Full time – Fixed Term 3 year Contract

Location – Proserpine

Base Salary $120,000 - $130,000 per annum

Ready for an exciting challenge? Whitsunday Regional Council is seeking a Capital Program Project Manager.

Capital Program Project Manager – Roads and Stormwater

Reporting to the Coordinator Capital Program, the focus of this role is the delivery of Roads and Stormwater projects within the Core (Transport and Drainage Assets) portfolio, including:

- Road safety improvement programs
- Carpark upgrades, resurfacing and reseal programs
- Causeway, culvert and flood immunity upgrades
- Drainage schemes and unsealed road improvement programs
- Stormwater infrastructure renewals and relining

Applicants with experience across Council’s other Capital Program portfolios – Major Projects and Utilities and Commercial – are also encouraged to apply.

You will manage the end-to‑end delivery of assigned capital projects through Council’s Project Management Framework, with contract administration as a key function of the role – acting as contract administrator / Superintendent’s Representative to manage scope, time, cost, quality, risk and contractor performance.

Our offer to you: salary sacrifice scheme, additional vehicle allowance, locality allowance, and health and wellbeing perks.

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage the full lifecycle of each project, from initiation to closeout, preparing Project Management Framework documentation and ensuring all stage gate approvals and sign‑offs are obtained.
- Help develop scope,



specifications and tender documentation, support tender evaluation and award, then administer the procured contracts as contract administrator / Superintendent’s Representative – progress claims, variations, extensions of time, contractor performance and defects close‑out.
- Report transparently on program and project status, managing risks across scope, schedule, cost, quality and stakeholders.
- Manage all project risks, issues and variations, and the seamless handover of completed projects to operational teams.

Your skills and experience: Essentials

- C Class “Manual” Drivers Licence and General Construction Industry card (White Card).
- Ability to obtain Authorised Persons and Working Safely at Heights (or willingness to obtain).
- Greater than 7 years’ project management and greater than 5 years’ contract management experience in the construction industry.

Desirable

- Tertiary or Certificate qualification in Project Management or engineering, AIPM certification and/or RPEQ registration (or agreeable to obtain).
- Experience managing and reporting on Capital Works programs in local government or a government body.

Join us and be part of shaping the future of Whitsunday!

Council is committed to providing a healthy work environment for individuals working, visiting or conducting business at Council workplaces and is transitioning to a Smoke Free Workplace.

Council practices Equal Employment Opportunities and Workplace Health and Safety Principles.

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📌 Capital Program Project Manager (Australia)
🏢 Whitsunday Regional Council
📍 Australia