Project Manager - Assets Delivery

Water Corporation; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility provider in Australia is seeking a Project Manager to manage complex capital projects across Western Australia. This role involves leading multi-functional teams, monitoring project outcomes, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. The successful candidate will have a qualification in engineering or project management and experience in delivering significant projects. This position offers flexible work options and various employment benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Well-being days

Long service leave

Superannuation scheme

Additional leave options

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering complex capital projects and new assets.
• Advanced knowledge of tendering and contract award.
• Experience supervising planning, design or construction teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-functional project teams through the asset acquisition process.
• Monitor and forecast project outcomes including time, cost, and quality.
• Negotiate and establish contracts to procure services and equipment.

Skills

Engineering

Project management

Stakeholder management

Contract administration

Education

Qualification in engineering or project management

Job description

About the role

Our Project Management team have a permanent opportunity for a Project Manager to be responsible managing complex capital projects across WA that meet Water Corporation’s operational objectives on time, budget, and within technical, safety, environmental and quality standards. Based in our Leederville office, this role is reporting to the Project Director - Assets Delivery.

Real benefits that matter

• Real flexibility with options to work from home, 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours
• Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
• Take advantage of our co-contribution superannuation scheme: Receive a 12% employer contribution and enjoy an additional 2% employer co-contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2%
• Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave

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What the role will involve

• Lead multi-functional project teams through the asset acquisition process and coordinate the scoping, design, construction, commissioning, handover and the close out of projects
• Monitor, control, review and forecast project outcomes including time, cost and quality, reporting on the project outcomes and prepare progress reports
• Ensure project risks are captured; mitigation measures are in place and monitor and report on their effectiveness ensuring that issues are dealt with in a timely manner
• Negotiate and establish contracts to procure services, equipment and works to achieve project objectives.
• Assess and approve progress claims for payment and ensure contractor performance reports on time, cost, OSH, quality and environment are completed
• Regularly inspect construction sites and report variances on OSH, environmental and quality compliance with approved management plans

About you

You’ll have a qualification in engineering, project management or relevant discipline, along with experience in a similar project management role delivering significant and complex capital projects and new assets. We require advanced knowledge of tendering, contract award and contract administration. Your previous experience supervising planning, design or construction teams, and excellent stakeholder management skills will ensure success in this role.

Sound like a match? Apply today

If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your skills and experience as well as your ability to meet the requirements of the role.

As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check.

We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date.

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace

Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community.

We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment.

Applicants with disability who require adjustments, or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, can contact a Recruitment Officer at [e-mail] or 08 9420 2000 . To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website