Project Manager

Ahrens; Town of Gawler; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Private health insurance discounts

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Ahrens is delivering a major mining construction project at Carrapateena, with further opportunities across Olympic Dam projects. As Project Manager, you’ll own the full lifecycle from pre-construction to close-out, reporting to the General Manager.

You’ll lead budget, programme, safety, quality, subcontractors, and client relationships, driving a high-performance project team.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in mining or construction environments.
• Olympic Dam / BHP site experience highly regarded.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, tools, and best practices.
• Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making capability.
• Proficiency in project management systems for planning, scheduling, and reporting.
• Sound knowledge of health, safety and environmental requirements.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary client contact, managing queries, variations, and stakeholder communication.
• Lead project execution including resourcing, scheduling, task allocation, and subcontractor supervision.
• Monitor and report on progress, ensuring timelines and budgets are met.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, and authorities to deliver design intent.
• Conduct inspections, audits, and performance reviews with corrective actions.
• Provide leadership to project teams and foster a high-performance culture.
• Prepare and deliver accurate progress and status reports.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and pursue new opportunities.

Skills

Mining experience

Construction project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Planning & scheduling

HSE knowledge

Olympic Dam site experience

Education

Degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline (or equivalent experience)

Job description

About the Role

Ahrens is delivering a major construction project at Carrapateena, with further opportunities across existing Olympic Dam projects. As Project Manager, you’ll owner the full project lifecycle, from pre-construction through execution to close-out, reporting directly to the General Manager.

You’ll lead the project end to end: budget, programme, safety, quality, subcontractors, and client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary client contact, managing queries, variations, and stakeholder communication.

• Lead project execution including resourcing, scheduling, task allocation, and subcontractor supervision.

• Monitor and report on progress, ensuring compliance with timelines, budgets, quality, specifications, and regulatory requirements.

• Coordinate with architects, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, and authorities to deliver design intent and timely outcomes.

• Conduct inspections, audits, and performance reviews, implementing corrective actions where required.

• Provide strong leadership to project teams, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.

• Prepare and deliver accurate progress and status reports.

• Build and maintain strong client relationships while identifying and pursuing new business opportunities.

About You

• Degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).

• Experience mining or construction environments.

• Olympic Dam / BHP site experience highly regarded.

• Strong understanding of project management principles, tools, and best practice.

• Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills

• Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making capability.

• Proficiency in project management systems for planning, scheduling, and reporting.

• Sound knowledge of health, safety, and environmental requirements.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program, supporting you and your family’s health & wellbeing

• Discounts to some of Australia’s leading corporate partners in private health insurance, gyms, travel, clothing, vehicles and more

• Opportunities for career progression

Ahrens is an Equal Opportunity employer who recognises the value in a diverse workforce. We are dedicated to promote an inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all genders and people of Indigenous backgrounds