Waste Services Project Manager - Fixed-Term Impact Leader

City of Adelaide; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 121,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Job summary

City of Adelaide is seeking a Project Manager, Waste Services, to lead major service transformation initiatives across procurement, planning and delivery. You will coordinate detailed project plans, budgets and risk logs while engaging with elected members, senior leaders and community stakeholders.

You will drive end-to-end procurement activities, service reviews and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring outcomes align with council priorities and community needs.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering complex community-focused end-to-end projects.
• Proven ability in end-to-end waste management or similar Local Government settings.
• Experience developing business cases, cost-benefit analysis and forecasting.
• Strong procurement and contract management experience for complex projects.
• Strategic thinker with ability to manage political sensitivities and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and coordination of project plans, budgets, milestones and risk registers.
• Deliver procurement activities (RFIs, EOIs, contracts, service agreements).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to meet objectives.
• Provide clear, tailored written and verbal insights for decision makers.
• Ensure projects deliver scope, time, quality, cost and strategic objectives.

Skills

End-to-end project delivery

Procurement & contract management

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Change and continuous improvement

Education

Tertiary qualification in project management/public administration

Tools

RFIs/EOIs process

Procurement systems

Job description

City of Adelaide is seeking a Project Manager, Waste Services, to lead major service transformation initiatives across procurement, planning and delivery. You will coordinate detailed project plans, budgets and risk logs while engaging with elected members, senior leaders and community stakeholders.

You will drive end-to-end procurement activities, service reviews and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring outcomes align with council priorities and community needs.