Hybrid Client-Side Project Manager Government Facilities

Ventia; Geelong; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventia, partnered with the Department of Justice and Community Safety Victoria, seeks a Client-Side Project Manager to deliver a diverse portfolio of minor capital works across DJCS facilities in the Geelong region. Hybrid work, initially casual with potential for permanent opportunity.

You will act as the client representative, manage projects from concept to handover, coordinate consultants and contractors, and ensure safe, compliant delivery across upgrades and asset renewal programs.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering client-side capital works, facilities, construction, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing projects through full lifecycle, from concept and planning through to delivery and handover.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to engage effectively at all organisational levels.
• Experience developing project documentation including business cases, project plans, reports, and procurement documentation.
• Sound financial management and budgeting capability.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of minor capital works projects from feasibility through to completion and commissioning.
• Act as the primary client representative throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, business cases, procurement documentation, and project management plans.
• Engage and coordinate consultants, contractors, and specialist service providers.
• Build strong working relationships with clients, operations teams, facilities management personnel, and key stakeholders.
• Lead project meetings and stakeholder workshops, ensuring actions are monitored and closed out.
• Monitor project delivery against scope, budget, schedule, quality, and risk objectives.
• Prepare project reports, briefing papers, financial updates, and governance documentation.
• Manage project risks, issues, variations, and stakeholder expectations.
• Coordinate project commissioning, handover, defect management, and close-out activities.
• Ensure projects comply with organisational standards, regulatory requirements, and health and safety obligations.

Skills

Client-side capital works

Stakeholder management

Lifecycle management

Budgeting

Documentation (business cases, project

Education

Project management qualification

Job description

Ventia, partnered with the Department of Justice and Community Safety Victoria, seeks a Client-Side Project Manager to deliver a diverse portfolio of minor capital works across DJCS facilities in the Geelong region. Hybrid work, initially casual with potential for permanent opportunity.

You will act as the client representative, manage projects from concept to handover, coordinate consultants and contractors, and ensure safe, compliant delivery across upgrades and asset renewal programs.