Project Manager - Water & Utilities

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

Job summary

Resourceful Recruitment in Chermside, QLD, AU is hiring an experienced Project Manager to lead water & utilities capital works from planning through delivery.

You will coordinate cross-disciplinary teams, manage budgets and risks, and partner with clients and stakeholders to ensure safe, on-time, within-budget outcomes across South-East Queensland.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering capital works within water, utilities, civil infrastructure or related sectors
• A track record of managing projects from commencement through to completion
• Strong commercial, contractual and financial management capability

Responsibilities

• Managing projects from planning and procurement through to completion and handover
• Taking ownership of budgets, forecasting, cost control and overall project performance
• Coordinating internal teams, subcontractors, suppliers and consultants
• Building strong working relationships with clients and key stakeholders
• Managing project risks, variations, contracts and commercial outcomes
• Ensuring projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to a high standard
• Identifying opportunities to improve delivery processes and project performance

Job description

Project Manager - Water & Utilities Resourceful Recruitment Chermside, QLD, AU

• Lead capital works projects from planning to delivery
• Strong pipeline of secured work across SEQ projects
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and work closely with key clients and stakeholders

A well-established contractor with a strong reputation across the water and utilities sector is looking to appoint an experienced Project Manager to join its expanding delivery team.

With a solid pipeline of secured and upcoming projects across South-East Queensland, this is an opportunity to take genuine ownership of projects from initial planning and mobilisation through to successful completion. You’ll work closely with clients, consultants, engineers, site teams and subcontractors to ensure projects are delivered efficiently while maintaining strong commercial and client outcomes.

This is a hands-on project management position where you’ll have the autonomy to influence delivery, solve problems and build lasting relationships with clients and project stakeholders.

The Role

• Managing projects from planning and procurement through to completion and handover
• Taking ownership of budgets, forecasting, cost control and overall project performance
• Coordinating internal teams, subcontractors, suppliers and consultants
• Building strong working relationships with clients and key stakeholders
• Managing project risks, variations, contracts and commercial outcomes
• Ensuring projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to a high standard
• Identifying opportunities to improve delivery processes and project performance

About You

• Proven experience delivering capital works within water, utilities, civil infrastructure or related sectors
• A track record of managing projects from commencement through to completion
• Strong commercial, contractual and financial management capability