Overview
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Join QBuild for an exciting career chance as a permanent Principal Project Manager and coordinate the delivery of capital works across a range of building programs for QBuild.
QBuild is a commercialised business unit of the Queensland Government. It has been Queensland Government's builder for over 160 years, playing an important role in communities across the state by building and maintaining government-owned assets such as schools, social housing, police stations and correctional and health facilities.
About The Role
You will play a pivotal role in supporting QBuild's ambition to strengthen Queensland's building and construction industry by providing exceptional coordination of the delivery of capital works across a range of building programs.
Duties And Skills Involved
This position will be responsible for managing projects within the region and will focus on ensuring the services provided are customer orientated and meet expectations including time, cost and quality parameters and represent value for money. This includes the coordination of human and financial resources to ensure maintenance and construction projects and programs are delivered in an effective and efficient manner.
What You Will Be Doing
- Ensuring activities are implemented effectively, managed, and coordinated for the delivery of capital works across a range of programs. Manage relationships and stakeholder engagement to ensure the effective delivery and profitability of capital works building programs.
- Successfully delivering capital works building program and project activity through the effective planning and utilisation of internal and external resources, and the use of sophisticated financial, risk management and reporting principles and techniques.
- Managing, mentoring, leading and monitoring the activities and performance of the Project Management team.
- Supporting the activities of the Director Capital Works in achieving the Department's commitments including outputs of time, cost, and quality across major capital works programs.
- Leading the investigation and make recommendations of alternative construction solutions to facilitate continuous improvement to contract documentation and delivery models for improved outcomes.
- Be a champion of change and ensuring effective working relationships through continuous development and encouragement of individual and teams.
- Establishing and maintaining senior management relationships with customers and other stakeholders to support improvement and add value to Government.
- Contributing significantly to the development, implementation and review of the Business Unit's Operational Plan, fee levels, performance indicators and actual services and service levels ensuring that they closely align with the customer's requirements.
- Ensuring a culture of customer focus, while continuously improving, developing and implementing any necessary systems and processes that monitor and optimise productivity.
- Proactively managing the work performance and personal conduct of your staff.
How to Apply
All applicants must be eligible to work in Australia.
Interested candidates are encouraged to review the below attached applicant guide and role description. Once reviewed please submit the following documents to apply:
- Resume
- Cover letter (2 pages maximum) telling us why you are interested in and capable of performing the role.
If you have any questions about the position or your application, please contact Michael Ryan, Program Director,,
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Details
Job Ad Reference: QLD/ /25
Closing Date: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
Occupational group: Project Management
Seniority level: Not Applicable
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Project Management and Information Technology
Industries: Government Administration
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📌 Principal Project Manager
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Brisbane City