Project Manager - Health Project, Port Macquarie

About the role

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Project Manager to support the delivery of a major health project in the Port Macquarie region. This is a site-based role requiring the successful candidate to live in the Mid North Coast region for the duration of the project. Working closely with the Project Directors, the role manages and coordinates the construction phase of the project, which suits a Site Engineer or Project Engineer looking to move into client-side project management.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate project activities, stakeholders and project information, and liaise with contractors, consultants and stakeholders
• Lead project meetings, workshops and stakeholder engagements, preparing agendas, minutes and action registers
• Prepare project reports, presentations and documentation to support governance
• Undertake site inspections to monitor activities and support reporting
• Manage interfaces between construction and live hospital operations, tracking disruption risks and coordinating mitigation
• Manage contract administration, including compliance, variations, claims assessment and commercial reporting
• Support project controls: programme monitoring, cost tracking, scope change management, budgets, forecasts and cashflow
• Monitor health and safety, quality and environmental compliance throughout the project
• Monitor FFE / MME / ICT activities in consultation with the contractor and stakeholders
• Support and coordinate building commissioning and handover

Required profile

• Recognised degree or equivalent qualification in a technical field such as Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering or Cost Management
• 3 to 5 years of construction experience
• Experience delivering projects in a brownfield live construction environment or a health facility is advantageous
• Existing Australian work rights are ideal
• Ability to thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment and to lead a complex project as the key client interface

Required skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with strong written and spoken English and report writing
• Leadership skills and the ability to lead and develop a team
• Understanding of construction methodologies and stakeholder coordination