Senior Project Manager

Department Of Families, Fairness & Housing; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Families, Fairness & Housing in Victoria seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead procurement and contract administration for a social housing energy efficiency program. The role focuses on agile delivery, coordinating tenders, and ensuring contractor performance to achieve cost-effective upgrades for apartment dwellers.

Applicants will join an innovative, collaborative team supporting rapid progress and broader unit initiatives within the department.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project partners and participate in the delivery of Energy Efficiency in Social Housing Program innovation ideas for public housing apartments, using your specialist skills and expertise.
• Coordinate procurement processes, including the preparation and evaluation of tender documents.
• Manage contractors to ensure they meet their deliverables, adhering to project timelines, quality standards, and scope requirements.

Skills

Procurement

Contract management

Tender evaluation

Project coordination

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Procurement and Contract Administration

$116,413 - $140,849(FT equivalent per annum)+Super

The Senior Project Manager plays a key role in supporting procurement and contract administration of a stream within the Energy Efficiency in Social Housing Program. This streams will trial innovative methods of upgrade and pilot a new method of delivering low-cost energy to apartment dwellers.

This will reduce renters' cost of living and help shape a more sustainable future.

As part of an innovative and collaborative team, this role will help rapidly progress procurement and contract administration tasks to enable agile delivery of these important projects, along with providing broader support to the unit. There will be other opportunities to support the work of the broader team and unit.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

• Collaborate with project partners and participate in the delivery of Energy Efficiency in Social Housing Program innovation ideas for public housing apartments, using your specialist skills and expertise.
• Coordinate procurement processes, including the preparation and evaluation of tender documents.
• Manage contractors to ensure they meet their deliverables, adhering to project timelines, quality standards, and scope requirements.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.

Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a national police check and misconduct screening.

Our department oversees the portfolios of housing, child protection, disability, ageing and carers, prevention of family violence, women, veterans, youth, LGBTIQA+ equality. In delivering across these portfolios, we work every day to achieve a fairer, safer and more inclusive Victoria. We support people so they can feel empowered, safe and secure.