Are you an experienced Project Manager with a background in remedial building, building refurbishment or large insurance building projects? Looking for an opportunity to take ownership of projects while playing a key role in establishing and growing a new Canberra office?

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of Australia's most respected remedial builders and take on a pivotal role in establishing and growing their Canberra operations.

With more than 50 years of industry success and established offices across Sydney and Brisbane, our client has built an outstanding reputation for delivering technically challenging remedial building, façade restoration, structural repair and building refurbishment projects across the commercial and residential sectors.

Having secured an upcoming remedial building project in Canberra, the business is looking to appoint an experienced, locally based Project Manager who can take ownership of project delivery while helping establish and develop its new Canberra office.

This is more than just a Project Management position.

You’ll have the opportunity to utilise your existing industry relationships, develop new business opportunities and play an important role in building the company's local presence.

If you're commercially minded, proactive and enjoy having a genuine influence over the success and growth of a business, we'd love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Leadership Team, you'll initially be responsible for managing and delivering an upcoming remedial building project in Canberra, while taking an active role in establishing the company's new local office and developing its future project pipeline.

You’ll have a good level of autonomy and responsibility, with the backing, resources and established systems of a successful and highly reputable remedial builder.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Managing and delivering the company's upcoming remedial building project in Canberra, ensuring works are completed safely, within budget, to programme and to the required quality standards.
- Managing project budgets, forecasting, variations, subcontractors, procurement and programme.
- Conducting site inspections, identifying project requirements and preparing scopes of work.
- Scoping, estimating and preparing tenders for new remedial building and refurbishment opportunities - with the assistance of the Sydney head office team when needed.
- Identifying and developing new business opportunities across the Canberra and surrounding regional markets.




- Leveraging your existing industry network and relationships to generate new project opportunities.
- Building and maintaining relationships with clients, consultants, strata managers, government departments, Defence representatives and subcontractors.
- Representing the business professionally within the local construction and remedial building industry.
- Helping establish the company's Canberra office, including developing its local presence, client relationships and operational requirements.
- Working closely with the wider business and Senior Leadership Team to support the ongoing growth of the Canberra operation.

Project Experience

Ideally, you'll bring direct experience across one or more of the following sectors:

- High-rise residential remedial building and refurbishment.
- Commercial building remediation and refurbishment.
- Insurance building repairs and major refurbishment projects.
- Defence building refurbishment, upgrades and remediation works.

We're open to candidates from different construction backgrounds, provided you have strong project delivery capabilities, commercial awareness, an established network and the ability to develop relationships and generate new work.

What's On Offer?

- $165,000 - $185,000 (base salary - depending on your remedial building experience) + Superannuation.
- Company vehicle withFuel card and tolls, or $20,000 Car allowance
- Annual performance bonus.
- Permanent full-time position.
- Opportunity to take ownership of an upcoming Canberra remedial building project.
- Play a key role in establishing and growing a new Canberra office.
- Genuine autonomy and the opportunity to influence the direction of the local operation.
- Backing and support from a large, established highly reputable remedial builder with more than 50 years of industry success.
- Access to established systems, processes, resources and experienced leadership.
- Chance to build and develop your own local client base and project pipeline.
- Long-term career progression as the Canberra operation grows.

About You

We're looking for an experienced, commercially minded Project Manager who is comfortable taking ownership of projects, developing client relationships and contributing to business growth.





You’ll be based in Canberra or the surrounding ACT region and have an established network of contacts within the remedial building or refurbishment or construction industries.

You may currently be working as:

- A Project Manager within a remedial building contractor.
- A Project Manager delivering high-rise residential or commercial building refurbishment projects.
- A Project Manager within the insurance building or major building repairs sector.
- A Project Manager delivering Defence building refurbishment, upgrades or maintenance projects.

We are not considering anyone from a client-side or project management consultancy background, only builder-side applicants will be considered.

To be successful, you'll possess:

- Proven experience managing and delivering remedial building or refurbishment or insurance building projects.
- Strong commercial and financial management skills, including budgeting, forecasting and variations.
- Experience scoping works, preparing estimates and pricing new project opportunities.
- The ability to identify business opportunities and develop new client relationships - New business development.
- An established network of industry contacts that you can leverage to help generate future work.
- Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- A proactive, self-motivated approach with the ability to work autonomously.
- The confidence and initiative to help establish and grow a new local office.
- Relevant construction qualifications and licences (preferred).

Importantly, we're looking for someone who enjoys building relationships, has a genuine interest in growing a business and wants to take ownership of more than just their day-to-day project responsibilities.

Why This Role?

This is a rare prospect to join an established large highly reputable remedial building Company at an exciting stage of its Canberra expansion.

You’ll have an upcoming project to take ownership of, the support and resources of an established business behind you, and the opportunity to help shape and grow its new Canberra operation.

Rather than stepping into an established office with an existing structure, you’ll be instrumental in developing the local presence, strengthening client relationships and building a pipeline of future projects.

For the right person, this offers genuine autonomy, commercial involvement and the opportunity to develop into a key figure within the business as its Canberra operations expand.

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📌 Project Manager (Remedial Building) (Canberra)
🏢 JRG Recruitment
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