My client is a Queensland Government division tasked with the maintenance and construction of Government owned properties.  They currently have a need for 2 Project Managers to join them on an initial 3 month contract, with the potential to extend.

Responsibilities
 
Project management processes:

• Prepares project management plan, evaluates various procurement/delivery methodology, risk and value management, and demonstrates understanding of life-cycle considerations.

Procurement and management of consultants:

• Can prepare building construction projects brief, terms of references for consultants and consultancy tender documents.
• Ensures design is fit-for-purpose / meets design intent, value-for-money, statutory compliances and meets project brief requirements.

Procurement and management of contractors:

• Can prepare tender documents for Design & Construct (non-traditional) and fully documented (traditional) contracts.
• Familiar with Australian Standard for tendering, and non-price criteria in tender evaluations.
• Can perform role of a Principal’s Representative and a Contract Superintendent
• Familiar with contract law concepts, building construction industry practices, roles and responsibilities of various team members and stakeholders in a building construction project.
• Can oversee project commissioning, handover documentation, defect liability period and understands building maintenance requirements.

Professional expertise:

• Have client-side building construction/upgrade projects management experience in comparable organizations.
• Have building construction related education

Communication and business acumen:

• Effective in communications and stakeholder management.
• Can preparing project reports for management and clients.
• Achieves project targets in terms of time, costs, quality, and client satisfaction.
• Can work within organization’s policies, processes and workplace health and safety standards.
• Can prepare fee proposals, achieves project profitability.
• Keeps project management data and systems updated.
• Works within approvals/delegations and escalates by exception. Keeps auditable trail of project records.
• Pursues opportunity to achieve efficiencies in business systems and processes.

Team leader:

• Ability to operate independently and lead project teams comprising of internal and external resources.
• Manages competing interests of project team members and stakeholders.
• Can give ad-hoc advice and assistance to project managers reporting to this position.

These roles will be located in either Chermside or Cannon Hill and are available for an immediate start.  Apply immediately.