Project Design Manager - Steam Plant

About the role

Aggreko is looking for a Project Design Manager to join its Project team in Perth. The role manages the design development, engineering coordination and technical governance of Structural, Mechanical and Piping (SMP) packages for a large-scale utility steam generation plant. It leads multidisciplinary teams so that high-pressure steam systems, power piping, heavy structural steel and mechanical balance-of-plant designs are safe, compliant, constructible and cost-effective, from concept design through to as-built handover.

Key responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams, specialist SMP engineering consultants and boiler/turbine OEMs in delivering project design packages.
• Ensure compliance with Australian Standards, statutory regulations and pressure equipment registration requirements.
• Set technical criteria for high-pressure/high-temperature steam systems, boiler structures and heavy industrial plant layouts.
• Develop design management strategies aligned with project schedule and commercial objectives.
• Coordinate interfaces between structural steel, turbines and pumps, and high-pressure piping.
• Maintain engineering integrity across high-hazard steam generation, pressure vessel and power piping systems.
• Act as principal engineering representative for internal stakeholders, joint venture partners and external contractors.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Structural or Process Engineering; CPEng or NER status with Engineers Australia is highly desirable.
• Minimum 10 years delivering major heavy industrial, power generation or petrochemical infrastructure projects.
• Minimum 5 years in engineering leadership or design management on large-scale capital projects ($100M+).
• Experience overseeing SMP design, including boiler plants, steam turbine generators, high-pressure piping and large structural steel modules.
• Proven track record managing external engineering consultants and OEMs within an Owner's Team, EPC or EPCM framework.

Required skills

• Deep knowledge of AS 1228, AS 1210, AS 4041, ASME B31.1, AS 4100, AS/NZS 1170, AS 3873 and AS 4343.
• Strong commercial acumen to hold design consultants and vendors accountable to their scope of work.

What we offer

• A pivotal role in a landmark renewable power project.
• Competitive compensation.
• Safety-focused culture.
• Career development opportunities.