Junior Project Manager

Doka is a world leader in providing innovative formwork solutions and services in all areas of construction. The company is also a global supplier of well-thought-out scaffolding solutions for a varied spectrum of applications. With more than 160 sales points and logistical facilities in over 60countries, Doka has a high-performing distribution network for advice, customer service and technical support while ensuring equipment is provided swiftly –no matter how big the project. Based from its headquarters in Amstetten, Austria, Doka employs 6,800people worldwide and is a company of the Umdasch Group, which has stood for reliability, experience and trustworthiness for more than 150 years.

With branches in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Doka Australia has developed a reputation as a highly reliable and versatile construction partner for some of the nation’s most challenging projects. Through innovative solutions that support a timely, cost-effective delivery, Doka Australia has worked on key projects, varying from major infrastructure such as the Sydney Metro through to Aurora Melbourne Central, the city’s tallest tower.

As the country continues to expand its scope of work, Doka Australia is on the lookout for career driven professionals to join its versatile team and support the company’s ongoing national expansion. The suitable candidate will be a qualified natural team player who can add significant value to this highly dynamic team.

Doka handles many projects of varying scale and scope. The Junior Project Manager will be required to take overall responsibility for a limited number of projects. As a Junior Project Manager, you will be required to deliver these projects successfully under a senior Project manager Supervision to meet time, quality and cost targets, realizing measurable benefits and thereby ensuring satisfied customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively manages/participates all phases of the project, such as coordination of activities, engineering, planning, budgeting, and material, whilst delivering within the agreed expectations, scope and timeframe.
• To maintain frequent and detailed communication with all members of the team to ensure clarity at all times of roles and project collaboration.
• To identify, communicate and where necessary escalate deviations from plan without unduly affecting the stated objectives, benefits, and maintain clarity.
• To proactively manage foreseen project risks and mitigate issues as they arise, implementing corrective actions.
• To support Senior Project Manager by taking on supervised support tasks on larger projects, as and when necessary.
• To manage project administration tasks. Create and maintain the project stage document.
• To maintain consistent and documented compliance with all relevant Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE), quality and best practice requirements.
• Actively drive the material demand planning process.
• Manages projects in a co-operative style with key stakeholders within the business and also external stakeholders relevant to the project
• Actively promote and delegate tasks for key projects to ensure each department and relevant team member understands their role in the project and what is expected of them
• To manage customer/partner relationships from project authorisation and initiation through to project closure ensuring regular communication and reporting of project progress versus the delivery contract.
• Raising and recording variations and providing support to update the business case to provide continued business justification.
• To support manage the financial performance of projects, utilising regular financial reports to monitor actual spend versus the quotation and forecast; Identify spending anomalies.
• Provide regular and timely reporting of project progress to the project sponsors and stakeholders
• Create additional sales revenue through after sales & components.
• To execute the project lessons learnt process to maximise learning from all projects during and after the execution, carrying out an internal review with the delivery team and actively seeking feedback from the customer; implement any corrective actions to ensure continuous improvement.
• To undertake any other project management duties as required.

• Educated to Degree level (or equivalent) in an Engineering/Science or Business related subject.
• Previous Formwork experience
• Previous Site experience         
• Formwork design experience

About you;

• Demonstrate practical experience of managing a project
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential for the jobholder to establish a good rapport with customers from an early stage and to develop a strong and constructive relationship with the delivery team.
• Resilience is required during the pressures of project delivery and in such cases as conflicting priorities or where customer satisfaction is proving difficult.
• Is driven, motivated and ambitious.
• Good people management, a team player and pro-active with a “can-do” attitude are essential to deliver the job fully.
• Is fully conversant and proficient with all Microsoft Office suite of programs.
• Previous Formwork experience
• Construction experience is a must.

If this is you, wait no more! Apply now or contact Belinda Madani at **************@doka.com for more information.

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