Senior Design Manager - Public Realm
Summary
The Senior Design Manager for Public Realm leads the planning, design coordination, and delivery of public realm projects, managing consultant teams and ensuring compliance with masterplans and design standards. The role involves overseeing multidisciplinary inputs for large-scale developments and supporting the Public Realm Director in achieving project milestones.
Senior Design Manager – Public Realm
Role Required: The Senior Design Manager – Public Realm will lead the planning, design coordination, and delivery of public realm projects within assigned districts and citywide initiatives. The role is responsible for managing consultant teams, providing technical leadership, coordinating multidisciplinary inputs, and ensuring public realm designs align with approved masterplans, Stage Gate requirements, citywide standards, and the Public Realm Design Manual (PRDM), People First Principles, project spirit teams and inhouse design support. The position acts as the primary day-to-day public realm lead for district delivery teams and supports the Public Realm Director in driving successful project outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as Lead Public Realm Design Manager for assigned districts and project portfolios.
- Manage public realm design development through CMP, DMP, Land Servicing, and detailed design stages.
- Coordinate and review consultant deliverables to ensure compliance with approved masterplans, design standards, and technical requirements.
- Support the implementation of citywide public realm strategies, standards, and PRDM requirements.
- Coordinate public realm interfaces with infrastructure, mobility, utilities, irrigation, sustainability, environmental, and operational teams.
- Review design submissions and provide technical recommendations to support Stage Gate approvals.
- Monitor programme delivery, design risks, and key project dependencies.
- Support procurement activities, consultant management, scope development, and RFP reviews.
- Mentor junior team members and promote consistency in public realm delivery and governance.
- Contribute to the development of public realm standards, technical guidance, and best-practice design solutions across the city.
Key Accountabilities
- Delivery of coordinated and compliant public realm design packages.
- Achievement of district programme milestones and Stage Gate requirements.
- Effective management of consultant performance and design quality.
- Successful integration of public realm requirements with wider district infrastructure and development programmes.
- Identification and mitigation of design, programme, and technical risks.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture
- 10–15 years' experience in landscape architecture, public realm, urban design, or large-scale development projects.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants through all design stages.
- Strong technical understanding of public realm systems, parks, streetscapes, irrigation, hardscape, softscape, and infrastructure interfaces.
- Experience working on large-scale mixed-use developments, master planned communities, or mega-projects.
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