Senior Project Manager - Defence

Randstad - Construction, Property & Engineering; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 220,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office parking

Onsite parking

Job summary

Randstad - Construction, Property & Engineering in Brisbane seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead a defence project and ensure delivery excellence across Queensland. You will forecast budgets, drive quality processes, and oversee the project programme with Directors and site teams.

You will manage relationships with subcontractors and clients, leveraging your Australian project experience to maintain schedule and cost controls on multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Track record delivering new builds in Australia for head contractors up to $40m.
• Ability to manage programme, schedule and sequence trades.
• Experience building relationships with subcontractors, consultants, and clients.

Responsibilities

• Forecast and manage project budgets.
• Ensure quality processes and delivery across projects and teams.
• Overall responsibility for project programme.
• Liaise with Directors, Site Manager and contractors to satisfy standards.
• Lead the project team to achieve best performance.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Stakeholder relations

Education

Trade or tertiary construction qualification

Tools

Hammertech

Procore

Job description

The Company

Our client is a leading national commercial builder delivering major projects across commercial, defence, health, and education sectors. Operating for over 40 years as a respected, privately owned commercial head contractor, they have spent the last 14+ years pioneering an industry-leading majority Indigenous-owned joint venture.

This unique partnership combines tier-two delivery scale and financial stability with a genuine, award-winning commitment to community empowerment and inclusive local employment.

The Role

• Senior Project Manager joining a well established team delivering high quality projects across Queensland, with your first project being a Brisbane defence new build .
• You will forecast and manage project budgets
• Ensure quality process and delivery across all of your projects and project teams
• Overall responsibility for project programme
• Manage project deliverable in line with System Standards. Liaise with the Directors, Site Manager and contractors as required to satisfy system standards requirements.
• Lead the project team to achieve the best possible performance from all members.

Experience/Qualifications Required

• A stable track record in delivering of new builds within Australia, for the head contractor on projects up to $40m in value
• An ability to manage programme, schedule and sequence trades effectively
• Experience in utilising construction software such as Hammertech, Procore or similar
• A natural ability to drive the project forward all the while maintaining and developing relationships with subcontractors, consultants and clients alike.
• Australian citizenship is required due to the nature of the project portfolio and access requirements.
• Trade or Tertiary qualification in construction

Whats on offer

• Market rate remuneration
• Get paid your worth - experience and capability based salary packages ($220k - $250k + Super)
• Office parking at a Brisbane based office and onsite parking available

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.