Project Manager, Waste Services

City of Adelaide; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 121,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Job summary

City of Adelaide is seeking a Project Manager, Waste Services, to lead major service transformation initiatives across procurement, planning and delivery. You will coordinate detailed project plans, budgets and risk logs while engaging with elected members, senior leaders and community stakeholders.

You will drive end-to-end procurement activities, service reviews and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring outcomes align with council priorities and community needs.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering complex community-focused end-to-end projects.
• Proven ability in end-to-end waste management or similar Local Government settings.
• Experience developing business cases, cost-benefit analysis and forecasting.
• Strong procurement and contract management experience for complex projects.
• Strategic thinker with ability to manage political sensitivities and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and coordination of project plans, budgets, milestones and risk registers.
• Deliver procurement activities (RFIs, EOIs, contracts, service agreements).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to meet objectives.
• Provide clear, tailored written and verbal insights for decision makers.
• Ensure projects deliver scope, time, quality, cost and strategic objectives.

Skills

End-to-end project delivery

Procurement & contract management

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Change and continuous improvement

Education

Tertiary qualification in project management/public administration

Tools

RFIs/EOIs process

Procurement systems

Job description

Starting at $121,482 + 12% superannuation

• Full time, fixed term position until December 2027
• Starting at $121,482 + 12% superannuation

About the Opportunity

This role sits within the City Operations Program and offers the chance to lead significant projects that shapes the future of waste services for our community. It provides an opportunity to guide the planning, delivery, and evaluation of a major service transformation that will improve outcomes for residents, strengthen operational performance, and support Council's long‑term strategic direction. The work is meaningful, complex, and well suited to someone who enjoys leading projects that blend strategy, community impact, and operational delivery.

As the Project Manager, Waste Services, you provide strong project management that supports in delivering outcomes of waste services from end‑to‑end procurement, service reviews and continuous improvement initiatives. The role involves high level procurement and contract management, support in identifying opportunities to innovate, working with relevant internal and external stakeholders at all levels and preparing high quality written and verbal insights that support strong decision making. You communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences including elected members, senior leaders, external partners, and community stakeholders, ensuring information is clear, credible, and tailored to each setting.

You lead the development and coordination of detailed project plans, budgets, milestones, and risk registers, along with the delivery of procurement activities such as RFIs, EOIs, contracts, service agreements, and contract management. You also collaborate closely with cross functional teams to ensure outcomes are integrated, inclusive, and shaped by community needs. The role requires confident leadership of multi stakeholder projects, with a strong focus on achieving scope, time, quality, cost, and strategic objectives.

Working Rights - Eligibility

We welcome applications from candidates with valid Australian work rights, including those holding a visa with sufficient and appropriate work rights for the position. Australian citizenship is not required; however, visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Extensive experience in delivering complex community focused end to end project in an environment of balancing complex issues, political sensitivities and competing priorities.
• Extensive experience in delivering end to end waste management services in Local Government setting
• Significant experience in project development, management and delivery including service reviews, continuous improvement initiatives, reporting, business case development, cost benefit analysis and forecasting / projections.
• Extensive experience in managing procurement and contractual arrangements for complex projects and initiatives.
• Proven ability and demonstrable experience to think strategically, analyse complex situation, develop creative solutions and achieve outcomes that advance program objectives.

About Us

Located in the geographic heart of Kaurna Country, the City of Adelaide celebrates its cultural heritage, unique natural surrounds and structures its footprint in a way that allows it to adapt to the changing needs of the community and a dynamic global landscape. Our focus is on our community's wellbeing and quality of life - investing in city improvements and on future planning, so we continue to design a liveable city where future generations can continue to live authentic and meaningful lives. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and be a bigger part of our amazing city!

At the City of Adelaide, we thrive in an environment that is welcoming, inclusive and safe, and celebrates difference. We value and embrace our diverse perspectives and recognise the value diversity has in fuelling innovation and enabling brilliant experiences for our diverse community.

Applications close at 11.59pm, 11 November 2026.

Please be advised this is a full time, fixed term role until December 2027 with a starting salary at the Salaried Level 7 Classification commencing at $121,482 + 12% superannuation. Please note that commencing the first full pay period of January 2027, this role will be remunerated at $125,734 + 12% superannuation.

As part of the recruitment process candidates will be required to undertake a National Police Check.

We continue to work hard to ensure our recruitment process is safe for people of diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to inclusivity means we welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, and candidates from with a range of lived experiences.