Senior Project Manager

NEN Consulting; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NEN Consulting is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead high-profile infrastructure and utilities projects in Melbourne's CBD. You will oversee planning, delivery, budgets, and risk, coordinating engineers, consultants and contractors to meet client requirements and standards.

Reporting to the Projects Director, you’ll drive tendering, proposals and business development while aligning resources with the Engineering Manager and Lead Engineer to ensure successful outcomes and client

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ relevant engineering and project delivery experience, including leadership of complex, multidisciplinary projects.
• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and professional engineer credentials preferred.
• Strong knowledge of electrical codes, standards, and regulatory frameworks.
• Proficiency with project management software and established frameworks (PMBoK/PRINCE2) is preferred.
• Experience with tenders, proposals, and commercial project considerations.
• Client-focused leadership with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate complex, multidisciplinary projects in line with scope, standards and client requirements.
• Oversee project planning and delivery, including scheduling, budgeting, risk management and reporting.
• Apply project management tools to manage risk, quality and delivery performance.
• Lead and coordinate indirect teams of engineers, consultants and contractors.
• Act as the primary operational client contact and maintain strong client relationships.
• Coordinate subject matter experts, vendors and contractors for seamless execution.
• Contribute to tenders, fee proposals and project bids to support business development.
• Align resources and deliverables with Engineering Manager and Lead Engineer across projects.

Skills

Project leadership

Multidisciplinary projects

Client engagement

Communication skills

Tendering / business development

Electrical knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)

CPEng eligibility / Chartered status

Registered Professional Engineer (NER/RPEV or equivalent)

Tools

MS Project

PMBoK

PRINCE2

AS ISO 21500:2022

Job description

Want to lead some of Australia's most significant infrastructure and utilities projects, from scope through to delivery? NEN Consulting is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Melbourne CBD Projects team.

About NEN Consulting

NEN Consulting is an Australian utilities and infrastructure consultancy. We help major Australian infrastructure projects and property developments de-risk their utilities engagement, from grid connections and high voltage engineering to data centre power, private and embedded networks, and public lighting design. Our team of engineers, consultants and designers bring over 100 years of combined industry experience, and we’re proud to be nimble enough to stay genuinely hands-on with every client and project.

About the role

You’ll oversee and coordinate high-profile, high-value projects across NEN Consulting, leading client engagement and project delivery in line with agreed scope, budget, quality standards and organisational expectations. Reporting to our Projects Director, you’ll lead and coordinate indirect teams of engineers and consultants, working closely with subject matter experts, contractors and senior internal stakeholders to ensure effective delivery. You’ll collaborate with our Engineering Manager and Lead Engineer to align resources and deliverables, and contribute to tenders, fee proposals and business development activities that support repeat work and strengthen NEN Consulting’s reputation as a trusted partner.

What you’ll do

• Lead and coordinate complex, multidisciplinary projects in line with agreed scope, technical standards and client requirements
• Oversee project planning and delivery, including scheduling, budgeting, risk management and reporting
• Apply project management frameworks, tools and controls (e.g. Microsoft Project) to manage risk, quality and delivery performance
• Lead and coordinate indirect teams of engineers, consultants and contractors to deliver outcomes safely, efficiently and within agreed parameters
• Act as the key operational client contact, building and maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationships
• Coordinate subject matter experts, vendors and contractors to support seamless project execution
• Contribute to tenders, fee proposals and project bids, identifying and supporting business development opportunities
• Collaborate with our Engineering Manager and Lead Engineer to align resources and deliverables across projects

What you’ll bring

• 10+ years’ relevant engineering and project delivery experience, including leadership of complex, multidisciplinary projects, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience leading project management teams
• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical); Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) or eligibility, and Registered Professional Engineer (NER, RPEV or equivalent) preferred
• Strong working knowledge of electrical codes, standards, legislation and regulatory frameworks
• Advanced proficiency in project management software and tools; project management accreditation (e.g. PMBoK, PRINCE2, AS ISO 21500:2022) preferred
• Demonstrated experience in tendering, proposal development and commercial project considerations
• A client-focused, commercially minded delivery leader with strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Highly developed verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to work across cross-functional teams and manage conflict constructively

What’s on offer

A genuine opportunity to lead some of NEN’s most significant client engagements, with high-level exposure across major Australian infrastructure projects and a close, experienced team genuinely invested in your development.