Project Manager

Ventia; Hobart; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety culture programs

Job summary

Ventia in Hobart is seeking a senior operational leader to act as Project Manager for a major facilities maintenance and asset management contract across Tasmania. You will lead the delivery, drive performance, manage safety culture and optimise efficiencies for a geographically dispersed portfolio.

You will leverage extensive experience in facilities management, utilities or asset management, build strong relationships with TasWater and key partners, and shape governance and commercial outcomes

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading complex maintenance, utilities, infrastructure or asset management operations.
• Proven success managing large, complex contracts and budgets.
• Strong commercial acumen and track record of client engagement and governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across a large facilities maintenance contract.
• Drive contract performance against service levels, KPIs and customer expectations.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams across maintenance, infrastructure services and supporting functions.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with TasWater, stakeholders and partners.
• Champion a strong safety culture and continuous improvement.
• Maintain contract governance, compliance and risk management.
• Take ownership of budget, P&L performance and forecasting.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, service delivery and value.
• Lead contract optimisation, asset management improvement initiatives.
• Develop organisational capability through workforce planning and leadership development.

Skills

Leadership experience

Contract management

Stakeholder relationships

Safety leadership

Education

Engineering / Asset Management / Project Management / Business degree

Job description

Lead a Critical Facilities Management Contract Supporting Tasmania’s Water Infrastructure

We are seeking an experienced senior operational leader to take on the role of Project Manager, leading the delivery of a significant facilities maintenance and asset management contract supporting operations across Tasmania.

This is a highly visible leadership position with accountability across operational excellence, contract performance, safety leadership, client engagement, commercial outcomes, and continuous improvement across a geographically diverse portfolio of assets and water facilities.

This role will suit a commercially and operationally astute leader who has successfully managed major facilities maintenance, utilities, infrastructure, or asset management contracts and can lead geographically dispersed teams while building strong stakeholder relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across a large facilities maintenance contract.
• Drive contract performance against key service levels, KPIs and customer expectations.
• Lead multi-disciplinary operational teams across maintenance, infrastructure services, workplace services and supporting functions.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with TasWater, key stakeholders and subcontractor partners.
• Champion a strong safety culture through visible leadership, assurance and continuous improvement.
• Maintain effective contract governance, compliance and risk management.
• Take ownership of budget, P&L performance, forecasting and commercial outcomes.
• Identify and deliver opportunities to improve efficiency, service delivery and customer value.
• Lead contract optimisation, innovation and asset management improvement initiatives.
• Develop organisational capability through workforce planning, succession and leadership development.

About You

To be successful, you will demonstrate:

• Significant experience leading complex maintenance, utilities, infrastructure, facilities management or asset management operations.
• Proven success managing large, complex maintenance, utilities, infrastructure or asset management contracts.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience managing contract performance, budgets and financial outcomes.
• A demonstrated ability to build trusted and productive customer relationships.
• Experience leading large geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong understanding of facilities management, asset maintenance, utilities, water, infrastructure or related sectors.
• Strong safety leadership and a track record of driving safe and consistent operational practices.
• The ability to engage and influence senior business and customer stakeholders.
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Asset Management, Project Management, Business or a related discipline (preferred).

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 Māori and Pasifika 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: 169202