Senior Project Manager

About the Role

The Opportunity is for an experienced Senior Project Manager / Lead Project Engineer to support the development and delivery of a portfolio of major water infrastructure and capital projects across Western Australia. The position will oversee projects progressing through concept development and front-end planning into engineering, construction, commissioning and operational handover. The portfolio includes water source solutions, treatment facilities, pipelines, reticulation networks, utilities and associated infrastructure. This role is ideally suited to a hands-on project professional who combines strong technical and project engineering capability with proven project management and construction delivery experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead major capital projects from concept development through engineering, execution, commissioning and handover
• Develop project scopes, execution strategies, schedules, budgets and risk management plans
• Manage multidisciplinary engineering consultants, construction contractors and project stakeholders
• Drive engineering quality, constructability, project controls and delivery readiness
• Coordinate technical, commercial, regulatory, operational and construction interfaces
• Maintain a strong focus on safety, quality, schedule, cost and risk throughout the project lifecycle
• Support effective decision-making and provide clear project reporting to key stakeholders

About You

You will be an experienced project professional with:

• Significant experience delivering major capital projects within mining, resources, utilities, water, energy or heavy industry
• Demonstrated experience delivering infrastructure projects through engineering, construction and commissioning
• Strong project engineering and project management credentials
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary teams, engineering consultants and construction contractors
• Strong stakeholder engagement, commercial management and risk management capabilities
• A practical understanding of construction planning, constructability and project execution
• The ability to manage complex project interfaces and competing priorities

Highly Desirable

• Experience delivering water treatment, pipeline, pumping or water infrastructure projects
• Brownfield project delivery experience
• Previous experience working within an owner’s team, EPCM or EPC environment
• Experience leading projects from front-end development through execution and commissioning

What Will Make You Successful

You will be a pragmatic and commercially aware project leader who understands how projects are constructed, not simply how they are designed. You will bring a strong construction mindset, sound judgement and a demonstrated ability to safely deliver complex infrastructure projects within schedule and budget requirements. This is an opportunity to take ownership of technically challenging projects and play a key role in turning early-stage concepts into safe, reliable and operational assets.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE PERMANENT RESIDENCY OR CITIZENSHIP WITHIN AUSTRALIA. For more information on the role, the client or the project please click ‘APPLY NOW’ or contact Tristann McFerran on tristann@techresources.com.au or 0473 432 037.