Senior Project Officer

Environmental Jobs; Portarlington; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bellarine Bayside invites applications for a Senior Project Officer to lead planning and delivery of coastal projects that enhance visitor experiences on the Bellarine Peninsula. You will oversee initiatives from inception through construction, ensuring alignment with budgets, grants, and regulatory frameworks.

Success depends on extensive project lifecycles, strong stakeholder engagement, and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a project lifecycle from concept to delivery.
• Strong planning, budgeting, and procurement skills.
• Ability to engage stakeholders and manage contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of priority projects funded through annual budgets and grants.
• Oversee projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are scoped, delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard.
• Manage planning, design, approvals, procurement, contract management and construction delivery.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Quantity surveying

Detailed design

Procurement

Contract management

Construction delivery

Communication skills

Job description

The Senior Project Officer plays a key role in delivering projects that enhance and transform Bellarine Bayside's visitor experience. This is an opportunity to help create contemporary, accessible and sustainable coastal destinations that recognise and respect the rights, aspirations and enduring connection to Country of the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners.

You will lead the planning and delivery of priority projects funded through annual budgets and grants, aligned with Bellarine Bayside's Coastal and Marine Management Plan. Projects vary in scale and complexity and include visitor infrastructure such as buildings, boat ramps, playgrounds, shelters, trails, landscaping works, coastal protection assets and other community facilities.

As an experienced project manager, you will oversee projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are well scoped and delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard. Working within legislative and policy frameworks, you will manage planning, design, approvals, procurement, construction and handover.

Success in this role will require demonstrated experience in managing a project lifecycle, including concept development, business cases, stakeholder engagement, quantity surveying, detailed design, procurement, contract management and construction delivery, supported by strong communication and stakeholder management skills. This role incorporates flexible working arrangements, including a paid Fortnight Day Off.

For information about the position please contact David Goldie, Operations Manager, on 0403 369 *** or ******@bellarinebayside.com.au