Senior Project Manager

struxture; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Competitive salary

Team culture and social events

Job summary

Struxture is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join their Victorian team focusing on health and pharmaceutical projects valued at up to $10m. This pivotal leadership role involves managing trade contractors while overseeing project delivery from award through to handover.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in construction management, strong commercial skills, and a hands-on leadership style. Join a people-first culture with career development opportunities at Struxture.

Qualifications

• Senior Project Manager experience in construction or head contractor environment.
• Experience managing trade contractors and site teams.
• Strong background in delivering projects through active construction phases.

Responsibilities

• Lead the on-site delivery of construction projects from award to handover.
• Manage trade contractors, programmes, cost, and quality outcomes.
• Maintain a strong on-site presence to manage safety, quality, and progress.

Skills

Construction management

Trade contractor management

Cost control

Construction programming

Leadership

Job description

Struxture is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Victorian team, working across two concurrent health and pharmaceutical projects valued at up to $10m.

This is a pivotal leadership role suited to a commercially astute construction professional who thrives on ownership of live sites, trade contractor management and driving projects from award through construction to handover.

Why join Struxture?

• People-first, values-driven culture built on being Professional, Collaborative, Accountable & Genuine
• Leadership opportunity with real influence across projects, clients and internal teams
• Diverse project exposure across multiple sectors and complex builds
• Career development focus with structured growth and mentoring
• Strong team culture with regular social events and collaboration
• Competitive salary with progression opportunities

What You’ll Deliver

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the on‑site delivery of complex construction projects from award through to handover, while managing trade contractors, programme, cost and quality outcomes and supporting the development of your project team.

Key aspects of the role include

• Leading construction delivery from project award through completion and defects
• Managing site-based teams, trade contractors and construction programmes
• Driving cost control, variations, EOTs and commercial outcomes
• Overseeing procurement, trade packages and subcontractor engagement
• Maintaining a strong on-site presence to manage safety, quality and progress
• Working closely with Site Managers to resolve buildability and sequencing issues

What we’re looking for

• Senior Project Manager experience within a construction or head contractor environment
• Strong background delivering projects through active construction phases
• Hands‑on experience managing trade contractors and site teams
• Sound knowledge of construction programming, sequencing and buildability
• Strong commercial capability across variations, cost reporting and forecasting
• Practical, delivery‑focused leadership style with regular site involvement

Ready for your next leadership move?

Apply with your PDF résumé, and our team will be in touch.

Learn more about life at Struxture: www.struxture.com.au

Please note: We are not engaging recruitment agencies or accepting unsolicited CVs for this role.