Project Manager

Victorian Government; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 86,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging for living expenses

Fitness Passport membership

Staff rewards and recognition programs

Job summary

Grampians Health is seeking a Project Manager for the Capital Projects team in Ballarat. Based primarily at our Ballarat Campus, with travel to other campuses as required, you will lead capital infrastructure projects through feasibility, design, procurement, delivery and close-out.

You will report to Senior Program Manager(s) and support the current program of works and future projects, ensuring scope, quality, budget and time objectives are achieved while engaging internal and external

Qualifications

• Qualification in project management or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering capital infrastructure projects across lifecycle stages.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules and risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, development and delivery of capital infrastructure projects within scope, time and budget.
• Manage projects through feasibility to close-out and commissioning.
• Develop project plans, budgets, schedules and governance documentation.
• Foster relationships with clinicians, leaders, consultants, contractors and agencies.
• Coordinate consultant and contractor activities to meet objectives and compliance.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Contractor coordination

Healthcare/government experience

Education

Tertiary qualification in PM/Construction/Engineering/Architecture/Building

Job description

Fixed-Term Full-Time (12-Month Contract) | 80 Hours per fortnight with a monthly ADO

$48.87 per hour (HS5)

About the Role

The Capital Project Teams is seeking a suitably qualified Project Manager to join us. Reporting to the Senior Program Manager(s), this role will be based predominately out of our Ballarat Campus, with the ability to work and travel across all Campuses when required.

The project manager will support the delivery of the current program of works, as well as future projects. This role reports into both planning and delivery arms of the Capital Projects team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, development and delivery of capital infrastructure projects to achieve agreed scope, quality, budget and time objectives.
• Manage projects through all phases of the project lifecycle, including feasibility, planning, design, procurement, delivery, commissioning and close-out.
• Develop and maintain project plans, budgets, schedules, risk registers and governance documentation to support successful project outcomes.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clinicians, operational leaders, consultants, contractors and government agencies.
• Coordinate consultant and contractor activities to ensure project objectives, quality standards and compliance requirements are achieved.

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Building, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects through planning, design, procurement, delivery and close-out phases.
• Proven ability to manage project budgets, schedules, risks and resources to achieve successful outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience coordinating consultants, contractors and service providers within a project environment.
• Experience working within healthcare, government or similarly complex environments will be highly regarded.

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Job applications close: 30 October 2026.

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Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.

Applications close Friday 30 October 2026 at 11.59pm