Job Description

full time

At the heart of Laing O’Rourke is our commitment to helping our people do their best work and grow meaningful, fulfilling careers. Through exceptional development opportunities, wellbeing support, and employee advantages, we empower our teams to succeed.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applications from First Nations Peoples and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Our industry-leading benefits include:

- In-house training programs and on-the-job skill development.
- Industry-leading parental leave giving all employees access to six months paid parental leave at full pay.
- Additional purchased leave options, and access to volunteering leave.
- Exclusive discounts and savings across hundreds of retailers across Australia.

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About the Project

At Laing O’Rourke, you won’t just build projects, you’ll help shape the future. As a $6 billion privately owned global engineering and manufacturing-led construction leader, we deliver some of the nation’s most complex infrastructure, from transport networks to defence and utilities.

Be part of Australia’s largest-ever defence infrastructure program

Laing O’Rourke, with joint venture partner Amentum Australia, will play a central role in supporting Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI) to develop and deliver the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard (NPSCY) project at Osborne, South Australia. We will provide program and construction management services of nuclear related civil infrastructure, site wide nuclear licensee development expertise, and nuclear safety leadership.

We are currently seeking a Project Leader to join our AUKUS team. If you’re ready to do meaningful and career-defining work apply today.

Key Responsibilities





- Lead a large multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of the overall project scope within the time, cost, quality and safety requirements.
- Drive high performance through collaboration, positive leadership, identification of risks, and interface with clients and authorities, and support the Project Director to ensure client and community expectations are managed.
- Actively promote continuous improvement and innovation
- Build balanced teams with the right skills and behaviours; invest time and energy to coach and develop talent.
- Work with and influence stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes for all parties.

About You

- Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience leading the delivery of major infrastructure, defence, transport, energy, resources or complex construction projects.
- Demonstrated success in leading large multidisciplinary teams and delivering projects within complex stakeholder and governance environments.
- Proven ability to develop and execute project delivery strategies that achieve safety, commercial, programme and client outcomes.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience managing large project budgets, contracts, risk, opportunities and financial performance.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate at executive level.
- Strong leadership capability with a track record of building, mentoring and developing high-performing teams.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation and decision-making skills, with the ability to lead confidently in a fast-paced and highly regulated environment.
- Experience delivering projects within Defence, Nuclear, Utilities or other highly regulated sectors will be highly regarded.
- Applicants must be Australian citizens and hold or be able to obtain an Australian Defence Security Clearance to NV1 level.

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