Capital Works Project Manager

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 30 June 2025)
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $106142 - $125241 + super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ479197
Location: Broken Hill NSW

• We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!

Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

What you'll be doing

• Oversee a Capital Works Project located in the Far West Local Health District (FWLHD).
• Ensure contractors and key stakeholders are informed of the specifications of the required infrastructure and systems relevant to the works to be undertaken.
• Ensure the project is completed in a safe manner and in line with forecasted budget and timeline and in line with contractual obligations of the relevant parties.  
• Build and maintain relationships through comprehensive stakeholder engagement and communication planning.

What is on offer

• 5 weeks paid annual leave every year
• Salary packaging (pay less tax!), and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment.
• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month
• Isolation & climate allowance
• Fitness Passport
• Novated Lease
• Remote Area Housing Benefit
• Support through advanced education & training
• A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing

About the Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

About Broken Hill

A true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries (more than pubs)! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its livability.

With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.

• Relevant Qualification in Project Management related to Building or Construction or demonstrated experience in the management of Capital Works Projects.
• Demonstrated experience in the development and delivery of Capital Works Project specifications, reports and project-related documentation.
• Highly developed communication skills including demonstrated negotiation and networking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate resources and schedule work accurately with the ability to respond to changing circumstances where necessary.
• Demonstrated excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills that assist with resolving urgent issues.
• Demonstrated experience of working with a comprehensive list of internal and external stakeholders with the ability to prioritize workload and delivery of tasks.
• Current driver's license and willingness to travel to the site and between FWLHD facilities which may include overnight stays.

The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www. nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

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For role related queries or questions contact Chelsea Edwards on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 21/4/2024

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.