Project Manager - Water

Select Aust Sydney; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 124,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad is seeking a Project Manager for water and major works in Bundall/Arundel, QLD. The role focuses on delivering time, cost, quality, and safety across multiple work packages in a collaborative partnership environment.

You will lead a PM support team and manage key relationships with delivery partners, design partners, and subcontractors, ensuring value-for-money outcomes on major capital works.

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience in water and major works.
• Experience delivering Target Rate Work Packages and capital projects.
• Strong tendering and cost forecasting capabilities.
• Stakeholder engagement across multi-disciplinary teams and partners.

Responsibilities

• Package Delivery: manage multiple work packages with reporting and fiscal control.
• Estimating & Tendering: drive tender inputs, procurement, cost forecasting, budget tracking.
• Partner & Subcontractor Management: onboard and manage delivery and design partners.
• Design & Stakeholder Input: integrate community and environmental feedback for value-for-money outcomes.
• Team Leadership: mentor engineers and field staff in PM, estimating, and commercial processes.

Skills

PM leadership

Water infrastructure

Tendering

Stakeholder management

Team coaching

Job description

Job Type: Contract position | Full time position

Job Description

Project Manager - Water & Major Works

Title: Project Manager | Major Water Infrastructure | $90-120/hr

Location: Bundall & Arundel, QLD

Contract Duration: ASAP - Mid-Jan 2027 (potential to extend)

About the Role

Looking for a proven Project Manager to deliver optimal project outcomes (time, cost, quality, safety) across multi-disciplinary Target Rate Work Packages and minor/major capital works . Operating in a collaborative partnership environment, you will lead the PM support team (PEs, Supervisors, Coordinators) and manage key delivery partner relationships .

Key Responsibilities

• Package Delivery: Manage, coordinate, and execute multiple Target Rate Work Packages simultaneously, including technical reporting and fiscal control .
• Estimating & Tendering: Drive tender inputs, procurement activities, cost forecasting, budget development, and progress tracking .
• Partner & Subcontractor Management: Select, onboard, and manage delivery partners, design partners, and sub-contractors .
• Design & Stakeholder Input: Lead collaborative relationships with Design Partners to integrate community, environmental, and operations feedback for value-for-money outcomes .
• Team Leadership: Coach and mentor Project Engineers and field staff in project management, estimating, and commercial processes

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.