Senior Project Manager

Fulton Hogan; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tailored training programs

Flexible working arrangements

Health insurance discounts

Banking support

Retailer discounts

Parental leave

Job summary

Fulton Hogan is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Utilities team in Southeast Queensland. You will lead end-to-end delivery of complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects, partnering with clients and delivery partners to achieve safe, on-time, and on-budget outcomes.

You'll guide project teams, oversee design through handover, and drive commercial performance while promoting Fulton Hogan’s Living Safely 2.0 culture.

Qualifications

• Significant senior project leadership experience delivering major or complex infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale water and wastewater infrastructure (treatment plants, pump stations, reservoirs, pipelines).
• Demonstrated leadership across the full project lifecycle (design through handover).
• Strong commercial and delivery capability across design management, project controls, forecasting, contracts, procurement, risk and change management.
• Adoption and promotion of Fulton Hogan’s Living Safely 2.0 culture.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership across end-to-end delivery of complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Lead projects from design through procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Take accountability for project performance including safety, environment, quality, and commercial outcomes.
• Provide strategic direction to Project Leads and multidisciplinary delivery teams; develop capability and foster a high-performance culture.
• Oversee commercial, contractual and risk performance including forecasting, procurement strategy, and change management.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and delivery partners to support program-wide performance.

Skills

Senior project leadership

Water & wastewater projects

Lifecycle leadership

Commercial & project controls

Living Safely Culture

Education

Civil/Structural/Mechanical/Environmental Eng or Construction Management degree

Job description

• Permanent role with career progression
• Be rewarded & recognised for the ‘Good Work’ you do!

A rare opportunity to join a business that has been in operation for 90+ years and is focused on creating, connecting and caring for communities.

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better.

• Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, the Australian Water Association, WaterAid, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.
• Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangementswhere possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy.
• Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we’re locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities.We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You’ll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation, and Black Dog Institute, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.
• Do we offer a ‘competitive salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.

What’s on offer?

We wish to complement our existing Fulton Hogan Utilities team with an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Southeast Queensland business. This is an exciting opportunity to take the next step in your career as part of a collaborative, high-performing delivery team. You’ll play a key role in our partnership with our client, helping deliver world-class utility services that make a positive difference to the customers and communities in which we live and operate.

In this role you'll be responsible for:

• Providing senior leadership across the end-to-end delivery of complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including treatment plants, pump stations, reservoirs and major pipeline networks
• Leading projects from design and constructability through procurement, construction, commissioning and handover, ensuring delivery strategies align with client and broader program objectives
• Taking overall accountability for project performance, driving outcomes across safety, environment, quality, commercial performance, risk, programme and delivery
• Providing strategic direction and leadership to Project Leads and multidisciplinary delivery teams, establishing clear accountabilities, developing capability and fostering a high-performance culture
• Leading commercial, contractual and risk performance, including forecasting, cost management, procurement strategy, project controls, change management and the resolution of complex delivery issues
• Building trusted relationships with clients and delivery partners while contributing to program wide performance, governance and continuous improvement.

How you'll connect to the role:

• Tertiary qualifications in Civil, Structural, Mechanical or Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline
• Significant senior project leadership experience delivering major or complex infrastructure projects, ideally within the water and wastewater sector
• Proven experience delivering large-scale water and wastewater infrastructure, including treatment plants, pump stations, reservoirs, pipelines and associated civil infrastructure
• Demonstrated leadership across the full project lifecycle, from design development and procurement through construction, commissioning and handover
• Strong commercial and delivery capability across design management, project controls, forecasting, contracts, procurement, risk and change management, coupled with the ability to lead Project Managers and multidisciplinary teams
• Adopting and driving Fulton Hogan’s Living Safely 2.0 Culture.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.

We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities.

For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.