MICHELLE IVORY
Sydney,NSW
Summary
Experienced design manager adept at pre-construction coordination, stakeholder management, and project communication. Collaborative communicator and skilled client liaison delivering creative, client-focused solutions.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Architect
Private Consultancy
06.2024 - Current
- Development applications, construction certificates, and SEE reports.
- Local authority submissions, consultant coordination, variation assessment, and defect reporting.
Pre-Construction Design Manager
North and North
06.2023 - 04.2024
- Client liaison and pre-construction design manager CHANEL and Saint Laurent flagship stores, NSW and QLD.
- Documentation management, DDA and NCC compliance.
- Consultant coordination and documentation assessment.
- Town planning and tender submissions.
- Risk assessments and program monitoring.
Capital Works Design Manager
AMP Capital
04.2022 - 05.2023
- Client-side project manager and stakeholder liaison.
- Managed capital works budgets, client briefs, and program timelines.
- Prepare consultants' scopes of work outlining objectives, deliverables, timelines, and budgets.
- Food courts and restaurant precincts, amenities, wayfinding, and DDA accessibility.
Commercial Interiors and Private Residential
Private Consultancy
07.2006 - 11.2021
- Site assessment, client briefing, concept planning, and feasibility analysis.
- Consultant coordination and preparation of tender documentation, specifications and value engineering.
- Tender assessments, site variations, and defects management.
Design Lead (Project Coordination)
Rosen Architects
01.2004 - 03.2006
- Mixed-use residential design manager responsible for concept planning, site analysis and feasibility, and DA design development documentation.
- Preparation of apartment and retail concept planning proposals, car parking design, and MEP consultant documentation coordination.
- Manage client communications, change requests and scoping documents.
Client-side Project Manager
LVMH Louis Vuitton
AU NZ Hong Kong
02.2001 - 05.2003
- Responsible for leading flagship store redevelopments in AU, NZ.
- Manage tender documentation and town planning submissions to Australian Standards and DDA compliance.
- Manage international project communications, international client supply items, and offshore equipment and fixtures deliveries.
Retail Design & Delivery Manager
Westfield Construction
04.1999 - 02.2001
- On-site retail design and delivery manager, RDM, Westfield Burwood and Westfield Hornsby redevelopments.
Education
Diploma Project Management -
TAFE NSW
Bachelor of Architecture (Hons) -
Queensland University of Technology
Skills
- Pre-Construction design manager
- Client-side project manager
- Stakeholder communication lead
- Consultant briefing and project scoping
- Documentation control
- NCC, Australian Standards, and DDA compliance
- Value engineering and variation assessment
- Manage authority submissions
- Manage landlords and third-party stakeholders
- Site analysis and due diligence
- Fee proposal preparation
- AutoCAD and Vectorworks
- Strong conceptual and schematic design skills
- Relationship building and business development
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Project Architect
Private Consultancy
06.2024 - Current
Pre-Construction Design Manager
North and North
06.2023 - 04.2024
Capital Works Design Manager
AMP Capital
04.2022 - 05.2023
Commercial Interiors and Private Residential
Private Consultancy
07.2006 - 11.2021
Design Lead (Project Coordination)
Rosen Architects
01.2004 - 03.2006
Client-side Project Manager
LVMH Louis Vuitton
02.2001 - 05.2003
Retail Design & Delivery Manager
Westfield Construction
04.1999 - 02.2001
Diploma Project Management -
TAFE NSW
Bachelor of Architecture (Hons) -
Queensland University of Technology