Project Manager | Social Infrastructure

Aequalis Consulting Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Aequalis Consulting Pty is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join its client-side consultancy delivering health, education and institutional projects across Australia’s social infrastructure sector.

In this role you’ll take ownership from planning through completion, represent the client, coordinate design teams and contractors, and navigate approvals while managing scope, budget and risk.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of projects from planning through to completion
• Representing the client throughout project delivery
• Coordinating design teams, consultants and contractors
• Managing procurement and tender processes
• Navigating approvals and project planning requirements
• Managing programme, risk, budget and delivery outcomes
• Working with diverse stakeholder groups in complex operational environments
• Solving the inevitable challenges that come with delivering real projects
• Building trusted relationships with clients
• Genuinely manage projects rather than merely administer them

Job description

There are projects you deliver. And there are projects people depend on.

The hospital where someone receives life-changing care.

The school where a child discovers what they're capable of.

The university building where the next generation of ideas begins.

We're looking for an experienced Project Manager to join a highly regarded client-side consultancy delivering projects across Australia's social infrastructure sector.

This is an opportunity to move beyond simply managing programmes, consultants and contractors.

You'll help create places that have a genuine purpose.

The Opportunity

You'll work across a diverse portfolio of health, education and institutional projects, representing the client and helping turn complex ideas into successful built outcomes.

From the earliest stages of planning and design through procurement, construction and completion, you'll be at the centre of the project—bringing together consultants, contractors, stakeholders and end users to keep everyone moving towards the same goal.

These aren't always easy projects.

Many are delivered in complex, operational environments where construction needs to happen while the world around it keeps moving.

That requires more than a good programme.

It requires judgement.

Communication.

And the ability to solve problems before they become bigger ones.

What You'll Be Doing

Depending on the project, you'll be involved across the full development and delivery lifecycle, including:

Taking ownership of projects from planning through to completion

Representing the client throughout project delivery

Coordinating design teams, consultants and contractors

Managing procurement and tender processes

Navigating approvals and project planning requirements

Managing programme, risk, budget and delivery outcomes

Working with diverse stakeholder groups in complex operational environments

Solving the inevitable challenges that come with delivering real projects

Building trusted relationships with clients and project partners

Most importantly, you'll be given the opportunity to genuinely manage projects—not simply administer them.

Who We're Looking For

You may already be working within a client-side project management consultancy.

Or perhaps you've built strong delivery experience elsewhere and are ready for a role that gives you greater exposure to the client, the decisions and the complete project lifecycle.

Either way, you'll probably have around four or more years of relevant experience and a background in construction, engineering, architecture, property or a related discipline.

Experience across health, schools, universities, government, institutional property or other complex building environments would be highly regarded.

You'll also be someone who:

Communicates confidently with people at every level

Can keep multiple moving parts heading in the same direction

Understands construction—not just project administration

Remains calm when a project inevitably throws up a challenge

Builds relationships easily and earns the trust of clients

Wants to keep learning and progressing

You don't need to know everything.

But you do need the curiosity, judgement and drive to keep getting better.

Why Make the Move?

Because the right consultancy should give you more than another project to put on your CV.

This is an opportunity to join a high-performing, collaborative team where you'll work alongside experienced project leaders, gain exposure to complex and meaningful projects and continue building your career without becoming another number in a huge organisation.

You'll have access to:

A strong pipeline of social infrastructure projects

Genuine end-to-end project exposure

Experienced leaders who will support your development

Opportunities to broaden your experience across sectors and project types

A flexible and collaborative working environment

Clear opportunities for long-term career progression

Your Next Project Should Mean Something

If you're an experienced Project Manager looking for greater responsibility, better projects and the opportunity to deliver work with a genuine impact on the communities it serves, we'd like to hear from you.

Build your career by delivering places that matter.