Assistant Project Manager – Client Side – ASAP

Amida Group; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amida Group in Canberra is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join our growing boutique consultancy delivering Retail, Commercial and Residential projects across Canberra. The role suits someone from a client-side PM or head contractor background with strong communication and a proactive approach.

You will manage design procurement, contracts administration, and regulatory approvals, contribute to project delivery from concept through to completion, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in civil engineering, construction management or similar.
• End-to-end project management experience from concept to completion.
• Experience managing programs, timelines and critical paths.
• Experience on a variety of building projects with commercial fit-out advantages.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office and project management software.

Responsibilities

• Procurement of design consultants and construction contractors.
• Contracts administration and claims management.
• Management of statutory approvals and design development processes.
• Delivery of project management services to agreed scope, schedule and fee budget.
• Preparing tender submissions.
• Develop and maintain strong network and deliver outstanding services.

Skills

Client-facing communication

Stakeholder management

Project scheduling

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Education

Tertiary qualification in civil engineering or construction management

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

GC21/AS4000/AS4122/AS4902 contracts

Job description

• Excellent project pipeline in Commercial, Retail, Hospitality, Govt. & Education sectors
• Great culture, supportive team with excellent progression opportunities
• ASAP start for the right candidate. Projects across new build, refurb, fit-out & upgrades

Be part of a leading team delivering Retail, Commercial & Residential projects across Canberra. ASAP start for the right candidate.

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 Canberra.

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. The ACT office is smaller than the other state offices and there is good growth opportunities.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• 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
• 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
• 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.