Project Leader - South Australia

Laing O'Rourke; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house training programs and on-the‑

Parental leave (six months paid)

Purchased leave options

Volunteering leave

Exclusive discounts across retailers

Job summary

Laing O’Rourke is seeking a Project Leader to join our AUKUS team in Osborne, South Australia. You will lead a large multidisciplinary group to deliver the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard project within time, budget, quality and safety requirements.

You will drive collaboration with clients and authorities, identify risks, promote innovation, and coach talent to build balanced teams across our defence infrastructure program.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders.
• Strong construction planning, budgeting, procurement, and risk management.
• Effective communication with technical teams and asset owners.
• Australian citizen with ability to obtain NV1 clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large multidisciplinary team to deliver the project scope within time, cost, quality and safety requirements.
• Drive high performance through collaboration, risk identification, and interface with clients and authorities.
• Actively promote continuous improvement and innovation.
• Build balanced teams with the right skills and behaviours; coach and develop talent.
• Work with and influence stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes for all parties.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Budgeting

Planning

Communication

Team coaching

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

At the heart of Laing O’Rourke is our commitment to helping our people do their best work and grow meaningful, fulfilling careers. Through exceptional development opportunities, wellbeing support, and employee benefits, we empower our teams to succeed.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applications from First Nations Peoples and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Our industry-leading benefits include:

• In-house training programs and on-the-job skill development.
• Industry-leading parental leave giving all employees access to six months paid parental leave at full pay.
• Additional purchased leave options, and access to volunteering leave.
• Exclusive discounts and savings across hundreds of retailers across Australia.

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About the Project

At Laing O’Rourke, you won’t just build projects, you’ll help shape the future. As a $6 billion privately owned global engineering and manufacturing-led construction leader, we deliver some of the nation’s most complex infrastructure, from transport networks to defence and utilities.

Be part of Australia’s largest-ever defence infrastructure program

Laing O’Rourke, with joint venture partner Amentum Australia,will play a central role in supporting Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI) to develop and deliver the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard (NPSCY) project at Osborne, South Australia.We will provide program and construction management services of nuclear related civil infrastructure, site‑wide nuclear licensee development expertise, and nuclear safety leadership.

We are currently seeking a Project Leader to join our AUKUS team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a large multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of the overall project scope within the time, cost, quality and safety requirements.
• Drive high performance through collaboration, positive leadership, identification of risks, and interface with clients and authorities, and support the Project Director to ensure client and community expectations are managed.
• Actively promote continuous improvement and innovation
• Build balanced teams with the right skills and behaviours; invests time and energy to coach and develop talent.
• Work with and influence stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes for all parties.

About You

• Extensive experience in leading multidisciplinary teams on complex infrastructure projects, with experience in managing multiple stakeholders.
• Extensive construction experience including construction planning and management, leading teams, budgeting and planning, procurement, risk management, client management, dispute/issue resolution.
• You will have a communication style that is adaptable from dealing with technical through to presenting information to asset owners/stakeholders
• Applicants must be Australian citizens and hold or be able to obtain an Australian Defence Security Clearance to NV1 level.