Role summary
The Senior Design Manager – Public Realm leads planning, design coordination, and delivery of public realm projects within assigned districts and citywide initiatives. Manages consultant teams, provides technical leadership, and ensures 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. Acts as the primary day-to-day public realm lead for district delivery teams and supports the Public Realm Director.
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
Qualifications
- 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, masterplanned communities, or mega-projects
Education
Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture
Experience
10–15 years' experience in landscape architecture, public realm, urban design, or large-scale development projects
Skills
- Managing multidisciplinary consultants through all design stages
- Technical understanding of public realm systems, parks, and streetscapes
- Knowledge of irrigation, hardscape, and softscape design
- Infrastructure interface coordination
- Design review and technical assessment
- Programme delivery and risk management
- Procurement and consultant management support
- Team leadership and mentoring
Education · Experience · Type
Bachelor'sRequires 10+ yearsSalary not stated