Project Manager – Major Defence Infrastructure, SA

Laing O'Rourke; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O’Rourke is leading a major defence infrastructure program in Australia, recruiting a Project Manager to guide the NPSCY initiative in Osborne, SA. You will manage a large, diverse team and coordinate with joint-venture partners to meet schedule, budget, and safety requirements.

The role requires extensive infrastructure experience, stakeholder management, and the ability to operate under defence standards. Applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible for NV1 clearance.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary teams on complex infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and interfaces with clients and authorities.
• Experience in construction planning, budgeting, procurement, and risk management.
• Strong communication skills across technical and executive audiences.
• Australian citizenship and ability to obtain NV1 level defence clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large multidisciplinary team to deliver project scope on time, within cost, and to quality and safety requirements.
• Drive high performance through collaboration, risk identification, and client/authority interface.
• Promote continuous improvement and innovation.
• Build balanced teams and coach talent.
• Influence stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Construction planning

Budgeting and planning

Procurement

Risk management

Client management

Dispute resolution

Job description

At the heart of Laing O’Rourke is our commitment to helping our people do their best work and grow meaningful, fulfilling careers. Through exceptional development opportunities, wellbeing support, and employee benefits, we empower our teams to succeed.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applications from First Nations Peoples and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Our industry-leading benefits include:

• In-house training programs and on-the-job skill development.
• Industry-leading parental leave giving all employees access to six months paid parental leave at full pay.
• Additional purchased leave options, and access to volunteering leave.
• Exclusive discounts and savings across hundreds of retailers across Australia.
  
  
  

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About the Project

At Laing O’Rourke, you won’t just build projects, you’ll help shape the future. As a $6 billion privately owned global engineering and manufacturing-led construction leader, we deliver some of the nation’s most complex infrastructure, from transport networks to defence and utilities.

Be part of Australia’s largest-ever defence infrastructure program

Laing O’Rourke, with joint venture partner Amentum Australia,will play a central role in supporting Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI) to develop and deliver the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard (NPSCY) project at Osborne, South Australia.We will provide program and construction management services of nuclear related civil infrastructure, site‑wide nuclear licensee development expertise, and nuclear safety leadership.

We are currently seeking a Project Manager to join our AUKUS team. If you’re ready to do meaningful and career-defining work apply today.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a large multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of the overall project scope within the time, cost, quality and safety requirements.
• Drive high performance through collaboration, positive leadership, identification of risks, and interface with clients and authorities, and support the Project Director to ensure client and community expectations are managed.
• Actively promote continuous improvement and innovation
• Build balanced teams with the right skills and behaviours; invests time and energy to coach and develop talent.
• Work with and influence stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes for all parties.
  

About You

• Extensive experience in leading multidisciplinary teams on complex infrastructure projects, with experience in managing multiple stakeholders.
• Extensive construction experience including construction planning and management, leading teams, budgeting and planning, procurement, risk management, client management, dispute/issue resolution.
• You will have a communication style that is adaptable from dealing with technical through to presenting information to asset owners/stakeholders
• Applicants must be Australian citizens and hold or be able to obtain an Australian Defence Security Clearance to NV1 level.