Senior Project Manager | Schools, Aged Care & Government | Tier 2 Trajectory

Family-owned, financially strong, and growing fast. A close-knit team of 60+ that has taken turnover from $18M to a forecast $65M within four years, with strong growth projected for FY 26. On track to hit $100M within the next 2 years and heading toward genuine tier 2 status within five.

The role:

We're looking for someone who wants to grow with the company, not just work for it. Someone who leads through empowerment, not fear, who gets the best out of people by trusting them, developing them and giving them room to own their work. If you've built up real experience and knowledge over your career and you're ready to put it to work shaping where a business goes next, rather than just keeping the wheels turning, this is that opportunity.

You'll take ownership of a team that delivers projects up to $40M, sitting as part of the senior leadership team and helping shape how the business scales toward tier 2 status. This is a genuinely strategic role, not just a delivery one.

Project focus includes:

- Schools and education
- Aged care
- Government-funded social infrastructure, e.g. police stations, libraries and similar civic projects

About the business Big enough to be taken seriously in the market, still small enough that everyone knows your name. A serious player within their sector, well known to clients and subbies as a experts in schools, education, age care and social infrastructure. A flat structure with an open-door culture and leadership that's honest, down to earth and genuinely invested in the people around them.

The numbers speak for themselves:

- 60+ employees and growing
- 90% staff retention for three years running (well above the industry average)
- 88% of current staff would recommend the business as a place to work




- Turnover rocketing, from $18M to a forecast $70M in four years
- Project revenue $100m in 2 years
- $150m in 5 years
- friendly vibe across the company
- Projects to $40m current
- Financially very stable, with excellent strategic management behind the scenes
- Flat structure with direct access to ownership and leadership

Why to join:

- 30 years in the industry
- Family owned
- Genuine influence, a seat at the SLT table, not just a delivery function
- Rapid, well-managed growth with a clear trajectory toward tier 2 status
- 90% staff retention, three years running, and 88% staff advocacy
- Financially very stable, with excellent strategic management behind the scenes
- A flat, open-door structure with direct access to ownership and leadership
- Huge scope for career development as the business scales
- Meaningful, wide-ranging work across schools, aged care and government/civic projects
- A modern, young, vibrant and genuinely friendly culture

The kind of person they’re looking for:

- Tier 2 background, a history of projects up to $60m
- Preferably strong existing relationships with clients in the education, government or social infrastructure space, schools experience
- A true leader who can operate strategically
- Someone who fits a modern, open, collaborative culture, not a corporate operator
- Someone with big ambitions who wants to be a crucial part of a business's growth story, not just a passenger in it
- Someone looking for the next chapter of their career with a business genuinely going somewhere

This is a truly exciting opportunity and one that offers sense of personal achievement rather than just joining one of the legacy companies, fitting in where someone left off. You can be one of the leaders in this company that is fast becoming the company that people are talking about.

📌 Senior Project Manager (Southern Sydney)
🏢 Wilson Alexander Recruitment
📍 Southern Sydney