Design Coordinator

Requisition ID: 100447 

Job Category: Engineering 

Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 
 

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally. 

Our Project Delivery Group (PDG) is a dynamic team of professionals passionately committed to world-class project delivery across the globe. With expertise in sustainable studies, asset building and operations, and industry-leading efficiencies, our best-in-class team leverages methodologies, governance and systems that are unparalleled in the engineering space. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.

Hatch is seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Design Coordinator to join our team. This role is perfect for a seasoned engineering professional who brings a strong blend of systems insight, design process expertise, and practical engineering understanding. As a key player supporting the Engineering Manager, Layout Lead, and multidisciplinary design teams, you’ll drive project setup compliance, oversee critical systems outputs, and lead the planning, scheduling, and delivery of plant area design reviews.

If you thrive in complex environments, bring strong organisational capability, think Independently, and enjoy solving challenges with creativity and precision, you’ll excel here. In this role you’ll collaborate closely with project managers, clients, and engineers, continually expanding your technical capabilities as you help shape innovative, fit‑for‑purpose project solutions. If you’re motivated, detail‑driven, and looking to make a meaningful impact on major projects, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a strong understanding of the project mission, owner/user requirements, and the overall layout and function of each plant area.
• Monitor all design and engineering systems to ensure alignment with project standards and discipline criteria, supporting issue resolution and highlighting risks associated with system assumptions.
• Ensure all disciplines have access to and are consistently applying project procedures, standards, modelling guidelines, and drawing production requirements.
• Establish and maintain design review files for each plant area, schedule regular multidisciplinary design reviews, document outcomes, and track follow‑up actions through to completion.
• Oversee model and drawing progress reporting, monitor discipline system outputs, and coordinate required corrective actions with discipline leads.
• Maintain strong coordination across functional groups as design progresses, ensuring effective clash detection practices and timely resolution of all interferences.
• Liaise with client representatives for key design review sign‑offs and facilitate broader project reviews, including design, operability, maintainability, constructability, and HAZOP assessments.
• Support additional project reviews as required.

Skills and Experience Required:

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of seven years’ experience delivering major projects within multidisciplinary teams, with strong capability in applying project procedures, workflows, and discipline‑specific systems. They will possess solid knowledge of design, review, and reporting processes and technologies, along with a broad understanding of maintainability, constructability, procurement, commissioning, safety, and operational requirements. A good grasp of interdisciplinary dependencies is essential, supported by strong leadership, coordination, organisational, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills. The candidate will demonstrate proven problem‑solving and decision‑making ability, consistently meeting cost, quality, and schedule targets while maintaining effective stakeholder relationships. An understanding of construction and commissioning methodologies, a commitment to engineering excellence, continuous learning, and the ability to apply technical knowledge to practical challenges are key. Above all, the role requires a strong personal commitment to safety in all aspects of work.

Why join us?

• Work with great people to make a difference
• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
• Top employer

What we offer you?

• Global project exposure across complex, impactful industries
• Strong focus on career growth, learning and mentorship
• Collaborative, values-driven culture focused on innovation and excellence

Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation. If you're interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if your past experiences don't perfectly align with the skills we've listed.

Hatch holds an innovate reconciliation action plan and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Straight islanders to apply. As an accredited Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Within Australia, this includes supporting and encouraging a collaborative workplace and a comprehensive benefit offering. If you have any special needs requirements, please discuss with us and we will do our utmost to accommodate your request.