Design Manager (Viaduct LTA_Tuas South)

Job Summary

Lead design management for an LTA road and viaduct design-and-build project in Singapore, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to deliver compliant, safe, and constructible designs on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the overall design process, programme, and deliverables schedule for the project to ensure timely completion.
• Coordinate permanent and temporary works design across structural, geotechnical, road, drainage, utilities, and M&E disciplines to maintain design integration.
• Chair design coordination meetings and track closure of design actions and interfaces to resolve issues efficiently.
• Manage design submissions to LTA, BCA, PUB, SCDF, SLA, NParks, and other statutory authorities, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Track submission status and approval timelines, incorporating all authority comments and review feedback to secure approvals.
• Coordinate responses to LTA comments and technical queries to facilitate smooth project progress.
• Review designs for constructability, buildability, and safety-in-design, including precast handling, launching/gantry erection tolerances, and works adjacent to live utilities to minimize risks.
• Provide technical support to site teams by managing RFIs, design changes, design deviations, and as-built requirements to maintain design integrity.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate design risks and interfaces with adjacent contracts to prevent project delays.
• Coordinate temporary works designs including excavation support systems, formwork and falsework, launching systems, lifting plans, traffic decking, and temporary access structures to ensure safety and compliance.
• Ensure temporary works designs are properly checked, approved, and implemented to meet project standards.
• Oversee BIM implementation and multidisciplinary design coordination to enhance design accuracy and collaboration.
• Ensure model and drawing consistency across disciplines, supporting clash detection and design coordination workshops to reduce errors.
• Promote digital engineering initiatives to improve project delivery efficiency and innovation.

Required competencies and certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering recognised by the Professional Engineers Board (PEB), Singapore, or qualifications accepted by the Commissioner of Building Control for registration as a Resident Engineer.
• Minimum 10 years of civil engineering experience, including at least 10 years in the design and coordination of vehicular structures and road projects of similar nature in Singapore.
• Proven experience managing design submissions and approval processes with LTA, BCA, and other Singapore authorities.
• English proficiency as the working language.

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) registration with PEB.
• Direct experience on Singapore LTA road and viaduct projects.
• Familiarity with Singapore-adopted structural Eurocodes and LTA design standards and criteria.
• Experience facilitating or contributing to Design for Safety (DfS) workshops.
• Experience in the design of prestressed or precast concrete bridge superstructures and their erection methods.
• Familiarity with BIM, Common Data Environment (CDE), and digital engineering platforms.
• Mandarin proficiency would be an advantage for coordinating with Mandarin-speaking stakeholders at the company's headquarters in China & Singapore.