Project Manager

Ventia; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health programs

Novated leases

Private health discounts

Retailer discounts

Job summary

Ventia is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead electrical infrastructure and capital works within the ALDS program on the Gold Coast. You will oversee brownfield upgrades, manage project teams, subcontractors, and key client stakeholders, delivering safety-focused, on-time, on-budget outcomes.

You will coordinate design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and close-out, while driving performance in safety, quality, cost and schedule, and mentoring junior engineers and

Qualifications

• Experience delivering electrical capital works projects.
• Experience managing brownfield electrical infrastructure upgrades and renewals.
• Strong commercial and financial management capability, including budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience managing subcontractors and delivery partners.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple electrical work packages and projects simultaneously.
• Lead project planning, scheduling, estimating, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships.
• Manage subcontractors and delivery partners throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project close-out activities.
• Drive project performance across safety, quality, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Mentor and support Project Engineers and Supervisors to build team capability.
• Identify and manage project risks while implementing practical solutions to delivery challenges.

Skills

Electrical project delivery

Brownfield upgrades

Stakeholder management

Budgeting and forecasting

Team leadership

Education

Certificate IV in Project Management

Job description

Are you an experienced Project Manager looking to lead critical infrastructure projects that make a real impact on the community?

GCI Solutions is seeking a motivated and commercially astute PM to join our Asset Lifecycle Delivery Services (ALDS) program, delivering renewal and capital works projects in partnership with the City of Gold Coast. In this role, you'll take ownership of multiple project work packages from planning and estimating through to execution and close-out, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

What’s On Offer

• $160k TFR negotiable dependent on skill set and experience
• Career stability and longevity
• Working with a collaborative and supportive team
• Career development and mentorship programs
• Delivering meaningful infrastructure projects for one of Australia’s fastest growing regions
• Access to a variety of Health and Wellness initiatives - including the EAP, Ventia's Healthy Minds program and Healthy Bodies program
• Employee benefits such as corporate travel discounts, Novated leases, private health discounts, credit discounts with retailers Australia wide including Woolworths, Coles, Booking.com and Expedia

About The Role

You will lead the successful delivery of electrical infrastructure and capital works projects while managing project teams, subcontractors, delivery partners, and key client stakeholders.

A key focus of this role will be the management of brownfield electrical infrastructure projects, including:

• Switchboard upgrades and replacements
• Electrical infrastructure renewal and upgrade works
• Brownfield installation and construction activities within operational environments
• Coordination of electrical contractors, commissioning activities, and stakeholder interfaces
• Management of safety, quality, commercial performance, and project delivery outcomes

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple electrical work packages and projects simultaneously
• Lead project planning, scheduling, estimating, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting
• Develop and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships
• Manage subcontractors and delivery partners throughout the project lifecycle
• Coordinate design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project close-out activities
• Drive project performance across safety, quality, cost, and schedule objectives
• Mentor and support Project Engineers and Supervisors to build team capability
• Identify and manage project risks while implementing practical solutions to delivery challenges

About You

You are a proven project leader with strong electrical project delivery experience and a collaborative approach to stakeholder management.

To Be Successful, You Will Ideally Have

• Demonstrated experience delivering electrical capital works projects
• Experience managing brownfield electrical infrastructure upgrades and renewals
• Strong commercial and financial management capability, including budgeting and forecasting
• Experience managing subcontractors and delivery partners
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• A strong commitment to safety, quality, and environmental performance
• Experience within water, wastewater, utilities, infrastructure, or related industries will be highly regarded
• Certificate IV in Project Management or higher (or equivalent experience)

About Ventia

As a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential.

Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.

Position Reference Number: 168561