Role summary
Jasara Program Management Company seeks a Design Director Estate Management to lead operational design review, assurance and stakeholder coordination of city and district assets. The role ensures operability, maintainability, accessibility, serviceability and long-term operational sustainability are effectively incorporated into planning, design, delivery and handover of assets, facilities and services.
Responsibilities
- Lead operational design reviews of city and district assets to assess operability, maintainability, functionality and long-term serviceability
- Review asset designs throughout planning, concept, schematic, detailed design and pre-handover stages
- Challenge design proposals to ensure assets can be safely, efficiently and sustainably operated and maintained
- Assess asset layouts, operational functionality, maintenance strategies and service delivery requirements
- Identify operational risks, maintenance constraints, accessibility challenges and service delivery issues impacting future operations
- Provide evidence-based recommendations to improve asset operability, maintainability and operational performance
- Support governance and stage-gate reviews through technical review comments and assurance recommendations
- Promote whole-life thinking within design reviews supporting long-term operational sustainability and value
- Develop, maintain and continuously improve operational design standards, guidance documents and review criteria
- Define operability, maintainability and service delivery requirements for development and design teams
- Develop operational requirements relating to maintenance access, serviceability, support facilities and operational infrastructure
- Establish design review frameworks and assurance processes supporting consistent assessment of developments
- Ensure operational design requirements are embedded within development processes and governance frameworks
- Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain current and future operational requirements across asset classes
- Promote alignment between operational objectives, user requirements and design solutions
- Provide subject matter expertise relating to operational readiness and operational design assurance
- Review and provide assurance on sizing, location and functionality of facilities supporting city operations and asset management
- Assess operational support facilities, maintenance compounds, workshops, storage areas, waste facilities, logistics areas and staff support infrastructure
- Evaluate proposed facility capacities against forecast operational requirements and service delivery needs
- Ensure operational facilities are appropriately located to maximize efficiency, accessibility and service performance
- Review space planning requirements associated with operational support activities and future city growth
- Coordinate with stakeholders to validate operational assumptions and facility utilization requirements
- Identify opportunities to optimize operational infrastructure and support facilities
- Ensure asset support facilities align with long-term operating models and maintenance requirements
- Review and provide assurance on operational logistics requirements for city and district assets
- Assess asset access arrangements, servicing routes, loading facilities, deliveries, refuse collection and maintenance access requirements
- Review emergency access provisions and operational resilience considerations
- Ensure operational logistics requirements are appropriately integrated into development and design proposals
- Coordinate stakeholder reviews of servicing, operational access and logistics planning arrangements
- Identify operational conflicts and provide recommendations improving functionality and service delivery performance
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Facilities Management, Asset Management, Urban Planning, Building Sciences, Construction Management or related discipline
- Master's degree in relevant discipline is desirable
- Chartered, licensed or professionally accredited status with recognized professional institution is preferred
- Additional qualifications relating to facilities management, asset management, operational readiness or infrastructure planning are advantageous
Requirements
- Minimum 15 years progressive experience in design management, operational readiness, facilities planning, asset management, infrastructure delivery, estate management or related disciplines including leadership
- Demonstrated experience reviewing complex developments from operational, maintainability and service delivery perspective
- Experience influencing design outcomes across multidisciplinary projects and stakeholder groups
- Experience developing operational requirements, design standards and assurance processes
- Experience supporting design governance and stage-gate review processes
- Experience coordinating development, operations, asset management and delivery stakeholders
- Experience managing consultants, technical advisors and specialist studies
- Experience within major mixed-use destinations, large-scale developments, infrastructure programs, master-planned communities, cities or giga-projects strongly preferred
Education
Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Facilities Management, Asset Management, Urban Planning, Building Sciences, Construction Management or related discipline
Experience
Minimum 15 years progressive experience in design management, operational readiness, facilities planning, asset management, infrastructure delivery, estate management or related disciplines including leadership
Skills
- Operability and maintainability reviews
- Operational design assurance
- Design governance and stage-gate processes
- Facilities planning and operational infrastructure assessment
- Operational logistics and accessibility planning
- Asset handover coordination
- Stakeholder engagement and cross-functional integration
- Consultant management and technical assurance
- Operational readiness planning
- Whole-life asset performance considerations
Education · Experience · Type
Bachelor'sRequires 15+ yearsSalary not stated