Project Manager AM&P

at  Australian Maritime Safety Authority AMSA

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

To be successful in this position, you will have the following skills and experience:

• Relevant project management (PM) qualifications with, with extensive client-side PM experience.
• Previous experience in a government environment, and/or in a maritime or construction field.
• Highly developed client-side project and contract management skills including the ability to manage multiple contracts / projects and monitor contractor performance.
• Demonstrated high level skills and experience in negotiation and liaison including stakeholder consultation and management.
• Well-developed understanding of government policy in relation to procurement, tendering and contract management.
• Understanding of contemporary environmental and risk management practices and Commonwealth and State workplace health and safety legislation.

For more information about this role, please refer to the position description.
Note: Information about our terms and conditions of employment are contained in the AMSA Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Diversity and inclusion are a priority at AMSA.
Our role means that we impact and influence communities right across Australia, this is why it is essential that we draw on the diversity of our people to successfully deliver our mission of “ensuring safe vessel operations, combatting marine pollution and rescuing people in distress”.
We are proud to have been recognised as an Inclusive Employer 2022-2023 by the Diversity Council of Australia, and continue to focus on embedding inclusive values within our organisation.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At AMSA we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway – you might just be the person we’re looking for!
We encourage applications from people of all diverse backgrounds and are committed to supporting you to reach your full potential. You can find more information about our diversity and inclusion commitments in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

The successful candidate will have extensive client-side PM experience in a government environment or in an engineering, construction, maritime or industrial field and will be focusing on managing AMSA’s marine aid to navigation network capital projects from conception to completion

You will be responsible for:

• Managing capital projects from conception to completion to meet program and financial objectives.
• Developing procurement, tender and technical specifications for capital projects.
• Monitor, manage and report on contractor performance.
• Utilisation of procurement and contracting panels.
• Liaising with both internal and external stakeholders and gaining approvals where required.
• Undertake audits and inspections of maintenance or relevant projects and report on contractor’s compliance, quality, safety and environmental performance.
• Review contractor documentation to ensure quality and completeness prior to uploading to the AMSA system.