Project Manager - Infrastructure

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Work type:full time
Location:Sydney, NSW
Categories:Estate / Facilities Management

Project Manager - Infrastructure

• Employment Type: Full time (35 hours per week)
• Duration: 3-year contract
• Remuneration: Level 9 $138,171 - $146,613 (depending on experience) + 17% super + leave loading
• Location: Kensington, NSW

About UNSW:

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Why your role matters:

The Project Manager oversees the end-to-end delivery of capital construction projects, encompassing various construction and infrastructure works. Strong expertise in building services projects is essential for this role. 

The Project Manager plays a lead and strategic role within Estate Management, ensuring that all projects adhere to an approved brief, budget, and schedule, aligning with UNSW and Estate Management (EM) strategic goals and objectives. They are responsible for comprehensive project reporting and managing all stakeholder engagement.

The Project Manager reports to the Portfolio Delivery Manager and has no direct reports.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive project briefs across the planning, design, tender, and construction phases to ensure projects are delivered according to the agreed-upon brief.
• Identify and articulate projects to enable the assembly of multi-disciplinary consultant teams and manage project funding and reporting.
• Manage the planning, documentation, tender, construction, and defect liability phases of projects, including overseeing multiple projects with substantial budgets to ensure they are delivered on time and within budget in accordance with the approved brief.
• Demonstrate strategic leadership, ensuring appropriate consultation and buy-in throughout project planning, documentation, and construction phases. 
• Contribute strategically as a core member of the Estate Improvement team and assist in developing project-related strategic business cases. 
• Provide detailed, accurate, and consistent project and financial reports to support the Portfolio Delivery Manager and senior management within Estate Management in achieving objectives.
• Ensure that project issues are identified and resolved promptly and that agreed actions and desired outcomes are communicated appropriately.

Skills and Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Construction, Project Management or related discipline or equivalent demonstrated experience in managing projects in complex, diverse operational environments.
• Strong technical skills related to building services and infrastructure led projects.  Experience in electrical, mechanical, and complex building upgrade work related to education, research and health is preferred.
• Significant knowledge and experience with complex planning and project management work with strict time/budget constraints. Including developing financial plans, budget allocations and forecasting, particularly within a complex major institutional environment.
• Demonstrated experience in contract administration, with the ability to form concise judgments concerning contract variations, time claims, contractor performance and project risk management.
• Outstanding organisational skills and demonstrated ability to define and manage project timelines, actions and critical paths to keep projects moving forward productively and efficiently.
• High level of communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills and the capacity to exercise initiative in respect of project management issues and team management.
• Effective leadership capabilities in a team environment and a demonstrated capacity to establish and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Computer Aided Design skills are desirable.

Further details can be found in a copy of the Position Description linked below or via https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/

Benefits and Culture:

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible Working Options.
• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits

To Apply: If this is of interest to you, please submit your CV, Cover Letter and responses to the Skills and Experience outlined in the position description.

Contact: Amy Denney -Talent Acquisition Coordinator [email protected]
Please note applications sent directly to the contact above cannot be accepted.

Applications close: 11.55pm, 1st May 2024

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Advertised:10 Apr 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close:01 May 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time