Senior Projects Coordinator

University of Southern Queensland; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 104,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% Super

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Job summary

University of Southern Queensland invites a Senior Projects Coordinator to manage capital works and facilities projects across Toowoomba and Ipswich campuses. You’ll develop plans, schedules and budgets, coordinate stakeholders, and ensure compliance with university standards.

You will drive risk management, report progress, and guide external project teams to deliver on time and within budget, contributing to safe, functional and future-ready facilities for the university community.

Qualifications

• A degree in project management, construction, engineering or related field.
• Experience coordinating capital works or facilities projects in a complex environment.
• Strong organisational and project management capability with multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate capital works and facilities projects across campuses.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, schedules and budgets.
• Identify risks and issues and implement mitigation strategies.
• Monitor progress and provide clear updates to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures, standards and regulations.
• Provide guidance to external project teams and support project transitions.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Budgeting

Scheduling

Risk assessment

Education

PM/Construction degree

Engineering degree

Tools

White Card

MS Project

Job description

University of Southern Queensland – Ipswich QLD

• $104,201 to $115,221 pa + 17% Super + Leave Loading
• Full-time, continuing appointment (36 hours/week)
• Toowoomba or Ipswich campus
• To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.

Help shape the spaces and infrastructure that support UniSQ’s future.

Join UniSQ’s Facilities Management team and play a key role in the planning, coordination and delivery of capital and minor works projects across our campuses. As a Senior Projects Coordinator, you’ll bring together people, priorities and technical expertise to deliver high-quality outcomes and help create safe, functional and future-ready facilities for the University community.

It’s an exciting time to contribute to UniSQ’s infrastructure, with significant projects such as the new UniSQ Ipswich Health Building demonstrating the University’s investment in contemporary teaching, research and training facilities. The new three-storey facility will provide more than 3,000 square metres of purpose-built space for learning, teaching and research. In addition, the University is investing in significant projects across all three Campuses, and Facilities Management has a strong pipeline of projects.

Who you are

You’re an organised and collaborative project professional who enjoys turning complex requirements into practical solutions. Comfortable managing multiple projects and competing priorities, you bring sound judgement, innovative thinking and a strong focus on delivering high-quality outcomes.

Just as importantly, you know successful projects are built on strong relationships. You’ll be confident working with internal and external stakeholders, understanding their needs and maintaining a strong commitment to quality service throughout the project lifecycle.

What you'll do

Working across the project lifecycle, you’ll coordinate diverse capital works and facilities projects and help ensure they are delivered on time, within scope and budget, and in accordance with relevant University requirements.

In this role, you will:

• develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules and budgets;
• identify and manage project risks and issues and implement effective mitigation strategies;
• monitor project progress and communicate clear, timely updates and reports to stakeholders;
• ensure compliance with relevant policies, procedures, standards and regulations;
• provide technical expertise and guidance to external project teams; and
• support the successful completion and transition of projects to operational teams.

What will help you succeed

Key to your success in this role, will be your experience in project delivery and your ability to navigate competing priorities, stakeholder needs and operational challenges within a complex environment.

You will also bring:

• a relevant degree in project management, construction, engineering or a related field with subsequent relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training;
• demonstrated experience coordinating capital works or facilities projects within a complex organisational environment;
• strong organisational and project management capability, including the ability to manage multiple projects, competing priorities and deadlines;
• the ability to develop practical solutions, evaluate alternatives and achieve high-quality outcomes;
• strong stakeholder and client relationship skills, with a commitment to providing quality service; and
• a current driver’s licence and a current construction industry White Card.

Experience within higher education or the public sector will be highly regarded, particularly an understanding of sector-specific governance, compliance and strategic infrastructure priorities.

What we offer

This is an opportunity to contribute to capital works and facilities projects that directly support UniSQ’s infrastructure and operational excellence. Your work will have a direct impact on the University’s ability to provide safe, functional and future-ready facilities.

You’ll also enjoy:

• the opportunity to work across varied facilities and infrastructure projects and collaborate with a diverse range of internal stakeholders and external project teams;
• a collaborative team environment that values teamwork, open communication and continuous improvement.
• generous superannuation and a range of employee benefits.
• flexible working arrangements to support a positive work/life balance.

For further information about this role, please contact Eryn McCabe, Manager (Property and Administration), via ***********@unisq.edu.au.

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

Find out more about UniSQ at www.unisq.edu.au.

To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia

Reference Number: 0199_10/26

Location: Toowoomba or Ipswich campus

Term: Full-time continuing appointment (36 hours/week)

Salary: Total remuneration range $123,556 to $136,624 pa (includes salary range of $104,201 to $115,221 pa, employer super contributions 17% and annual leave loading)

At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making. UniSQ is a child safe organisation.

As part of the University of Southern Queensland's commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and rewarding work environment and in compliance with ourlegal obligations, we require candidates to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender Based Violence or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender Based Violence, during the course of their previous employment or in any legal process.

This information helps us meet our legal obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence and will be considered when determining a candidate's suitability for employment, so that we can keep our University community safe.