Senior Design & Project Manager

From Design Intent to Coordinated Delivery

Senior design and project leadership for complex building interfaces across Hong Kong, Macau, Australia, and the Middle East.

25+ Years built-environment experience
4 International regions across major projects
7+ Building and infrastructure sectors
20+ Concurrent GCC project exposure
Profile

Senior leadership where design, delivery, and decision-making intersect.

Yvonne McMahon is a senior design and project manager with more than 25 years of international built-environment experience across Hong Kong, Macau, Australia, and the Middle East.

Her work sits at the critical interface between clients, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, internal design teams, and site delivery teams.

She helps complex building packages move from design intent into coordinated, approved, and buildable delivery.

Interface Leadership

Yvonne brings practical project leadership to the areas where technical submissions, consultant review, subcontractor deliverables, procurement, construction requirements, and handover expectations need to align.

Design management and package leadership across complex building environments.
Technical submission flow, shop drawing review, and approval tracking.
Client, consultant, contractor, subcontractor, and internal team alignment.
Completion, defect close-out, project handover, and final account support.
25+ Years of international construction, design, and project leadership experience.
HK$4.9B Major project exposure through Hong Kong environmental infrastructure delivery.
HK$710M Boundary control facility experience across complex public infrastructure.
20+ Concurrent projects managed within fast-paced GCC design delivery environments.
Interface Leadership

Connecting the project parties that shape delivery.

Strong delivery depends on the quality of communication between the people reviewing, approving, designing, building, supplying, and closing out the work. Yvonne’s value sits in that intersection.

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Core Capabilities

Built-environment leadership across design, packages, approvals, and close-out.

01

Design Management

Design development, consultant interface, shop drawing flow, technical submissions, and review cycles.

02

Package Leadership

Coordination of subcontractor deliverables, supplier inputs, procurement requirements, and project team interfaces.

03

Stakeholder Alignment

Practical communication across clients, consultants, contractors, internal teams, site teams, and trades.

04

Close-Out Leadership

Defect resolution, documentation control, handover support, final account input, and completion-stage leadership.

Featured Projects

Selected project experience across cultural, border, transport, hospitality, education, and environmental sectors.

Each project reflects Yvonne’s experience in managing complex interfaces between design intent, technical review, subcontractor delivery, project requirements, and site progression.

Liantang Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point
Border Control Facility

Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point

Hong Kong · Design Manager · HK$710m

Passenger Clearance Building Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
Transport Infrastructure

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Boundary Crossing Facilities

Hong Kong · Design Manager · Passenger Clearance Building

East Kowloon Cultural Centre
Cultural Building

East Kowloon Cultural Centre

Hong Kong · Senior Design Manager · HK$618m

City of Dreams Casino Macau
Hospitality

City of Dreams Casino

Macau · Main Gaming Floor Design Management

Hong Kong Academy Sai Kung
Education

Hong Kong Academy

Sai Kung · Design Manager / Completion Manager

East Kowloon Cultural Centre

Hong Kong · Cultural Facility · Senior Design Manager · HK$618m

Project Context

A major cultural facility comprising auditorium, theatre, rehearsal rooms, café, offices, ancillary facilities, loading areas, car parking, and public-facing spaces.

Leadership Value

Supported facade package progress through design development, shop drawing coordination, consultant review, approval tracking, and project team interface management.

Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point

Hong Kong · Border Control Facility · Design Manager · HK$710m

Project Context

A boundary control facility comprising main passenger terminal elements, ancillary buildings, external works, internal finishes, vehicle examination buildings, fencing, drainage, and site lighting.

Leadership Value

Facilitated completion and approval of architectural, builder’s work, and miscellaneous submission packages while supporting site progress and client handover.

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Boundary Crossing Facilities

Hong Kong · Transport / Border Infrastructure · Design Manager

Project Context

Passenger clearance and ancillary building facilities forming part of one of Hong Kong’s major cross-boundary transport infrastructure projects.

Leadership Value

Managed facade package interfaces including design coordination, subcontractor management, consultant liaison, cost awareness, programme awareness, and multidisciplinary coordination.

Sludge Treatment Facility

Hong Kong · Environmental Infrastructure · HK$4.9B

Project Context

A major environmental facility for Hong Kong, incorporating administrative, education, recreational, and plant building elements.

Leadership Value

Contributed to design, construction, operation, and maintenance preparation through coordination of package requirements in a complex infrastructure environment.

City of Dreams Casino

Macau · Hospitality / Casino · Main Gaming Floor Design Management

Project Context

A major integrated resort and casino development involving gaming floor, restaurants, bars, back-of-house areas, and high-level internal finishes.

Leadership Value

Represented client interests as Main Gaming Floor Design Manager while supporting high-end design delivery and stakeholder communication.

Hong Kong Academy

Sai Kung · Education · Design Manager / Completion Manager · HK$365m

Project Context

A new international school campus with classrooms, learning support facilities, gymnasium, performance spaces, and large theatre facilities.

Leadership Value

Supported completion-stage delivery by managing defects, negotiating project completion matters, and contributing to final account processes.

Career Journey

International experience across Australia, Macau, Hong Kong, and the Middle East.

1999 to 2005

Australia

Project administration and project management experience across recreation, healthcare, education, and commercial building projects.

2006 to 2009

Macau

Design management experience on major hospitality and casino environments, including high-end internal finishes and stakeholder representation.

2011 to 2023

Hong Kong

Senior design and project roles across cultural, border control, education, transport, environmental, and public-sector delivery environments.

2025 to Present

Middle East

Technical design leadership across fast-paced insulated panel wall, roof, and standing seam systems within GCC project environments.

Credentials

Education, professional recognition, and current capability development.

MBA, Management

AGSM @ UNSW Business School

Construction Management & Economics

Bachelor of Applied Science, Curtin University

CIOB

The Chartered Institute of Building certification and professional development.

AI for Project Managers

Continued professional development in practical AI tools for project management workflows.

Technical Design Leadership

Experience leading technical designers and supporting concurrent design deliverables across GCC projects.

Built-Environment Delivery

Cross-sector experience across cultural, transport, border, hospitality, education, healthcare, environmental, and commercial projects.

Contact

Available for selected senior project, design, and package leadership roles.

Yvonne is available for senior design management, project management, and package leadership roles with clients, consultants, contractors, and specialist subcontractors across Hong Kong, the Middle East, and international built-environment projects.

Design Management
Project Management
Package Leadership
Hong Kong
Middle East
International Projects