Project Manager – Marine Infrastructure (client side)

Alchemy Recruitment Consulting; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flights organised

Accommodation organised

Hire car organised

Brisbane CBD base

Job summary

Alchemy Recruitment Consulting partners with a Federal Government organisation to source an experienced client-side Project Manager for a high-profile disaster-recovery infrastructure program. This role focuses on rebuilding critical maritime safety infrastructure damaged by a severe weather event, with Brisbane CBD residence and travel to regional/offshore sites.

You’ll own the program delivery plan, manage budgets and schedules, coordinate procurement, and lead stakeholder engagement across

Qualifications

• PM qualifications and/or extensive experience delivering major maintenance or construction projects end-to-end.
• Strong client-side project and contract management skills, with the ability to run multiple projects at once.
• Sharp negotiation, stakeholder engagement and consultation skills.
• A solid grasp of government procurement, tendering and contract management practices.
• An understanding of contemporary environmental and risk management practices and WHS legislation.
• Hold Australian citizenship

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated program delivery plan, schedule and budget across multiple sites.
• Coordinate technical investigations, scopes of work, and procurement of contractors and consultants.
• Manage stakeholder consultation, site access and approval pathways across three jurisdictions.
• Monitor and report on scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, safety and environmental performance.
• Lead site inspections, technical acceptance, commissioning and project close-out.
• Support the organisation’s insurance advisor with the severe weather event claim and ensure project records and lessons learned are properly handed over.

Skills

Project management qualifications

Major maintenance or construction

Client-side project management

Negotiation / stakeholder engagement

Government procurement knowledge

WHS / risk management

Australian citizenship

Education

Engineering degree (relevant)

Job description

Alchemy Recruitment Consulting – Brisbane QLD

Alchemy Recruitment is partnering with a Federal Government organisation to source an experienced client-side Project Manager for a high-profile disaster-recovery infrastructure program. This is a rare opportunity to lead the rebuild of critical maritime safety infrastructure damaged by a severe weather event.

About the Role

A severe weather event damaged infrastrcture across Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Our client, a Federal Government organisation, is now moving into the investigation, design, repair and refurbishment phase of the recovery, and needs a dedicated Project Manager to drive the program from the client side.

In this role you will:

• Own the integrated program delivery plan, schedule and budget across multiple sites.
• Coordinate technical investigations, scopes of work, and procurement of contractors and consultants.
• Manage stakeholder consultation, site access and approval pathways across three jurisdictions.
• Monitor and report on scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, safety and environmental performance.
• Lead site inspections, technical acceptance, commissioning and project close-out.
• Support the organisation’s insurance advisor with the severe weather event claim and ensure project records and lessons learned are properly handed over.

About You

You’re a seasoned client-side Project Manager who is equally comfortable in a program control room and on a remote worksite. You’ll bring:

• Project management qualifications and/or extensive experience delivering major maintenance or construction projects end-to-end.
• Strong client-side project and contract management skills, with the ability to run multiple projects at once.
• Sharp negotiation, stakeholder engagement and consultation skills.
• A solid grasp of government procurement, tendering and contract management practices.
• An understanding of contemporary environmental and risk management practices and WHS legislation.
• Hold Australian citizenship

Highly regarded (not essential): a relevant engineering degree and 5+ years in offshore construction, civil or coastal engineering, with exposure to concrete repair, protective coatings or aids to navigation systems.

What’s on Offer

• 12-month labour hire contract, commencing 26 October 2026, with our client able to extend for up to a further 12 months.
• Brisbane CBD base, with travel to regional and offshore sites across QLD, NT and WA – flights, accommodation and hire car organised and paid for by our client.
• Flexible working arrangements in line with our client’s policy.
• The chance to lead a nationally significant maritime safety recovery program from the ground up.