Project Manager - Austal Brisbane

Austal; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Sacrificing

Novated Leasing

Retailer discount

Employee Assistance Program

Insurance discounts

Job summary

Austal in Brisbane is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and manage projects through the full lifecycle. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will guide teams, manage risk, budgets and schedules to deliver on client requirements with strong leadership and communication.

Ideal candidates have an engineering or fabrication trade qualification with 10 years’ experience, exposure to marine or heavy industry, and willingness to pursue a Project Management qualification.

Qualifications

• Engineering or fabrication trade qualification with 10 years' experience.
• Willingness to obtain a Project Management qualification.
• Experience in marine or heavy industrial environments is desirable.
• Commercial awareness across budgets, estimates and cost controls.

Responsibilities

• Manage project scope: risk, schedule, procurement, budget and resourcing.
• Ensure accurate task information for billing against projects.
• Maintain schedules and deliver to customer needs.
• Manage budgets to meet or exceed targets.
• Identify technical, safety or personnel risks and address them.
• Procure project labour per resourcing requirements.
• Build stakeholder and supplier relationships and maintain communication.
• Provide direction to project teams to meet deadlines and quality standards.
• Provide advice to ensure accurate future costings and timelines.
• Prepare, submit and negotiate tenders and project variations.
• Lead project meetings and toolbox talks.

Skills

Engineering trade

Project Management Qualification

Budgeting / Cost controls

Planning

Leadership

Communication

Supervisory

Safety induction (white card)

Marine/Heavy industry exposure

Education

Trade qualification (Engineering/Fabrication)

Job description

About The Role

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Project Manager will lead and manage assigned projects. The role is accountable for all facets of the project lifecycle, ensuring each stage is managed diligently and effectively. Strong leadership, along with high-level consultation and communication, will be key in identifying constraints, pinch-points and risk that has the potential to impact on the successful delivery of the project to our clients.

Key Objectives & Responsibilities Include

• Manage Project - Risk, Schedule, Procurement, Budget, Resourcing, Communications and Stakeholders
• Ensure accurate task information is documented to ensure detailed and accurate charges are billed accordingly against projects
• Manage project schedules to ensure that project schedules are accurately compiled, updated, and delivered to customer needs
• Manage budgets and ensure financial targets met or exceeded
• Identify and appropriately manage any technical, safety or project personnel issues and risk
• Procure project labour IAW the project resourcing requirements both internally and externally
• Develop key relationships with stakeholders and suppliers and maintain communications
• Provide clear direction to project teams to ensure daily, weekly, and critical tasks are executed by the required deadlines to quality standards
• Provide project specific advice to ensure future projects costings and timelines are quoted accurately
• Compile, submit and negotiate project tender responses
• Compile, submit, negotiate, and execute any project variations
• Facilitate and lead project meetings and toolbox meetings

Required Skills

• Possess an engineering or fabrication Trade Qualification with 10 years trade experience
• Hold or willing to obtain a Project Management Qualification if successful
• Exposure to the marine and or heavy industrial industries, as well as a sound knowledge of asset management standards, systems and processes is desirable
• Be commercially astute, with exposure to project budgets, estimates and cost controls
• Be goals driven and results orientated, with an excellent attention to detail and the ability to explain and discuss technical, commercial, and contractual topics
• Experience in planning
• Strong supervisory, organisational, written and verbal skills
• Pro-Active thinker with Initiative
• Hold a Construction safety induction (white card)

Required Skills / Experience / Attributes:

• Possess an engineering or fabrication Trade Qualification with 10 years trade experience
• Hold or willing to obtain a Project Management Qualification if successful
• Exposure to the marine and or heavy industrial industries, as well as a sound knowledge of asset management standards, systems and processes is desirable
• Be commercially astute, with exposure to project budgets, estimates and cost controls
• Be goals driven and results orientated, with an excellent attention to detail and the ability to explain and discuss technical, commercial, and contractual topics
• Experience in planning
• Strong supervisory, organisational, written and verbal skills
• Pro-Active thinker with Initiative
• Hold a Construction safety induction (white card)

Why Austal

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• A supportive and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

What's on Offer?

• Located in Brisbane QLD
• Permanent salaried position
• 5 Day week - 38 Hours
• Salary Sacrificing, Novated Leasing, Retailer discount, Employee Assistance Program, Insurance discounts

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts. Our goal is for all our decisions and actions to reflect these core values. We believe that putting our values into practice creates the greatest benefits for our shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and communities in which we serve.

Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply.