Compass Group is a world leader in catering and support services, employing over 600,000 people across 45 countries and was rated number one in our industry on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies for 2020. The Asia Pacific region of Compass Group has 65,000 employees working in 10 countries, serving over 400 million meals at 3,500 different sites a year.
We are currently recruiting for a Project Manager - Healthcare to join a growing national team, the role can be based in Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne and will lead key process change and strategic projects within our Healthcare division.
The Project Manager will report into the General Manager of Healthcare Support Services and the focus of the role will be to manage and deliver the agreed program of healthcare. These projects will focus on improvement initiatives, with ongoing operation projects as priorities allow.
Role Responsibilities
- Development of detailed project documentation and plans, ensuring resource availability to deliver on time and within budget
- Project management of operational excellence and standards initiatives including menu management and dietetic platforms, Recipe Repertoire, QFM, internal CGA systems
- Coordination of internal resources and vendors for the seamless execution of projects
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques including risk management
- Provide operational and strategic support across the Healthcare portfolio
- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
- Outline budgets based on requirements and tracking costs to deliver project on budget
- Managing the relationship and communication with the client and all stakeholders, ensuring the project is delivered to expectations - on time and within budget
- Delivery of systems roll out/integration/consolidation projects including the business case development.
- Project management of support systems implementation
- Project managing new site mobilisations – scope, roles, and responsibilities, managing resource availability, managing and escalating risk
- Performance improvement of contracts, including service delivery and operational excellence
The role will require some travel to understand and support operations at site level and fulfill the requirements of the role.
The Person
In this highly visible role, you will need the ability to flex between business strategy and driving execution. The role would suit an individual looking for a gateway position into operational management. Those with the following proven attributes will be held in the highest regard;
- Previous experience within a healthcare environment
- Proven Project Management background/experience, with PM qualifications well regarded
- Understanding of hard and soft FM (non-clinical services) preferred
- Exceptional communication and relationship building abilities
- Experienced in financial reporting with strong commercial acumen ensuring projects remain on budget and on target
- Ability to drive stakeholder engagement and deliver superior service levels through collaboration
- Experience in managing multiple stakeholder relationships and project deadlines with competing priorities and limited resources
- Display excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong negotiation, problem solving and decision-making skills whilst thinking on your feet
- Able to understand and apply existing and potential technologies to support business performance outcomes
The Benefits
This role affords you the ability to learn our business whilst taking projects from conception to implementation. You would be expected to move into an operational management role as part of your continuous development with us.
We are an organisation that's proud of its great people, we believe in the opportunity to recognise and share success, that's why we offer a competitive salary, health insurance discounts, paid parental leave, access to a company discount and many other great benefits.
And because life isn't only about work, we believe in maintaining a healthy work life balance.