Senior Project Consultant: Pre-Construction & Negotiation

Coverite Projects; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Coverite Projects is seeking an experienced Project Consultant to take ownership of qualified opportunities and convert them into signed, deliverable projects across aged care, education, retirement living, commercial and hospitality sectors in New South Wales.

You’ll lead feasibility, cost planning, commercial negotiation and contract execution, then hand over to our operations team for delivery, ensuring clear scope, budgets and timelines while maintaining strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience in pre-construction, project management, estimating, commercial management, or business development within construction.
• Strong understanding of feasibility, estimating, design and contract formation.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial and risk management capability.
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of qualified opportunities and build strong client relationships through pre-construction.
• Lead feasibility, scope development and project planning.
• Coordinate design, estimating and operational input.
• Develop budgets, programmes and delivery strategies.
• Lead tendering, pricing and contract negotiations.
• Manage commercial and delivery risk throughout pre-construction.
• Ensure a clean handover of scope, budget, programme and risk to our operations team.

Skills

Pre-construction

Project management

Estimating

Commercial management

Business development

Communication

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Opportunity management

Job description

Coverite Projects is seeking an experienced Project Consultant to take ownership of qualified opportunities and convert them into signed, deliverable projects across aged care, education, retirement living, commercial and hospitality sectors in New South Wales.

You’ll lead feasibility, cost planning, commercial negotiation and contract execution, then hand over to our operations team for delivery, ensuring clear scope, budgets and timelines while maintaining strong client relationships.