Senior Project Manager

Description:

The candidate can come from a head contractor or a client side background (will need to have some client side experience) with excellent progression opportunities. Candidate ideally will have some experience in industrial/manufacturing sector however that is not essential. The candidate must have delivered a $100m+ D&C project prior from the client side overseeing a tier 1 contractor delivering the project.

The primary focus of this role will be running the large project, establishing and managing the Melbourne office, winning and securing work, having a strong relationships and contacts will be required, as well as managing and maintaining current client relationships. Assisting with tender and proposal preparations and submissions. You will also be recruiting and mentoring a team of project managers as the business grows.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Business Development strategy development
• Provide mentorship to junior members of the team and offer guidance
• Manage and lead the Resources to support delivery of the projects
• Allocation of resources to projects
• Managing the tender/proposal preparations and submissions
• Maintain strong client relations
• Preparation and maintenance of Project Plans
• Managing change/variations, risk/opportunities etc.
• Develop and maintain strong network and deliver outstanding services
• Design Management
• Managing financial and commercial performance of projects
• Construction management of project delivery

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in Construction Management, Building, Project Management or similar
• 8 - 15+ years’ experience in a client side PM role, head contractor experience would also be ideal
• Strong Business Development experience
• Proven end to end project management skills from concept through to completion
• Exposure to program management, managing timelines and critical paths
• Experience of end to end project management on a variety of building projects, commercial fit out would be an advantage
• Superior leaderships and mentorship skills
• Excellent communication skillset both written and verbal
• High attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• Ability to think on your feet and excellent problem solving skills
• Proficient in MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint & MS Project
• Experience with various industry standard contract forms ie; GC21, MW21, AS4000, AS4122 and AS4902