About The Role

Reporting to the

Operations Manager , the

Project Manager will lead and manage assigned projects. The role is accountable for all facets of the project lifecycle, ensuring each stage is managed diligently and effectively. Strong leadership, along with high-level consultation and communication, will be key in identifying constraints, pinch-points and risk that has the potential to impact on the successful delivery of the project to our clients.

Key Objectives & Responsibilities Include

Manage Project - Risk, Schedule, Procurement, Budget, Resourcing, Communications and Stakeholders

Ensure accurate task information is documented to ensure detailed and accurate charges are billed accordingly against projects

Manage project schedules to ensure that project schedules are accurately compiled, updated, and delivered to customer needs

Manage budgets and ensure financial targets met or exceeded

Identify and appropriately manage any technical, safety or project personnel issues and risk

Procure project labour IAW the project resourcing requirements both internally and externally

Develop key relationships with stakeholders and suppliers and maintain communications

Provide clear direction to project teams to ensure daily, weekly, and critical tasks are executed by the required deadlines to quality standards

Provide project specific advice to ensure future projects costings and timelines are quoted accurately

Compile, submit and negotiate project tender responses

Compile, submit, negotiate, and execute any project variations

Facilitate and lead project meetings and toolbox meetings

Required Skills

Required Skills / Experience / Attributes:

Possess an engineering or fabrication Trade Qualification with 10 years trade experience





Hold or willing to obtain a Project Management Qualification if successful

Exposure to the marine and or heavy industrial industries, as well as a sound knowledge of asset management standards, systems and processes is desirable

Be commercially astute, with exposure to project budgets, estimates and cost controls

Be goals driven and results orientated, with an excellent attention to detail and the ability to explain and discuss technical, commercial, and contractual topics

Experience in planning

Strong supervisory, organisational, written and verbal skills

Pro-Active thinker with Initiative

Hold a Construction safety induction (white card)

Why Austal

Competitive Compensation And Benefits Package.

Career development and training opportunities.

A supportive and dynamic work environment.

Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

What's on Offer?

Located in Brisbane QLD

Permanent salaried position

5 Day week - 38 Hours

Salary Sacrificing, Novated Leasing, Retailer discount, Employee Assistance Program, Insurance discounts

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts. Our goal is for all our decisions and actions to reflect these core values. We believe that putting our values into practice creates the greatest benefits for our shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and communities in which we serve.

Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply.

📌 Project Manager - Austal Brisbane (Queensland)
🏢 Austal
📍 Queensland