Project Manager

Forefront Recruitment Pty; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Forefront Recruitment Pty is representing a client-side Project Manager opportunity with a global data centre developer delivering projects at a scale well beyond typical commercial builds.

Based predominantly on-site in Melbourne's western suburbs, you report to a Project Director and drive day-to-day delivery across program inputs, contractor and consultant coordination, sequencing and on-site decision-making for a highly technical fit-out.

Job description

This is a client-side Project Manager opportunity with a global data centre developer delivering projects at a scale and complexity well beyond typical commercial builds. The role sits within a billion-dollar precinct and forms part of a long-term delivery program rather than a one-off project.

The position is predominantly site-based in Melbourne's western suburbs and reports directly to a Project Director. This is a delivery role, not an advisory or design-led position. The project is now at the fit-out stage and is heavy services-orientated. You will be working at the coalface of the project, supporting day-to-day delivery across program inputs, contractor and consultant coordination, sequencing, issue resolution and site-based decision-making for a highly technical fit-out.

This project requires people who have been embedded on complex live builds and understand how projects actually move on-site. Experience must come from environments such as data centres, hospitals, critical infrastructure, automation-led facilities, laboratories or similarly complex projects where service integration, commissioning and coordination are central to delivery. Candidates from architecture, design-only or advisory backgrounds without live construction delivery experience will not be suited.

The team works in a practical, delivery-led way and has built strong camaraderie on-site. The company has a genuinely good culture, with an approachable leadership team and people who work closely together to keep delivery moving. People are expected to take ownership, communicate clearly and stay close to the details. This is not a role for someone looking to manage from a distance or operate primarily from an office environment.

The salary for this role is up to $250k plus super plus annual bonus, depending on experience.