-led coordination and digital delivery environments

Leadership & Behavioural Competencies

• Strong leadership and coordination capabilities across diverse teams
• Highly structured, detail-oriented, and governance-driven
• Proactive in identifying and resolving design risks and integration challenges
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills