About Melbourne Airport

Melbourne Airport (Australia Pacific Airports Corporation) is proud to be one of Australia's premier transport hubs and Victoria's gateway to the world, connecting us to the global marketplace. We are committed to creating connections that matter and enhancing the traveller experience across every aspect of our organisation to deliver our vision of becoming Australia's favourite Airport destination. APAC is a majority Australian-owned private company that also operates Launceston Airport.

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager with a solid background in the design and delivery of high and low voltage and UPS projects. This role requires experience working in complex, brownfield and operational environments where maintaining existing operations is critical, along with strong planning, commercial, negotiation, quality and problem-solving skills.

From the Melbourne Airport Business Park to the airfield and terminal precinct, you will play a critical role in delivering projects that support the airport's continued expansion, including the Third Runway, state-of-the-art terminals, and thriving business park developments.

Working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of building and civil projects ranging from $100k to $5m+, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to a high standard of quality.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the design and delivery of building and civil capital projects across the airport precinct including landside infrastructure, terminal environments and airfield works, including high and low voltage and UPS projects.
- Manage multi-disciplinary internal and external project teams, including consultants and contractors, ensuring projects meet safety, schedule, cost and quality objectives.
- Drive strong design management practices, ensuring project briefs are clearly defined, stakeholder requirements are met, and customer experience considerations are embedded in passenger-facing environments.




- Oversee procurement strategies, cost planning and financial management to ensure projects are delivered within approved budgets and commercial frameworks.
- Lead the end-to-end project lifecycle, including project scoping, business case development, design management, procurement, construction delivery and project handover.
- Maintain strong engagement with internal stakeholders across aviation operations, property, retail, finance, ICT, safety and infrastructure teams.
- Ensure all projects adhere to APAC governance, reporting requirements and safety standards, with a strong focus on the Target Zero safety philosophy.

Essential Requirements

- Tertiary qualifications in engineering, construction, project management, planning or a related built environment discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years' experience delivering capital projects within complex operational environments such as airports, infrastructure, utilities or large public precincts.

- Demonstrated experience delivering end-to-end project lifecycle management, including design development, procurement and construction delivery.
- Strong commercial acumen, including cost planning, contract negotiation and procurement strategy.
- Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage multiple concurrent projects.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence internal and external partners in fast-paced operational environments, including working with and managing third party tenants.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

- Free access to Higher State, the onsite Fitness Club & Wellness Hub.
- Airport car parking 24 hours/365 days a year for both business and personal use.
- Hybrid flexible working arrangements.
- Airport Holiday and Wellness Day - additional days of leave.
- Discounted onsite childcare.
- Mental health and wellbeing initiatives, including Employee Assistance Program.
- Long-term career and professional development opportunities.
- Access to an employee benefits scheme including corporate rates and airport retailer discounts.

📌 Program Manager High & Low Voltage (Melbourne)
🏢 Aviation Careers Australia
📍 Melbourne