Address- A07 Senior Project Manager
- 3 months + possible extension
- Queensland State Government
- $79.94+ super per hour
- ASAP start!
- Cannon Hill or Chermside location
The Role
This QLD State Government Department is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join their team to lead construction projects in both their Housing, or Capital Works team. Your responsibilities will include:
Project management processes:
- Prepares project management plan
- Evaluates various procurement/delivery methodology
- Risk and value management
- Demonstrate understanding of life-cycle considerations.
Procurement and management of consultants:
- Prepare building construction projects brief, terms of references for consultants and consultancy tender documents.
- Ensures design is fit-for-purpose / meets design intent, value-for-money, statutory compliances and meets project brief requirements.
Procurement and management of contractors:
- Can prepare tender documents for Design & Construct (non-traditional) and fully documented (traditional) contracts.
- Familiar with Australian Standard for tendering, and non-price criteria in tender evaluations.
- Can perform role of a Principal's Representative and a Contract Superintendent
- Familiar with contract law concepts, building construction industry practices, roles and responsibilities of various team members and stakeholders in a building construction project.
- Can oversee project commissioning, handover documentation, defect liability period and understands building maintenance requirements.
Professional expertise:
- Have client-side building construction/upgrade projects management experience in comparable organisations.
- Have building construction related education
Communication and business acumen:
- Effective in communications and stakeholder management.
- Can preparing project reports for management and clients.
- Achieves project targets in terms of time, costs, quality, and client satisfaction.
- Can work within organisation's policies, processes and workplace health and safety standards.
- Can prepare fee proposals, achieves project profitability.
- Keeps project management data and systems updated.
- Works within approvals/delegations and escalates by exception. Keeps auditable trail of project records.
- Pursues opportunity to achieve efficiencies in business systems and processes.
Team leader:
- Ability to operate independently and lead project teams comprising of internal and external resources.
- Manages competing interests of project team members and stakeholders.
- Can give ad-hoc advice and assistance to Project Managers reporting to this position.
You
The ideal candidate will have strong and proven design experience. To achieve success, they will require the following:
- Proven experience as a Project Manager within the construction or engineering industry.
- Proven leadership skills
- A relevant tertiary degree isn't required, but highly regarded
Apply
To be considered for this position, please apply below with your CV and cover letter in Microsoft Word format. Alternatively, email me directly at ***************@empiregroup.com.au
Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
