Senior Projects Coordinator (Technical)

Osborne and Richardson; Cleveland; On-site; AUD 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contract extension likely

Great South East Queensland council

Cleveland admin building location

Job summary

Osborne Richardson are partnering with Redland City Council to recruit a Senior Projects Coordinator (Technical) for the Civil and Traffic Infrastructure Asset Management team at the Cleveland admin building. This contract runs from 23 November 2026 to 21 May 2027, with potential extension, in a 36.25 hour work week.

You will lead civil and traffic capital projects through initiation, planning, delivery and handover, coordinating budgets, plans and stakeholder engagement to drive successful

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading civil/traffic infrastructure projects.
• Strong written and verbal reports and presentations.
• Ability to manage teams and external partners effectively.
• Sound political judgement in stakeholder engagement.
• High-level analytical, research and problem-solving skills.
• Resilience and adaptability in resource-constrained environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery across civil and traffic capital works from initiation to handover.
• Prepare mandates, business cases, and work packages with programming of stages.
• Manage CAPEX and OPEX budgets, including amendments and variances.
• Develop a 10-year capital plan and review asset management plans.
• Lead and support team members, contractors, and project staff.
• Develop and monitor risk, procurement, resourcing and comms plans.
• Provide expert PM and technical guidance to committees and Councillors.
• Prepare checkpoint and exception reports and coordinate the Program Coordination Group.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Written/verbal communication

Attention to policy/ delegation

Education

Civil engineering degree

Project management certification

Job description

Osborne Richardson are proud to partner with Redland City Council, and we're on the hunt for a seasoned Senior Projects Coordinator (Technical) to join the Civil and Traffic Infrastructure Asset Management team at Council's Cleveland admin building. It's a cracking opportunity right in our home patch on the Redlands Coast, leading key civil and traffic projects from inception right through to handover.

This is a contract role from 23 November 2026 to 21 May 2027, with extension likely, working standard Monday to Friday hours (36.25 hours per week).

What you'll be doing

• Leading project and program delivery across Council's civil and traffic capital works portfolio, from initiation and planning through delivery, closure and handover
• Preparing project mandates, business cases, project plans and work packages, and programming the key stages: investigations, concepts, property acquisition, public consultation, detailed design and construction
• Managing CAPEX and OPEX budgets, including budget amendments and overruns
• Pulling together a 10-year capital plan across asset classes and reviewing asset service management plans with Council's asset engineers
• Leading and supporting team members, contractors, agency staff and project management employees
• Developing and monitoring risk, procurement, resourcing and communications plans
• Providing expert project management and technical advice to steering committees, project sponsors and Councillors
• Preparing checkpoint, highlight and exception reports, and coordinating Council's Program Coordination Group

What you'll bring

• Demonstrated experience managing major and minor civil and traffic infrastructure projects and programs, with highly developed knowledge of the asset lifecycle, project delivery systems and program management practice
• Highly developed communication, consultation and negotiation skills, including technical reports and presentations that influence program outcomes
• Experience leading and managing people to get the best out of a team
• A proven ability to build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including Councillors, with sound political judgement
• High-level analytical, research and problem-solving skills, making sound decisions within Council policies and delegations
• Resilience, flexibility and adaptability in complex, changing and resource-constrained environments, backed by excellent written and verbal communication
• A current C class driver licence and the ability to pass a criminal history check. A nationally recognised project management qualification or a civil engineering degree is highly regarded.

What's on offer

up to $60.04 per hour + super, a contract through to May 2027 with extension likely, and the chance to drive a key civil and traffic capital program for a great South East Queensland council.