Assistant Project Manager - Client Side

Amida Limited; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amida Limited in Brisbane is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join our growing boutique construction PM team. You will support end-to-end delivery across commercial, retail, hospitality, health and government projects while coordinating with design consultants, contractors and clients.

Ideal candidates have 2–4+ years in client-side PM or head contractor roles, strong communication, stakeholder management, and proficiency with MS Office and MS Project.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in civil engineering, construction management or similar.
• 2-4 years’+ experience in client-side PM or head contractor roles.
• Proven end-to-end project management skills from concept through to completion.
• Contract administration experience.
• Exposure to program management and critical paths.
• Experience on building projects, commercial fit-out is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and contract forms (GC21, AS4000, AS4122, AS4902).

Responsibilities

• Procurement of design consultants, construction contractors and other specialist consultants.
• Contracts administration and claims management.
• Management of statutory approval and design development processes.
• Exposure to various construction procurement models and contract types.
• Issues, risk and dispute management.
• Delivery of project management services to client per scope, schedule and fee budget.
• Scope development and tender submissions.
• Develop and maintain strong network and deliver outstanding services.
• Managing regulatory approvals.
• Design coordination.
• Stakeholder management and liaison.
• Working in a “live” environment (buildings remain open during construction).
• Health and safety, program management, construction management.
• Management of site variations and design changes.
• Cost management.

Education

Tertiary qualifications in civil engineering or construction management

Tools

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Growing multi state boutique construction Project Management consultancy Excellent project pipeline in Commercial, Retail, Hospitality, Govt. & Education sectors Great culture, supportive team with excellent progression opportunities Be part of a leading team delivering Retail, Commercial & Residential projects across Brisbane. Our client is a growing boutique project management consultancy with an established pipeline of Retail, Education, Health, Hospitality, Hotels, Aged Care, Office and Government sectors to name a few. Projects can be fit out / refurbishment, upgrades as well as new build projects from smaller up to $50m and sometimes up to $100m+. They are now looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join their successful team in Brisbane. The candidate can come from a head contractor or a client-side background with excellent progression opportunities. Candidates ideally will have experience working across a variety of construction projects in different phases of the construction lifecycle from front end through to delivery. Candidates will need to have strong client-facing, communication and stakeholder management skillsets.

Responsibilities

• Procurement of design consultants, construction contractors and other specialist consultants
• Contracts administration and claims management
• Management of statutory approval and design development processes
• Exposure to various construction procurement models and contract types
• Issues, risk and dispute management
• Delivery of project management services to your client to agreed scope, schedule and fee budget
• Scope development
• Preparing tender submissions
• Develop and maintain strong network and deliver outstanding services
• Managing regulatory approvals
• Design co-ordination
• Stakeholder management and liaison
• Working in a “live” environment (the buildings remain open during construction)
• Health and safety
• Program management
• Construction management of project delivery
• Management of site variations and design changes
• Cost management

Qualifications and Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in civil engineering, construction management or similar
• 2 - 4 years’+ experience in either a client-side PM role or head contractor would also be ideal
• Proven end to end project management skills from concept through to completion
• Contract Administration experience
• Exposure to program management, managing timelines and critical paths
• Experience of end-to-end project management on a variety of building projects, commercial fit out would be an advantage
• Excellent communication skillset both written and verbal
• High attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• Ability to think on your feet and excellent problem-solving skills
• Proficient in MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Project as well as experience with various industry standard contract forms ie; GC21, AS4000, AS4122 and AS4902

This is a permanent full-time position providing a great opportunity to work with a successful and growing organisation who offer challenging work and the potential for career progression.