Senior Project Manager Property Newcastle & Northern NSW

TSA Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global project consultancy is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead medium to large scale projects in various sectors including Education and Retail, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in construction project management and will collaborate with clients and contractors to ensure successful delivery. The role offers a supportive workplace culture and opportunities for career growth, along with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 6–12 years of experience in construction or property project management.
• Strong experience delivering property sector projects.
• Background in client-side consultancy, project management, or architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of medium to large scale projects across various sectors.
• Manage project performance across cost, time, quality and risk.
• Work closely with clients, consultants and contractors.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project Management

Collaboration

Flexibility

Education

Tertiary qualification in construction, architecture or engineering

Job description

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Newcastle-based Property & Construction team, supporting projects across the region. As a result of recent and ongoing successes, we are looking for a candidate who can lead the delivery of medium to large scale projects across Education, Living & Aged Care, Commercial Property and Retail, taking responsibility for project performance across cost, time, quality and risk.

Working closely with clients, consultants and contractors, you’ll play a key role in shaping successful outcomes while contributing to a strong, collaborative team culture.

We expect you to cultivate positive and trusting relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, effectively communicate ideas and actions that resonate with diverse audiences, exhibit drive, flexibility, passion and a proactive attitude towards tasks, take ownership of responsibilities and ensure timely delivery on commitments, approach challenges with a solutions‑oriented mindset, analyse and synthesise detailed information to identify opportunities for improvement, and possess a degree qualification underpinning knowledge and skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of medium to large scale projects across Education, Living & Aged Care, Commercial Property and Retail.
• Manage project performance across cost, time, quality and risk.
• Work closely with clients, consultants and contractors.
• Shape successful outcomes while contributing to a strong, collaborative team culture.

Qualifications

• 6–12 years of experience in construction or property project management.
• Strong experience delivering property sector projects (education, health/aged care, commercial or retail).
• Background in client‑side consultancy, project management, project engineering, architecture or similar.
• Tertiary qualification in construction, architecture or engineering (trade or technical backgrounds also considered).
• Confident in leading multidisciplinary teams and managing consultants and contractors.
• Collaborative, pragmatic and outcomes‑focused approach to delivery.

About TSA Riley

TSA Riley is a global project consultancy of close to 1,000 experts. Our people have experience across the full lifecycle of projects and asset portfolios – from planning to delivery and optimisation. We partner with public and private asset owners to support them to navigate the critical decisions that shape property and infrastructure projects.

Our purpose is to help our clients and communities realise the transformative power of their built assets: a road is more than asphalt – it’s how people get home to their families. A school provides more than an education – it’s where students set the direction for their future. We are committed to creating positive impact – creating spaces and places where people connect, learn, live, heal, protect, shop, work and travel.

We have offices in Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and the United Kingdom. Across our locations we aim to inspire, support and empower you to grow and thrive.

Our values guide how we work together as a unified team: we win together, collaborate openly, learn from each other and succeed as one global team. We own it, act with integrity and take responsibility to deliver with purpose. We focus on what matters, striving for high standards to create meaningful, lasting and sustainable impact.

Benefits & Development

• Certified ‘Great Place To Work’ – our commitment to a positive, fair, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture.
• Award‑winning learning and development – recognised as ‘Best Learning and Development Program’ at the HR Awards, Australia 2023.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – finalists for ‘Best Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program’ HR Awards category 2023.
• Hybrid working arrangements beyond working from home.
• Comprehensive benefits, rewards and recognition – discounts, perks, generous parental leave, community service leave, defence forces leave, recharge days and public holiday swaps.
• Career growth and opportunity across sectors: project management, cost management, advisory, ESG, asset management.
• Excellent digital systems and tools – productivity, connectivity and cyber security.
• Commitment to accessibility, inclusive and equitable workplace.

How to Apply

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