Car Park Project Manager | 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Vicinity Centres; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Sonder wellbeing and EAP support

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Volunteer leave and cultural leave

Financial wellbeing support

Employee discounts

Vicinity Values Awards

Learning and development platforms

Job summary

Vicinity Centres in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Project/Construction Manager to lead major car park projects across a national portfolio. You will drive delivery from feasibility through handover, coordinating with operations, contractors, consultants and suppliers.

The role is based at Chadstone Head Office with interstate travel; a 12-month fixed-term contract with potential to extend or convert to permanent.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated project management or construction management experience.
• Strong knowledge of car parking systems and related building services.
• Excellent budgeting, scheduling and CAPEX delivery skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead car park projects across the national centre portfolio from feasibility, planning and design through to construction, implementation and handover.
• Manage project programs, CAPEX, budgets, forecasting, approvals, documentation and delivery timelines.
• Partner with centre and National Operations teams, contractors, consultants, architects, engineers and suppliers to progress works and resolve issues.
• Review technical plans and coordinate parking, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, fire life safety and building infrastructure requirements.
• Conduct site visits and project inspections, monitor contractor delivery and ensure works meet standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Project management

Construction management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & scheduling

Car parking systems

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Construction or PM

Job description

We're reimagining the way Australians live, work, and play. We own and manage some of the most recognisable and loved retail destinations across Australia.

We’re evolving our portfolio into destinations that offer a broad selection of retail, residential, and office spaces. Through our diverse portfolio, data-led decision-making, and nationwide development pipeline, we do things differently.

We are Vicinity.

Bring your parking systems and project delivery expertise to a role with national scope. You’ll drive major car park projects across our centre portfolio, balancing technical delivery with the stakeholder management needed to keep projects moving and achieve strong operational outcomes.

We're reimagining the way Australians live, work, and play. We own and manage some of the most recognisable and loved retail destinations across Australia.

We’re evolving our portfolio into destinations that offer a broad selection of retail, residential, and office spaces. Through our diverse portfolio, data-led decision-making, and nationwide development pipeline, we do things differently.

We are Vicinity.

Role purpose

Bring your parking systems and project delivery expertise to a role with national scope. You’ll drive major car park projects across our centre portfolio, balancing technical delivery with the stakeholder management needed to keep projects moving and achieve strong operational outcomes.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead car park projects across the national centre portfolio from feasibility, planning and design through to construction, implementation and handover.
• Manage project programs, CAPEX, budgets, forecasting, approvals, documentation and delivery timelines.
• Partner closely with centre and National Operations teams, contractors, consultants, architects, engineers and suppliers to progress works and resolve issues.
• Review technical plans and coordinate parking, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, fire life safety and associated building infrastructure requirements.
• Conduct site visits and project inspections, monitor contractor delivery and ensure works are completed to required standards and regulatory requirements.

The impact you’ll have

• Fast-track the successful delivery of major parking projects across a large national centre portfolio.
• Build strong relationships with operational teams and effectively influence outcomes without direct reporting lines.
• Navigate competing operational, technical and stakeholder requirements to keep projects progressing.
• Deliver parking solutions that support positive customer experiences and retailer outcomes.
• Identify practical and innovative solutions to technical or operational challenges throughout project delivery.

About you

You’re an experienced Project or Construction Manager who understands the complexities of car park environments and can confidently bring together operational teams, technical specialists and contractors to deliver projects.

• Demonstrated Project Management or Construction Management experience, ideally within car parking, construction, architectural or facilities environments.
• Strong knowledge of car parking systems and infrastructure, alongside relevant mechanical, electrical, HVAC, fire life safety and building systems.
• Strong project management capability across budgeting, scheduling, cost planning, CAPEX and project delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence internal teams, contractors, consultants and other external partners.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Construction, Project Management or equivalent, with strong commercial, problem-solving and prioritisation capability.

This role is based at our Chadstone Head Office and may involve occasional interstate travel to support significant project works. It is a 12-month fixed-term contract with potential to extend or become permanent.

Why Vicinity?

At Vicinity, we invest in our people and create opportunities for them to thrive both professionally and personally. Our benefits include:

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Access to Sonder wellbeing and EAP support for you and your family
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, including annual flu vaccinations and skin checks
• Paid volunteer leave and access to cultural leave entitlements
• Financial wellbeing support, including superannuation education and one-on-one guidance
• Exclusive discounts across retail, lifestyle, travel and health partners
• Recognition through our Vicinity Values Awards program
• Access to leading learning and development platforms to support your growth and career development

We live and work by our values of Respect, Integrity, Customer Focus, Collaboration and Excellence. They are the foundation to everything we do and provide us a north star with which we can shape meaningful places where communities connect.

At Vicinity we embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where we attract, retain and develop our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

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Note: To be eligible to apply for this position, you must have existing, relevant Australian work rights. At the later stages of the recruitment process the shortlisted candidate/candidates will be required to undergo a Criminal History Background/Police Check as a mandatory part of the process. Additional qualification checks may also be required dependant on role and level.