Senior Project Manager - Capital Works

Capital Works Senior Project Manager
Full-Time Permanent Role
Location: Leichhardt - Inner West Sydney (with regional and metro travel) Closing date for all applications - June 20th 2025

Are you an experienced project management professional ready to drive impactful capital works projects for a leading NFP? Join us at Uniting, where you’ll oversee a variety of complex and large-scale projects, each with the power to enhance the lives of those in our communities.

About the Role

As the Capital Works Senior Project Manager, you will play a key role in the strategic development of our Capital Works team within the Directorate. You’ll manage the entire project lifecycle from inception to handover for projects valued between $500K and $2M, often requiring statutory approvals.

Key responsibilities include:

• Strategic Leadership: Guide the planning, budgeting, and reporting of Capital Works activities, ensuring seamless project coordination and preparing regular management reports.
• Project Management Excellence: Drive project objectives across scope, cost, program management, safety, quality control, risk management, and communication.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams such as Asset Management, Portfolio Planning, and various Uniting executives.
• Documentation & Compliance: Oversee the creation and maintenance of high-quality project documentation in alignment with Uniting’s policies and procedures.
• Commissioning: Collaborate with Asset Management and Service Managers for project commissioning.
• Mentorship: Support and develop the skills of project team members while embedding best practice project management processes.

Qualifications & Experience

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Qualifications: Degree in Construction, Engineering, Property, or Project Management, with a minimum of 8 years’ project management experience, including at least 5 years supervising a small team. of external specialists
• Project Management Expertise: Proven experience leading projects in construction or project management sectors, with comprehensive knowledge of relevant legislation and WHS regulations.
• Advanced Communication Skills: Ability to present information clearly, analyse data, and develop written, numeric, and verbal solutions.
• Postgraduate qualifications in construction or project management
• Proficiency in Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Project
• Experience with aged care, live sites in health, hospitality, retail, or aviation
• Experience in community services project delivery and capital asset replacement
• A rewarding career with a leading human services organisation.
• Up to $18,550 NFP salary packaging available.
• Access to our U rewards program with exclusive discounts.
• Flexible work hours for work-life balance.
• Affordable access to Fitness Passport— discounted gym memberships to support your best life.
• A supportive and inclusive and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunities for professional growth.

Uniting contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care.

Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

We provide support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on those experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability.

We acknowledge the Sovereignty of First Nations people over the lands of Australia and are committed to meaningful change so that First Nations people are strong, thriving and self-determining.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation, committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people. We are proud of the diversity of our people and always welcome everyone, exactly as they are.

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Community Services & Development More than 10,000 employees

Uniting NSW.ACT is one of Australia’s largest community services providers. We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care.

We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people and communities experiencing disadvantage.

In 2024, our 13,000+ employees and volunteers served over 145,000 clients across all our services.

Uniting NSW.ACT is one of Australia’s largest community services providers. We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care.

We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people and communities experiencing disadvantage.

In 2024, our 13,000+ employees and volunteers served over 145,000 clients across all our services.

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