Junior Project Manager, Australia Host Country Infrastructure

Big Science Sweden; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SKAO seeks a Junior Project Manager for Australia Host Country Infrastructure to support procurement and delivery of SKA-Low Telescope facilities. You will help manage contracts, coordinate with the CSIRO team and internal project controls, and ensure integration of deliverables into our project tools.

The role reports to the Head of Project Management and is a 3-year fixed term with base in Perth or Geraldton, WA, including frequent travel to suppliers and SKAO sites in Western Australia and

Responsibilities

• Procure and deliver assigned parts of the SKA-Low Telescope facilities within budget and schedule.
• Manage contracts and work packages; monitor changes, risks and issues.
• Regular reporting and variance analysis to keep projects on track.
• Coordinate with SKAO, CSIRO and other stakeholders to integrate deliverables into project tools.

Job description

Junior Project Manager, Australia Host Country Infrastructure

Datum: 27 september, 2026 Tid: 11:59

Placering: SKAO

Mer information

The SKAO Project Management Group holds the project management and control expertise within the Observatory. During construction, the Project Managers procure and deliver their assigned parts of the SKA-Low Telescope facilities by managing a portfolio of contracts and work packages. The Project Managers form the primary managerial link between SKAO as the client and the selected contractors and are responsible for delivery of their scope within the agreed budget and schedule, managing change, risks and issues, and performing regular reporting and variance analysis.

The Junior Project Manager - Australia Host Country Infrastructure will help manage and support the procurement and delivery of the following facilities for the SKA-Low Telescope:

• Boolardy Accommodation Facility: the BAF is permanent accommodation at the Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, CSIRO’s Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory site where the SKA-Low telescope is being constructed
• Engineering Operations Centre (Geraldton): the EOC provides workshops, offices and technical facilities for the construction and maintenance of the SKA-Low telescope
• Science Processing Centre (Perth): the SPC will be procured as space within a commercial data centre building, which will be populated with the various high performance computing platforms required to process SKA-Low telescope data.

And also help co-ordinate between SKAO and the CSIRO team delivering the following asset:

• Science Operations Centre (Perth): the SOC provides office and telescope operations space for key scientific, administrative and supporting staff.

The Junior Project Manager - Australia Host Country Infrastructure will help co-ordinate efforts across the matrix organisation to drive, advise and support the contractors and partners engaged in the delivery of their assigned contracts. They will help ensure that the deliverables from these contracts and the work of the internal team are integrated into the project level tools and systems. They will work with other project managers, the project control team, engineers, procurement specialists, assurance and operations staff.

This role will be reporting to the Head of Project Management and will work closely with the Project Manager, Host Country Infrastructure.

This role will be a 3-year fixed term appointment and can be based in either Perth or Geraldton, Australia with frequent travel required to suppliers and SKAO sites within Western Australia and occasional travel to SKAO HQ in the UK.