Project Manager

Department of Regional NSW; Port Macquarie; On-site; AUD 87,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour week

Flex time

Leave loading

Recreation leave

Parental leave

Job summary

NSW Public Works in Port Macquarie is seeking an entry level Project Manager to join a regional NSW team delivering diverse infrastructure projects. You will support senior project managers with planning, advisory, and delivery across water, facilities and transportation projects.

The role offers a 35-hour base week, flexible start/finish times, flex leave, and generous recreation leave, with a 2-year temporary full-time contract based in Port Macquarie.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications and 1–2 years practical design or construction experience or contract administration.
• Strong teamwork and communication across multidisciplinary environments.
• White Card certification and NSW Driver Licence.
• Willingness to travel across NSW regional towns, including overnight stays.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior project managers with planning, advisory, and delivery of infrastructure projects.
• Work on water/wastewater, mechanical/electrical, refurbishment, bridges and roads projects.
• Contribute as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver projects across NSW.
• Support contract administration on regional projects.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Problem solving

White Card

Driver Licence

Travel willingness

Education

Relevant civil/structural/ construction qualifications with 1–2 years experience

Job description

At NSW Public Works, no two projects are quite the same.

Work on projects that matter, with a supportive local team and the variety to keep things interesting.

• Temporary full-time role for 2 years
• Based in Port Macquarie
• Our employees work principally in the workplace
• $87,199 to $95,482 plus superannuation and leave loading
• Varied infrastructure projects across regional NSW

Diversity and inclusion are core DPIRD values. Everyone has the right to contribute and participate to their full potential. We are committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive culture that is respectful, welcoming and flexible – a workplace where our people feel supported, valued, and part of our collective success.

This role offers flexible, people-first working conditions

• 35‑hour base working week
• Flexible start and finish times between 6am and 7pm, with core hours of 10am–3pm
• Flex time, allowing additional hours worked to be accrued and taken back as flex leave
• Generous leave arrangements, including carers’, parental and adoption leave
• Four weeks recreation leave as standard.

About the role

This entry level Project Manager role will form part of our North Coast Region team. The role contributes as part of a multi-disciplinary team by assisting senior Project Managers with the planning, advisory, and delivery of infrastructure projects across NSW.

In this role you may be working as a contract administrator on projects across regional NSW, for example:

• Water and wastewater infrastructure projects
• Mechanical and electrical projects in government facilities
• Refurbishment or general construction projects of government-owned buildings
• Bridge and road projects

The opportunity

This is an opportunity to use your project management experience across infrastructure projects and see the impact of your work in regional communities.

About you

We’re looking for someone with practical project management experience, good judgement and a hands‑on approach to getting things done.

To be successful in this role, you will have experience and knowledge of project management concepts, and/or construction and design experience. To be considered for this role, you will meet the following essential requirements which can be found in the role description, as well as the following:

• Appropriate trade, post-trade or tertiary qualifications in civil engineering, architecture, building, civil construction, construction management, or relevant field experience which includes 1-2 years practical experience in design or construction, or contract administration
• A high degree of enthusiasm and drive, with a strong desire to assist in delivering positive outcomes as part of a team
• A practical mindset with a hands‑on approach to getting things done
• Experience with Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, Project)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively within a diverse and multi-disciplinary environment.
• Sound reasoning and problem‑solving skills
• White Card is essential
• Current NSW Driver Licence with flexibility and willingness to travel to NSW regional towns, which may include overnight stays.

About us

NSW Public Works is part of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and supports local and state government agencies to deliver critical infrastructure initiatives by providing expert advisory, planning, design, project and construction management and associated support services.

Our work is in hospitals, dams, water treatment plants and high schools, the real foundations of prosperous communities.

Every day we help shape the ambitious projects that bring progress to more people in NSW. From forging a more sustainable relationship with the land around us, to engineering the big ideas of the future. In every challenge we see the chance to build stronger and more connected communities.

Together, we are DPIRD

The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) protects, supports and develops primary industries and regional economies.

Collectively we support strong and sustainable agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining industries, and regional economies. We actively manage our natural assets: our lands and soils, minerals, waterways and oceans, vegetation and forests.

The department brings together Local Land Services, NSW Resources, Agriculture and Biosecurity, Fisheries and Forestry, Regional Development and Delivery.

With the majority of the DPIRD team living and working in regional NSW, we are embedded in the regions we serve.

Learn more about the benefits of joining our diverse and talented DPIRD team.

Closing Date: Tuesday, 17 November 2026 at 11:55pm

Additional Information

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next 18 months.

If you require adjustments in completing your application, interviewing, completing any pre‑employment testing, require information in an alternative format, or otherwise participating in the recruitment process, please let us know so we can assist. Send an email to [e-mail] or contact the hiring manager listed below for a confidential discussion.