Project Manager

PROJECT MANAGER

Temporary Full Time (24 months)

About the Role:

The Project Manager will be responsible for assisting the Manager Strategic Projects to deliver a broad range of civil engineering projects including bridges, roads, water reticulation, sewer reticulation and much more.  The position will ensure works are managed in a safe, efficient and effective manner, within schedule and budget, whilst ensuring compliance with WHES and statutory requirements.

About you:

We are looking for someone with a high attention for detail and demonstrated experience operating in a fast-paced and diverse environment.

You will hold Tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering or relevant field and experience in Construction Management and Project Management.

Demonstrated experience in project management and contract management is essential to the role, as well as having experience in undertaking tendering processes and the management of contractors.

You will need to hold a current unrestricted drivers licence and have the ability to interpret detailed plans.

If you have the right experience and qualifications, and if the opportunity feels like the right fit, then please get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!

What's on Offer:

• 20 days paid annual leave every year and a flexi-time system with the ability to accrue 1 flexi day every 3 weeks
• Access to training and development opportunities
• $1830.80 to $2050.50 per 35 hour week ($95,201.60 to $106,626 p/annum) + 10% super and the opportunity for salary progression
• Flexible work arrangements and reward program
• Work vehicle and uniform supplied

About Us

The Upper Hunter region, known as the horse capital of Australia, provides a quality rural lifestyle on the edge of the magnificent Hunter Valley wine regions and within easy range of Newcastle and Sydney. The Upper Hunter is a vibrant, thriving and friendly rural community encompassing the towns of Scone, Merriwa, Murrurundi and Aberdeen. Our pristine unspoiled landscape is picture perfect and supports many well developed equine and agricultural industries.  The area boasts an extensive range of recreational activities and a full range of quality educational, cultural, social and sporting services.

Enquiries and further information

Give Grahame Wilson, Manager Strategic Projects a call on 0448 295 212 or
e-Mail hr@upperhunter.nsw.gov.au to discuss this exciting opportunity. Or you can just submit an application online by the closing date by clicking the "Apply" button below.

Closing Date:

Wednesday 29th June, 2022 at 4pm

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and value diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We encourage all applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ and culturally diverse communities to join Council.

Council will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via hr@upperhunter.nsw.gov.au or 04 6540 1100