Senior Project Manager

Leveraged HR; Gold Coast City; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary with bonus structure

Leadership role with real influence

Family-owned business culture

Hybrid working across site/office/home

Growing, challenging portfolio

Job summary

Leveraged HR is recruiting for a high-impact Senior Project Manager on behalf of our client, a respected Australian commercial construction business. You will oversee a portfolio of projects, directly manage key jobs, and lead weekly and monthly reviews to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

You will mentor Site Supervisors and Project Managers, drive planning discipline, and strengthen client and stakeholder relationships across the Mid North to Far North Coast NSW region.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering commercial construction projects across a portfolio of concurrent projects.
• Strong commercial acumen: read budgets, spot margin risk and act early.
• Solid programming and scheduling discipline with MS Project and Excel.
• Ability to read contracts, site plans and NCC/BCA; mentor Site Supervisors/PMs.

Responsibilities

• Delivery and leadership of active commercial projects; manage own projects; lead weekly WIP and monthly reviews.
• Planning and systems: work with Procore/Breadcrumb; manage project docs and forward workload planning.
• People development: conduct 1:1s; set expectations; coach and develop team; uphold culture.

Skills

Project Management

Portfolio management

MS Project

Excel

Contract reading

Client communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in Construction Management or PM

Tools

Procore

Breadcrumb

Job description

Our client is an Australian family-owned construction business with a strong track record across commercial, industrial, government and residential projects in Mid/Far North Coast NSW. They have a proud reputation for quality work, a solid safety and environmental record, and a genuine commitment to using local tradespeople wherever they can. They're growing, and they do things the right way for their clients, their people and the communities they build in.

The role

As the business grows in both scale and complexity, they need an experienced leader to hold delivery standards high, making sure projects are delivered safely, on time and profitably, while mentoring and developing their Site Supervisors and Project Managers.

You’ll carry a direct project management load while also providing portfolio-level oversight across the Commercial Construction division. In practice that means fewer things landing on the Operations Manager’s and Managing Director’s desks, stronger planning discipline across the team, and more consistent outcomes for clients.

If you enjoy building structure, being part of a close-knit team, supporting people and seeing projects delivered well, you’ll feel right at home here.

Projects span the Mid North Coast through to the Far North Coast of NSW. So accepting applicants across the greater Gold Coast Tweed Coast Area.

What you’ll do

• Delivery and leadership: oversee all active commercial projects in your portfolio, directly manage your own projects, run weekly WIP and monthly project reviews, and step in early when cost, program or delivery risks show up.
• Planning and systems: work within established quality systems and processes (including Procore and Breadcrumb), manage project documentation and controls, and lead forward workload and resource planning.
• People development: hold regular one-on-ones with Site Supervisors and Project Managers, set clear expectations, coach and develop the team, and reinforce the culture. The owners like to say they are "builders of relationships", and that sits at the centre of how they work.
• Commercial and stakeholder management: keep oversight of budgets, productivity, variations and commercial risk, lead client and stakeholder relationships including escalations, and own close-out, handover and post-project reviews.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience delivering commercial construction projects as a Project Manager or Senior PM, ideally across commercial, industrial or government work
• A track record of managing a portfolio of concurrent projects
• Strong commercial acumen: you read a budget, spot a margin risk and act before it compounds
• Solid programming and scheduling discipline, with proven MS Project and Excel skills
• The ability to read and understand contracts, site plans and the NCC/BCA
• Experience leading or mentoring Site Supervisors and Project Managers
• Clear, professional communication with clients and subcontractors alike, with referenceable examples
• Nice to have: a tertiary qualification in Construction Management, Project Management or a related field

What’s on offer

• Great salary with bonus structure to be put in place for the right candidate
• A genuine leadership role with real influence, not just a title
• A family-owned business where your contribution is visible and valued
• Hybrid working across home, project sites and the office
• A growing commercial portfolio with increasing project size and complexity
• Close work with senior leadership, helping shape how the business grows and improves
• A team that takes pride in quality work and looks after one another

This role is being recruited by Leveraged HR on behalf of our client.