Strategic Defence Infrastructure Project Director

Laing O'Rourke group; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O’Rourke group seeks a Project Director to lead the delivery of Australia’s defence infrastructure program, including the ANI/NPSCY yard. You will manage safety, quality, cost and schedule, aligning with government and client objectives, while guiding a large multidisciplinary team.

You will engage senior stakeholders, shape delivery strategies, and ensure governance compliance in a highly regulated environment. Australian citizenship and NV1 clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related discipline.
• Experience delivering major infrastructure and defence projects.
• Proven ability to lead large multidisciplinary teams and complex governance environments.
• Strong commercial acumen with budgets, contracts, risk and financial performance.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and executive-level relationship management.
• Leadership and track record of developing high-performing teams.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation and decision-making in regulated environments.
• Australian citizenship with ability to obtain NV1 clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for successful delivery of the project, ensuring safety, quality, programme, commercial and client objectives.
• Develop and execute project delivery strategies for safe, efficient, profitable delivery from design through commissioning and handover.
• Lead a multidisciplinary project leadership team fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive project performance through management of programme, cost, risk, resources and delivery activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, JV partners, government stakeholders and supply chain partners.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory and governance requirements with high safety/quality standards.
• Identify and manage project risks and opportunities with proactive mitigation strategies.
• Act as senior project representative, engaging with client executives and stakeholders on strategic matters.
• Champion safety, inclusion, wellbeing and high performance across teams.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Decision making

Commercial acumen

Team development

Education

Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline

Job description

Laing O’Rourke group seeks a Project Director to lead the delivery of Australia’s defence infrastructure program, including the ANI/NPSCY yard. You will manage safety, quality, cost and schedule, aligning with government and client objectives, while guiding a large multidisciplinary team.

You will engage senior stakeholders, shape delivery strategies, and ensure governance compliance in a highly regulated environment. Australian citizenship and NV1 clearance are required.