The leading fit out business based in North Sydney are a fit out & refurbishment specialist - focusing on projects from $500k-$5m in value, with a broad mix of commercial repeat clients that they have built an excellent reputation with delivering to a high standard.

They have an excellent team structure, fresh and bright open-plan office (that they fitted out themselves) excellent supportive team culture with personal career progression plans - they reward staff for their hard work, have annual reviews, and you will be very well looked after working for the team.

PM's & CA's at this business normally run multiple jobs simultaneously depending on the size and there willl be Site Managers allocated to each project. Their Contract Administrators (CA's) are called actually called Project Coordinators (PC's), and the Managing Director informed me they do more than just the CA role, and they get trained up to be more like Junior Project Managers, as they are passionate about staff retention and enjoy training their staff to be successful from within.

They have recently been doing lots of University projects and commercial refurbishments for landlords such as Charter Hall & Dexus too, and have a strong pipeline of work.

You will have a performance appraisal every three months. At this time you will be assessed for thetimeliness, quality and progress of your work to help set you up for success.

The Role

2-5 years Project Management experience within the commercial construction, ideally in Fit out and Refurbishment.

Experience working on projects $150k - $5M+

Solid experience in interpreting specifications and drawings for accuracy and buildability.





Ability to manage a project to NSW legislative requirements or willing to learn.

Demonstrated leadership and management of staff.

Developing project methodology and undertaking detailed project risk analysis.

Preparing, developing, and monitoring construction programmes.

Has delivered projects under various delivery models incl Lump sum, D&C;, Construction Management and derivatives/hybrids of these models

Preparation of cost plans and budgets.

What we're looking for

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Solid organisation and time management skills.

Ability to meet deadlines and stay focused under pressure.

High tolerance of ambiguity- can see the grey areas.

Reliable and punctual.

Strong business relationship skills.

Ability to manage conflict.

Strong problem solving skills.

Good attention to detail.

Understanding of urgency and ability to think laterally.

Skilled in design management process

If you are from the UK, we will consider Sponsorship if you have

SMSTS – Site Management Safety Training Scheme

IOSH Managing Safely

First Aid at Work

Key Accountabilities

Mentor, manage and coach project team members and other colleague

Educate and manage training for Project Coordinators





Set and manage Objectives and KPI’s for project team in line with established measures

Understand and comply with company/industry safety standards, policies, and procedures

Assume overall responsibility for safe delivery of projects in accordance with Graphite Integrated Management System (IMS)

Have a sound understanding of Safework Australia requirements

Foster and champion a safe work culture

Reinforce company expectations with respect to safe work practices

Oversee preparation of SSSMP

Undertake safety inspections and proactively champion improvements

Ensure environmental monitoring is carried out on all sites

Deliver a project (or projects) from preconstruction to completion of defect liability period

Attending tender interviews to secure project

Oversee letting of all trades and services contracts; including subcontractor negotiation to obtain best price

Generation of construction programme

Quality Management throughout the project

Visit sites regularly

Chair meetings with clients and subcontractors

Develop profit improvement strategies in line with company values of fairness including corporate governance expectations

Identify risks and opportunities in contract documentation

Generate RFI’s for client service meetings

Allocate trade-by-trade project budgets

Control project expenditure

Approve and process invoice payments within the limit of authority

Manage payments and invoicing, in line with NSW Security of Payments Act

Ensure monthly cost reports are completed accurately and on time

Achieve profitability targets as established on a project by project basis

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