Senior Project Manager: Complex Mining & Engineering

DRA Global; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary packages

Modern Brisbane CBD office

Flexible start and finish times

Salary packaging benefits

Collaborative and supportive team

Job summary

DRA Global is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale engineering and project execution initiatives in Brisbane. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, manage plans, schedules, budgets, and resources, and ensure delivery aligns with safety, quality, and commercial goals.

You will champion stakeholder engagement, risk management, and continuous improvement while maintaining strong client relationships and project governance.

Qualifications

• 15+ years' project management experience delivering complex engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery methodologies, engineering processes, and project controls.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills.
• Experience administering contracts and managing change processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex engineering and project execution projects.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to achieve milestones and deliverables.
• Proactively manage project risks, issues, scope changes, and stakeholder expectations.
• Monitor project performance and implement corrective actions where required.
• Manage contracts, variations, extensions of time, claims, notices, and commercial obligations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, project teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Drive a culture of collaboration, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Champion safety, health, environment, and quality standards across all project activities.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Contract administration

Education

Engineering degree

Engineering-related certification

Engineering professional membership (RPEQ)

Tools

PMI/PMP/PRINCE2

Job description

DRA Global is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale engineering and project execution initiatives in Brisbane. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, manage plans, schedules, budgets, and resources, and ensure delivery aligns with safety, quality, and commercial goals.

You will champion stakeholder engagement, risk management, and continuous improvement while maintaining strong client relationships and project governance.