Project Design Manager

Bring your energy to Aggreko as Project Design Manager based along with our Project team in Perth.

Job Overview
The Project Design Manager – SMP is responsible for managing the design development, engineering coordination, and technical governance of Structural, Mechanical, and Piping (SMP) packages for a large-scale utility steam generation plant.

This role provides multidisciplinary leadership to ensure that high-pressure steam systems, power piping, heavy structural steel, and mechanical balance of plant (BOP) designs are safe, compliant, constructible, and cost-effective.

Working closely with project management, construction, and commissioning teams, the Design Manager will oversee external engineering consultants, EPC contractors, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

The position plays a critical role in managing complex technical interfaces, thermal/static engineering risks, and stringent regulatory compliance from concept design through to as-built handover.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to be pivotal in the delivery of a land mark Renewable Power Project
• Competitive compensation
• Safety-focused culture
• A range of career development opportunities

What you’ll do as Project Design Manager:

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• Lead multidisciplinary design teams, specialist SMP engineering consultants, and boiler/turbine OEMs in the delivery of project design packages.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable Australian Standards (AS), statutory regulations, and pressure equipment registration requirements.
• Establish technical criteria for high-pressure/high-temperature steam systems, boiler structures, and heavy industrial plant layouts.
• Develop design management strategies specifically tailored to complex steam plant integration, aligning deliverables with project schedule and commercial objectives.
• Coordinate critical engineering interfaces between structural steel frameworks, dynamic mechanical equipment (turbines, pumps), and high-pressure piping networks.
• Maintain engineering integrity across high-hazard steam generation, pressure vessel, and power piping systems
• Act as the principal engineering representative for internal stakeholders, joint venture partners, and external delivery contractors.

You are:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Structural, or Process Engineering from a recognized institution (Eligibility for Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) or NER status with Engineers Australia is highly desirable).
• Minimum 10 years' experience delivering major heavy industrial, power generation, or petrochemical infrastructure projects.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in engineering leadership or design management roles within large-scale capital projects ($100M+ value).
• Demonstrated experience overseeing SMP design, including boiler plants (HRSGs or conventional utility boilers), steam turbine generators, high-pressure piping, and large structural steel modules.
• Proven track record managing external engineering consultants and OEM interfaces within an Owner's Team, EPC, or EPCM delivery framework.
• Deep working knowledge of critical Australian Standards, including:

-AS 1228 (Water-tube boilers) & AS 1210 (Pressure vessels)

-AS 4041 & ASME B31.1 (Pressure piping / Power piping)

-AS 4100 (Structural steel) & AS/NZS 1170 (Structural design actions)

-AS 3873 & AS 4343 (Pressure equipment hazard levels, operation, and maintenance)

• Contractor & OEM Management: Strong commercial acumen to hold design consultants and global technology vendors accountable to scopes of work.

Our people are can-do, positive, resilient and persistent. If that feels like you, apply now and build your career with the people bringing energy to the world.

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