Join McNab – Build the Future of the Sunshine Coast About us McNab is one of Australia’s largest privately owned construction companies, delivering landmark projects that combine scale and expertise, with a relationship-based approach. At McNab, you won’t just join a company – you’ll join a team that’s shaping the future of Construction, Development, and Property in Australia. From landmark builds to community-focused developments, you’ll work across a wide range of exciting projects. We’re all about strong partnerships, commercial smarts, and delivering certainty – and we’re looking for someone who shares those values. With 9 out of 10 projects from repeat clients, we focus on long-term relationships built on genuine care and trusted performance. We have a strong pipeline of local projects including aviation, health, industrial, multi-residential, and commercial projects. We are seeking a Services Design Manager to join our team Sunshine Coast Team. About the Role As our Services Design Manager you will oversee building services coordination and management across large-scale projects. You’ll take the lead on coordinating mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and fire systems through all stages of design and construction – ensuring safety, compliance, and value management remain front and centre. You’ll be joining a collaborative, solutions-focused team that lives and breathes The McNab Way – building legendary relationships, delivering certainty, and genuinely caring about our clients, consultants, and each other. Responsibilities include: Managing the full lifecycle of services design including all MEP disciplines. Contribute to the Design Management Plan and lead development of the services section. Manage documentation control and change control processes for services design deliverables. Identify cost, time and quality optimisation opportunities across services design. Driving design compliance, clash coordination, and value management. Collaborating with consultants, authorities, McNab's operations teams and the client to ensure the services design is fully integrated and constructable. Overseeing Safety in Design (SiD), commissioning planning, and services authority approvals. Leading meetings with stakeholders to maintain alignment, resolve issues early, and deliver with certainty. Lead commissioning and certification coordination for services elements. Support the design-to-operations handover with all relevant services documentation complete. Develop and maintain a services design program aligned to construction milestones and critical path. Contribute to the Design Management Plan and lead development of the services section. About you Degree qualified in Building Services Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or similar. Strong track record in services design coordination services design management on commercial or infrastructure projects in a Design & Construct (D&C) or ECI contract environment. A strong commercial focus, with the ability to uncover cost efficiencies and practical design solutions. Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the confidence to influence stakeholders at all levels. Proven ability to identify and proactively manage design and project risks. A collaborative approach and the capability to build and maintain strong, trusted relationships across clients, consultants, and internal teams. Deep understanding of services integration, NCC compliance, BCA, Australian Standards and Authority approval pathways. You’re highly organised, love working with a team, and know how to build trust fast. Experience in aviation or public infrastructure projects highly desirable. Strong knowledge of authority approval processes (Energex, QUU, QFES, etc.). High attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a collaborative approach. About McNab: McNab Group is one of Australia’s largest construction, development and property groups with additional group businesses in supply chain and hoist operations. McNab has a very strong pipeline of residential, construction and industrial projects ranging from $10m to $100m over the next decade with our loyal repeat clients and referrals. Priding ourselves on the progression and development of our people, McNab has a strong culture of teamwork, support and career growth for all of our team in all areas of our business providing opportunities throughout your career from hire to retire. McNab benefits Birthday leave – Celebrate your special day on us! Social Club and team events – Work hard, play hard with regular team events. Annual health and fitness subsidy – Stay fit and healthy with our health benefits. Parental leave program – Supporting you through life’s important milestones. Employee Assistance Program – We’ve got your back, with support whenever you need it. Tailored development opportunities – We invest in your growth with tailored training programs. Apply today . With a culture of having fun and doing our job really, really well, we want people on our team who share our values, bring new ideas and want to make a difference. Sound like you? APPLY NOW or Visit mcnab.net.au/work-with-us for more information.
