Design Manager – Wind

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Arcadis is looking for a Design Manager - Wind to join our team in Australia. This role will play a critical part in establishing and leading Arcadis’ onshore wind farm design capability, with a focus on delivering and coordinating Balance of Plant (BoP) design across civil, electrical and environmental disciplines.

The position is suited to an experienced design leader with a strong track record in Australian wind farm delivery, capable of leading multidisciplinary design teams, interfacing directly with clients and contractors, and embedding best-practice methodologies and tools for wind project delivery.

This is a delivery-focused role, supporting tender, ECI and detailed design phases, and improving Arcadis’ credibility as a lead design partner in the wind sector.

• Lead design management of onshore wind farm projects, covering BoP scopes (civil, electrical and environmental integration)
• Act as the technical lead in tenders and ECI phases, developing design approaches, key 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
• Lead coordination between local teams and Arcadis Global Excellence Centres, ensuring efficient and compliant delivery
• Interface directly with developers, contractors and client teams, supporting workshops, design reviews and technical queries
• Translate prior experience into clear, credible design narratives that build client confidence in Arcadis’ delivery capability
• Establish and embed design methodologies, tools and workflows aligned with industry best practice for wind farm delivery
• Support constructability and cost optimisation, ensuring designs are practical, buildable and aligned to contractor expectations
• Contribute to resource planning and delivery strategy, including allocation of work between local and offshore teams
• Mentor internal teams and uplift capability in wind-specific design and design management

First and foremost, you share our passion for enabling the energy transition. You will bring:

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent)
• 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)
• Demonstrated experience in ECI, tender design and early-stage project development
• Deep understanding of wind farm design components, including:
– Site access and internal road networks
– Crane hardstands and earthworks optimisation
– Drainage and constructability considerations
– Electrical reticulation interfaces
• Experience working with contractors and developers in design-and-construct or ECI environments
• Strong understanding of Australian standards, approvals pathways and delivery practices for wind projects
• Familiarity with relevant tools (e.g. GIS, 12D, Civil 3D or similar), with emphasis on design coordination and optimisation rather than detailed modelling
• Proven ability to lead client interactions and technical discussions, building trust and credibility
• Experience working with or managing distributed/global design teams
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capability