Junior Rail Project Manager - Hands-On Delivery & Growth

First Nations Jobs; Maryborough; Remote; AUD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Downer Rail & Transit Systems seeks a Junior Project Manager in Maryborough to support delivery of projects safely, on schedule, within budget and to quality standards. The role is onsite five days per week, working with experienced leaders to translate plans into coordinated action.

You will gain exposure across planning, procurement, reporting, cost tracking and close-out, with ongoing training to build practical capability for career progression.

Qualifications

• Experience in project coordination, project administration, engineering or construction.
• Exposure to planning, scheduling, reporting, cost control or stakeholder coordination.
• Strong communication and ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders.
• Initiative, accountability and the ability to work at pace while maintaining accuracy.
• A relevant trade, technical or tertiary qualification is desirable, along with project management certification or an interest in undertaking formal project management training.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate safe and effective project delivery, tracking milestones, risks, issues and actions.
• Build relationships with customers, suppliers, subcontractors and internal teams.
• Provide clear project insights through scheduling, reporting, cost tracking and updates.
• Support procurement, change management and project controls to improve delivery performance.
• Capture lessons learned to improve delivery methods.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder coordination

Planning & scheduling

Communication

Education

Relevant trade/technical/tertiary qualification

PM certification desirable

Job description

Downer Rail & Transit Systems seeks a Junior Project Manager in Maryborough to support delivery of projects safely, on schedule, within budget and to quality standards. The role is onsite five days per week, working with experienced leaders to translate plans into coordinated action.

You will gain exposure across planning, procurement, reporting, cost tracking and close-out, with ongoing training to build practical capability for career progression.