Job Title: Project Manager – Automated Warehouse Solutions

Location: Brisbane, QLD

About the company

Our client is a global provider of automated material handling and warehouse solutions, delivering projects for customers across Australia and internationally. Their Brisbane team is looking for a Project Manager to take responsibility for delivering customer projects.

About the role

As Project Manager, you will be accountable for customer projects from early support to the sales team through to final acceptance and handover to the customer service team. You will be the main point of contact for clients and third parties, and you will lead the project core team to deliver safely, on time, within budget and to specification.

You will report to the Head of Project Delivery.

Key responsibilities

- Lead automated warehouse projects in line with project management reporting and financial control processes

- Work with Sales to define solutions, plans and estimates for proposals

- Develop the integrated project plan and agree work stream plans

- Manage commercial and technical risks, including mitigation and contingency planning

- Act as the day-to-day customer interface and manage project issues promptly

- Manage changes to project scope, timescales and budgets

- Ensure Health, Safety, Environment and Wellbeing policies are applied on site, consistent with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (or state equivalent)

- Maintain project registers and master files,



and ensure compliance with quality processes

- Confirm completion, acceptance and handover criteria are met under the contract

- Set the project meeting schedule and lines of communication

- Coach and mentor other project managers and team members, and contribute to the development of project management capability

About you

Essential:

- Experience managing projects in an engineering, manufacturing or similar industry

- Background in the engineering automation industry

- Proven ability to lead project teams in a technical environment

- Solid communication and stakeholder management skills, with a customer-facing focus

- Willingness to travel across Australia for around 25% of working days, with flexibility during peak periods

- Current Australian driver licence

- General Construction Induction Card (White Card), or willingness to obtain one before site attendance

- Right to work in Australia

Desirable:

- Experience on high-complexity, high-value projects

- Formal project management qualification or methodology exposure (PMP, PRINCE2, or AIPM CPPP/CPPM)

- Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering or similar, with eligibility for Engineers Australia membership

- Working knowledge of Australian contract frameworks (AS 4000 / AS 2124) and security of payment legislation

What the team values

Treating each other with confidence and courage, pursuing goals with determination, and succeeding through teamwork.

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