Senior Project Manager

Eastern Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Wellbeing support

Salary packaging

Employee discounts

Job summary

Senior Project Manager at Eastern Health leads the delivery of complex capital projects across campuses, ensuring safe and effective healthcare delivery within time and budget constraints.

This role reports to the Associate Director – Capital Projects and involves leadership, governance, and resource coordination to minimise disruption to live clinical services across Melbourne's east.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering capital projects in healthcare or similarly complex environments.
• Experience delivering high-value construction and engineering infrastructure in brownfield or live settings.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary delivery teams and coordinate internal/external resources.
• Strong commercial capability across budgets, forecasts, procurement, contracts and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of capital projects across planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover and defects.
• Manage budgets, cashflows, forecasts, procurement, contracts, variations and claims.
• Manage risks, issues and dependencies and provide portfolio assurance across an assigned portfolio.
• Prepare governance papers, progress reports and stage-gate submissions for project control groups and steering committees.

Skills

Capital project delivery

Healthcare sector

Stakeholder engagement

Budget & forecasting

Leadership

Job description

• Ongoing, full-time position. Part-time arrangements may be considered by agreement with the hiring manager
• Based at Eastern Health Box Hill Campus or another Eastern Health site as agreed, with travel across Eastern Health sites as required
• Lead complex, high-risk and strategically significant capital projects that directly support safe and effective healthcare delivery

Eastern Health is one of Victoria's largest public health services. As a values-led, integrated service united by our Healthier Together promise, we deliver high-quality care, support and service to a broad and diverse community across Melbourne’s east and beyond.

About the role

Reporting to the Associate Director – Capital Projects, the Senior Project Manager leads the delivery of complex, high-risk and strategically significant capital projects across Eastern Health’s campuses. The role provides leadership, assurance and advice across an assigned portfolio and may lead staff, coordinate internal or external project resources, or directly manage projects, depending on portfolio priorities and the agreed delivery model. Success in the role means delivering projects safely, on time and within budget while meeting regulatory, governance and operational requirements and minimising disruption to live clinical services.

This position involves:

• Leading end-to-end project delivery across planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover and defects
• Managing budgets, cashflows, forecasts, procurement, contracts, variations, claims, consultants and contractors
• Managing risks, issues and dependencies and providing assurance and escalation across an assigned portfolio
• Preparing governance papers, progress reports and stage-gate submissions for project control groups and steering committees
• Line management and support for project delivery staff, coordinating resources and advising on competing priorities and resourcing gaps

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Extensive experience delivering capital projects in healthcare, the public sector or a similarly complex operational environment
• Experience delivering high-value construction and engineering infrastructure projects, particularly in brownfield or live operational settings
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary delivery teams, coordinate internal and external resources, balance competing priorities and provide portfolio assurance
• Strong commercial capability across budgets, forecasts, procurement, contracts, variations, claims and financial reporting
• Strong risk management, stakeholder engagement, negotiation and communication skills, including the ability to advise senior executives and governance forums

What we offer

Being part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts. We offer a range of benefits including:

• Investment in your career through continuous learning, mentoring, professional development, and opportunities to progress into specialist, leadership or advanced practice pathways.
• Work-life balance with flexible working arrangements, study and professional development leave, and leave purchasing options.
• Wellbeing support through fitness programs, confidential employee assistance services for you and your family, and 24/7 access to a range of support resources.
• Financial incentives to help you make the most of your earnings, including salary packaging through Maxxia, novated leasing options, and employee discounts on health insurance, banking and more.

You must be eligible to work in Australia. Applications are reviewed as they are received, so we encourage early applications as the advertisement may close prior to the closing date.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange an interview, and all applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application. Appointment to this position is subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, compliance with mandatory vaccination requirements, including annual influenza vaccination, and evidence of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases where required.

Our commitments

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability across the communities we serve and within our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• We are shaping a culture that delivers exceptional care for our community, and an exceptional experience for all the people who make it possible.

Contact Email: ***********@easternhealth.org.au

Contact the person listed in the advertisement above for any queries related to the role or for any adjustments you may require during the recruitment process.

Or contact our Talent Acquisition team for support on (03) 9955 7*** (option 1) or ***************@easternhealth.org.au for any assistance with your application.

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