Project Director

CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

The Project

CPB Contractors are currently delivering a number of Civil, SMPEI and multi discipline projects located in Western Australia’s Pilbara & Eastern Goldfields Regions. At this stage our order book has works locked in until mid 2026 with future opportunities being pursued.

Your Opportunity

CPB Contractors are currently seeking a Project Director to lead a large-scale EPC Contract for a leading blue chip Iron Ore Client, you will be responsible for the overall project delivery including engineering, procurement and construction to safety, time, cost, quality and compliance dimensions. The role demands a strong focus on leadership to achieve required outcomes of the work group and the promotion of high-performance standards in accordance with the CPB Contractors values and team behaviours.

As Project Director, you will be accountable for:

• Managing the effective set-up, delivery, and completion of assigned projects
• Providing leadership and professional development for your team
• Managing and monitoring the completion of projects to ensure programme, budget, quality, environmental and contractual obligations are achieved and taking prompt corrective action where required
• Effectively manage the handover process to the client
• Reviewing and authorising construction plans, schedules, temporary works designs, method statements and Safe Work Method Statements
• Monitoring project progress against the programme and budget
• Preparing accurate project reports
• Providing leadership and guidance to estimating and bid teams for assigned key target opportunities.
• Effectively assigning tasks to project team members to deliver the required outputs to agreed specifications
• Ensuring the project is adequately resourced to deliver project requirements in the with the programme and contractual agreements
• Developing and maintaining key relationships with resource and energy clients underpinning commercial outcomes and business growth.

Requirements for this role are:

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or Construction Management are preferred
• Demonstrated experience as a Project Director in Civil or SMPE&I Construction with a Tier 1 contractor between $200M and $500M
• Management skills to lead a team of people to deliver quality projects on time, for the best cost and with no safety incidents
• Strong commercial focus / business acumen

 CPB Contractors is an equal-opportunity employer. We support women in construction, Indigenous advancement, and participation and encourage people of all cultural backgrounds to apply.

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within.
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career.
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation. 

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.