A key figure in our Civil Engineering team, you will drive success in VIC projects by leveraging your connections and making a meaningful impact on iconic developments.
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager/Senior Project Manager to join our Community Development group. This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career in a supportive and flexible environment while working on a broad range of VIC projects in land development, subdivision, commercial buildings, and infrastructure.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong technical background in land development and civil project management, proven experience leading teams of engineers and technicians, and solid financial and commercial acumen. If you're passionate about shaping Geelong's future and ready to take the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you.
We offer flexible work arrangements such as work from home, staggered hours, and other flexibility options. Our supportive work environment allows you to tailor your career path ensuring planned investment into your training and development as well as access to long-term career opportunities.
Responsibilities
* You will support projects across the entire life cycle, including design management, tendering, contract administration, financial management, project scheduling, and risk management.
* You will assist campaign and proposal staff to identify project opportunities and prepare proposal material with a focus on Stantec's Project Management Framework (PMF) practices, ensuring client requirements, scope/deliverables, risk, technical, and commercial needs are achievable.
* You will proactively market and cross-sell company services to obtain new clients/commissions and develop industry relationships.
* You will lead project delivery by providing management skills to ensure the end products meet client and stakeholder expectations.
* You will assist in reviewing and negotiating contracts, and reviewing executed contracts to verify timeframes, milestones, procedures, and budgets to achieve project outcomes.
* You will establish project plans (where required) including resourcing, finance, risk, and quality in conjunction with the technical team, project Technical Leads/Project Engineers, Project Support personnel, and Project Accounting to ensure all aspects of the project are planned prior to project execution.
* You will perform on technically complex projects and may act as a technical resource to other team members.
* You will comply with project controls including, project scheduling to demonstrate delay and disruption, monitoring and reporting progress, cost, and productivity, project cost forecasting, and management of changes to the scope of work.
Qualifications
* A tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Project management, Construction management, or relevant technical qualification is desirable.
* Ideally, you should have 7 years of experience.
* Previous civil project management experience working in civil projects including stormwater/roads, land development, and councils is essential.
* Previous success in delivering large projects; undertaking day-to-day project coordination, development, and execution of projects plans and programming is crucial.
* Ability to deliver and manage stakeholders in a complex environment, be accountable for client satisfaction by supporting the project team is vital.
* Experience in project programming and critical path analysis by implementing strategies which address program, delivery, design risks, and ensure the most appropriate standards and requirements are developed and implemented is necessary.
* Commercial acumen in managing resources and budgets is required.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
* Proven experience in time management and organisational skills including the ability to manage resources and delegate tasks effectively is necessary.
What We Offer
About Us
We are a global community of approximately 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring buildings, energy, resources, water, environmental, transport, and infrastructure projects to life.
Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place, and belonging.
We care about the communities we serve—because they're our communities too. We're designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships.
Culture
We are serious about healthy work-life balance, diversity, inclusion & equity, indigenous relations, innovation, community engagement, corporate sustainability, and social wellbeing.