Senior Project Manager

DRA Global; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary packages

Modern Brisbane CBD office

Flexible start and finish times

Salary packaging benefits

Collaborative and supportive team

Job summary

DRA Global is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale engineering and project execution initiatives in Brisbane. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, manage plans, schedules, budgets, and resources, and ensure delivery aligns with safety, quality, and commercial goals.

You will champion stakeholder engagement, risk management, and continuous improvement while maintaining strong client relationships and project governance.

Qualifications

• 15+ years' project management experience delivering complex engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery methodologies, engineering processes, and project controls.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills.
• Experience administering contracts and managing change processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex engineering and project execution projects.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to achieve milestones and deliverables.
• Proactively manage project risks, issues, scope changes, and stakeholder expectations.
• Monitor project performance and implement corrective actions where required.
• Manage contracts, variations, extensions of time, claims, notices, and commercial obligations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, project teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Drive a culture of collaboration, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Champion safety, health, environment, and quality standards across all project activities.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Contract administration

Education

Engineering degree

Engineering-related certification

Engineering professional membership (RPEQ)

Tools

PMI/PMP/PRINCE2

Job description

About DRA Global

DRA Global Limited (DRA or the Company) is an international multi-disciplinary engineering, project delivery and operations management group, predominantly focused on the mining, minerals and metals industry.

The Group has an extensive track record spanning four decades across a wide range of commodities. DRA's teams have deep expertise in mining, minerals and metals processing industries, as well as related non-process infrastructure including water and energy solutions.

DRA covers all major mining centres with offices across Africa and the Middle East, North and South America and Asia-Pacific.

The Role - Senior Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of large-scale, complex engineering and project execution initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity for a driven professional who thrives on managing multidisciplinary teams, building strong client relationships, and delivering exceptional project outcomes.

As a key leader within the business, you will oversee projects from initial handover through to completion, ensuring delivery is on time, within budget, and aligned with quality, safety, and commercial objectives.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex engineering and project execution projects.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to achieve key milestones and deliverables.
• Proactively manage project risks, issues, scope changes, and stakeholder expectations.
• Monitor project performance and implement corrective actions where required.
• Manage contracts, variations, extensions of time, claims, notices, and commercial obligations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, project teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Drive a culture of collaboration, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Champion safety, health, environment, and quality standards across all project activities.

About You

You are a highly capable Senior Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering major engineering projects in challenging environments. You bring strong leadership capability, commercial acumen, and the ability to confidently engage with clients and stakeholders at all levels.

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• 15+ years' project management experience delivering complex engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery methodologies, engineering processes, and project controls.
• Demonstrated experience managing project schedules, budgets, risks, and commercial outcomes.
• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and negotiation skills.
• Experience administering contracts and managing project change processes.

Desirable Qualifications & Memberships

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering or a related discipline Desirable
• Project Management certification (PMI, AIPM, PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent) desirable
• Engineers Australia membership
• Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ)

Here At DRA, We Offer

• Competitive and above market salary packages with regular market analysis.
• Modern Brisbane CBD office with convenient access to end of trip facilities.
• Flexible start and finish times supporting work life balance.
• Access to salary packaging benefits.
• A collaborative, inclusive and supportive team environment.

We value diversity and the benefits it brings to achieving our objectives, enhancing our reputation, and attracting, engaging and retaining talented people. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Our commitment to equal opportunity and a diverse workplace is embodied in our values of People, Safety, Trust, Integrity, Excellence and Courage.