Design Manager – Wind

About the role

Arcadis is seeking a Design Manager – Wind to establish and lead its onshore wind farm design capability in Australia. The role focuses on delivering and coordinating Balance of Plant (BoP) design across civil, electrical and environmental disciplines, supporting tender, ECI and detailed design phases.

Key responsibilities

• Lead design management of onshore wind farm projects, covering BoP scopes (civil, electrical and environmental integration).
• Act as technical lead in tenders and ECI phases, developing design approaches, quantities, assumptions and risk inputs.
• Drive integrated design optimisation, coordinating layouts, access, earthworks, electrical reticulation and environmental constraints.
• Provide technical leadership and assurance of design outputs across multidisciplinary teams and coordinate with Arcadis Global Excellence Centres.
• Interface directly with developers, contractors and client teams, supporting workshops, design reviews and technical queries.

Required profile

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent) with Chartered status (CPEng / RPEQ) or equivalent.
• Proven experience delivering onshore wind farm projects in Australia, particularly BoP design.
• Strong track record in design management across multidisciplinary teams (civil, electrical, environmental).
• Experience in ECI, tender design and early‑stage project development.
• Demonstrated leadership, mentoring capability and ability to work with distributed/global design teams.

Required skills

• GIS, 12D, Civil 3D or similar design coordination tools.
• Design optimisation and constructability assessment for site access, road networks, crane hardstands, earthworks and drainage.
• Understanding of Australian standards, approval pathways and wind project delivery practices.
• Experience with electrical reticulation interfaces and environmental integration.