Project Director

TSA Riley; Sydney; On-site; AUD 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major project leadership

Career growth

Learning & development

Great workplace

Global capability

Job summary

TSA Riley is seeking a Project Director to lead its project management function in Queensland. You will work with Health Infrastructure Queensland to maintain momentum and deliver complex capital projects valued at high levels, coordinating with government, clients and Tier 1 contractors.

You will drive strategic delivery, provide decisive advice on risks and status, and ensure the right talent focus on the right workstreams to keep the project moving forward.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience on major capital projects (>$1B).
• Excellent communication with senior government, client and contractor leadership.
• Strong experience working with government clients and public-sector stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead large, multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience managing Tier 1 contractors in complex delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and integrate a large, multidisciplinary project team with clear direction and priorities.
• Support HIQ with delivery strategy, executive decision-making and issue resolution.
• Lead the project management interface including with the Tier 1 contractor.
• Oversee delivery of major road and external precinct infrastructure.

Skills

Leadership experience

Executive communication

Govt stakeholder experience

Tier 1 contractor experience

Strategic judgement

Project delivery leadership

Job description

What You'll Do

As Project Director, you will lead TSA Riley's project management function and work alongside Health Infrastructure Queensland (HIQ) to maintain control and momentum across the project.

You Will

• Lead and integrate a large, experienced multidisciplinary project team, establishing clear direction, accountability and priorities
• Support HIQ with delivery strategy, executive decision‑making and resolution of project challenges
• Lead the project management interface including with the Tier 1 contractor
• Oversee and integrate the delivery of significant road and external precinct critical infrastructure works being undertaken through separate delivery arrangements
• Maintain oversight across programme, design, procurement, commercial, construction, interfaces and management of delivery risks
• Support HIQ in leading engagement and coordination with key authorities and infrastructure stakeholders, including Queensland Rail, City of Gold Coast and Queensland Urban Utilities
• Provide clear, concise and decision‑ready advice on project status, risks and critical issues
• Ensure the right people are focused on the right workstreams at the right time.

About You

You are an accomplished project delivery and people leader with a track record of successfully leading large and complex capital projects.

You Bring

• Significant leadership experience on major capital projects, ideally greater than $1 billion
• Excellent communication skills and the executive presence to operate credibly with senior government, client and contractor leadership
• Strong experience working with government clients and senior public‑sector stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead large, senior and multidisciplinary project teams
• Demonstrated experience managing Tier 1 contractors through complex delivery environments
• Strong strategic judgement - the ability to anticipate issues, understand their wider implications and determine the appropriate response
• Strong capability across construction delivery, programme, design, procurement, commercial management and risk
• Experience managing significant interfaces with authorities, utilities, infrastructure providers and other key stakeholders
• A pragmatic and decisive approach to problem‑solving
• The ability to remain calm, structured and effective in a complex, high‑pressure environment.

Experience in major social infrastructure is strongly preferred. This may include health, defence, education, justice, major civil infrastructure or similarly complex government capital programs.

What Success Looks Like

• You will bring clarity and structure to complexity.
• You will know when to challenge, when to collaborate, when to intervene and when to escape.
• You will be comfortable moving between executive‑level strategy and the practical realities of major‑project delivery.
• Most importantly, you will give the client and project team confidence that the project is understood, controlled and moving forward.

About TSA Riley

TSA Riley is a global project consultancy with more than 1,100 specialists across Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland. We help clients and communities realise the transformative power of their assets, partnering across the full lifecycle of property and infrastructure projects and portfolios - from planning to delivery and optimisation.

Why TSA Riley?

At TSA Riley, you'll join a global project consultancy of more than 1,000 experts working across the full project lifecycle.

In Queensland, you will be joining an established and highly experienced health infrastructure team working across some of the state's most significant capital programs.

We Offer

• Major‑project opportunity - play a leadership role on one of Queensland's most significant social infrastructure projects
• An exceptional existing team - lead experienced professionals with deep health infrastructure and major‑project capability
• Career growth - opportunities across Project Management, Advisory, Cost Management, Asset Management and other specialist services
• Award-winning learning and development - structured investment in professional and leadership development
• A Great Place to Work certified culture - with comprehensive employee benefits, recognition and development opportunities
• Global capability with local leadership - work within an international consultancy while having a direct impact on major Queensland projects.

At TSA Riley, we celebrate diversity and welcome people from all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace.

If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our People & Culture team at [e-mail].