Defence & Infrastructure Project Lead – Assistant PM

Brisbane City Council; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry salaries

Annual leave 20 days

WFH flexible arrangements

Salary packaging

Job summary

KBR's Defence & Infrastructure team in Australia seeks an Assistant Project Manager to support tender and bid responses and help deliver capital works, facilities and infrastructure projects for Commonwealth Government clients, including Defence.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate inputs, support reporting and stakeholder engagement, and contribute across bids, design services, procurement and project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting tender and bid responses for capital works or infrastructure.
• Experience in project management, project coordination, contract administration or program support.
• Understanding government approvals processes, office fitouts, construction projects and stakeholder coordination.
• Ability to work within structured project management or program management frameworks.
• Engineering degree, project management/business qualification, or equivalent relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Support tender, capture and bid responses, coordinating inputs, methodology content, programs and submission documentation.
• Plan and coordinate project, contract administration and program support activities in line with internal policies and governance requirements.
• Coordinate inputs across multidisciplinary internal teams, design services specialists, subcontractors, subconsultants and joint venture partners.
• Prepare and manage bid, project and contract documentation, including reports, registers, minutes, procurement and approval records.
• Support project delivery through technical coordination, document control, risk and issue tracking, and approval processes.
• Assist with procurement activities, subcontractor and supplier coordination, and government and client approval processes.
• Support day- to day client communication, stakeholder engagement and reporting to maintain high levels of client satisfaction.
• Contribute to proposal development, including resourcing, schedules, cost inputs, reviews and internal approvals.
• Build strong working relationships across teams and clients, contributing to positive team culture, continuous improvement and future opportunities.

Skills

Tender management

Bid responses

Project coordination

Contract administration

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Engineering degree

PM qualification

Job description

KBR's Defence & Infrastructure team in Australia seeks an Assistant Project Manager to support tender and bid responses and help deliver capital works, facilities and infrastructure projects for Commonwealth Government clients, including Defence.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate inputs, support reporting and stakeholder engagement, and contribute across bids, design services, procurement and project delivery.