Major Harbour Upgrade Project | Immediate Start | Contract Opportunity

Your New Company
Join a leading Queensland infrastructure team delivering critical maritime and community assets that support regional and coastal communities across the state. This is an opportunity to contribute to the planning and delivery of high-profile capital works projects, including upgrades to state boat harbours and associated public infrastructure. Working within a collaborative and technically focused environment, you will play a key role in shaping projects from concept through to construction readiness.

Your New Role
As Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of infrastructure projects across feasibility, planning and detailed design phases, ensuring projects are delivered within approved scope, budget and timeframes. A key focus of the role will be managing the progression of a major state boat harbour upgrade project from concept design through to detailed design and construction readiness. You will coordinate multidisciplinary consultants, technical specialists and stakeholders while ensuring compliance with established governance and assurance frameworks.
Key responsibilities include:

- Managing infrastructure projects through planning, design and procurement phases
- Coordinating consultants, technical investigations and design development activities
- Developing and maintaining project schedules, budgets, risk registers and project plans
- Managing procurement activities, tender processes and consultant engagements
- Monitoring project financial performance, forecasting and reporting
- Liaising with councils, contractors, consultants and internal stakeholders




- Supporting project approvals, assurance requirements and construction readiness activities
- Ensuring compliance with safety, governance and sustainability requirements

What You'll Need to Succeed

- Demonstrated experience delivering civil, infrastructure, transport, marine or related capital works projects
- Proven project management expertise across planning, design and pre-construction phases
- Strong skills in procurement, contract administration and project governance
- Experience managing consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary project teams
- Ability to manage budgets, schedules, risks and project reporting requirements
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Relevant qualifications in project management, engineering, construction, planning or a related discipline
- Familiarity with gated project delivery frameworks such as OnQ, PRINCE2 or PMBOK is advantageous
- Experience using project management systems such as MS Project, SAP or similar project controls software is desirable

What You'll Get in Return

- Initial 12-month contract with extension possibility.
- Immediate start on a significant capital infrastructure program
- Opportunity to lead high-profile maritime and community infrastructure projects
- Diverse project portfolio spanning civil, marine and public infrastructure assets
- Collaborative and experienced project delivery environment

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' or forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to **************@hays.com.au

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📌 Project Manager (Capital Projects) (Brisbane)
🏢 Hays Recruitment
📍 Brisbane