Senior Education Project Manager – Western Sydney

Randstad Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Australia is seeking an experienced Project Manager for Education & Institutional Projects in Western Sydney. Lead end-to-end delivery across schools and tertiary facilities, overseeing programmes, budgets, and client relationships from procurement to handover.

You will manage site safety, engage stakeholders, and drive financial performance using Procore and HammerTech, while mentoring on-site teams to achieve high safety and quality benchmarks.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering commercial building projects as a Project Manager in the education sector (schools, tertiary institutions, or state infrastructure).
• Hands-on proficiency with Procore and HammerTech safety systems.
• Strong commercial acumen, financial management, head-contract administration, and procurement expertise.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication, and negotiation capabilities.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Construction Management, Building, Civil Engineering, or equivalent trade background.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end delivery of educational building projects, ensuring safety, quality, on programme, and within budget.
• Drive site safety and compliance using HammerTech for WHS risk assessments and inductions.
• Manage project finances, RFIs, document control, procurement schedules, and cost reporting with Procore.
• Coordinate head contracts and subcontracts, administer variations and progress claims.
• Lead project meetings with school principals, department reps, consultants, architects, and subcontractors.
• Mentor on-site teams to foster high safety and quality benchmarks.

Skills

Procore

HammerTech

Stakeholder Eng

Communication

Negotiation

Procurement

Contract Admin

Financial Mgmt

Driver's Licence

Education Projects

Education

Construction Management

Building

Civil Engineering

Tools

Procore

HammerTech

Job description

Randstad Australia is seeking an experienced Project Manager for Education & Institutional Projects in Western Sydney. Lead end-to-end delivery across schools and tertiary facilities, overseeing programmes, budgets, and client relationships from procurement to handover.

You will manage site safety, engage stakeholders, and drive financial performance using Procore and HammerTech, while mentoring on-site teams to achieve high safety and quality benchmarks.