Project Manager, Capital Works

at  RMIT University

Overview:

• Dynamic Project Manager position available, Full-time permanent position
• Salary Level HEW 8 + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements
• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus (Hybrid role), the successful applicant will gain experience and skills in project management from Project Planning to delivery.

Are you ready to take your project management career to the next level?
Join the RMIT Property Services team and be responsible for delivering capital works within one of Melbourne’s most well-respected universities. Here, you will immerse yourself in various capital projects that challenge your creative and practical thinking, solidifying your passion for delivering excellence. This role offers a unique opportunity to carve out a successful client-side project management career, making a tangible impact on the university’s property portfolio. If you are driven by excellence and project results and seek a meaningful and rewarding working life, we want you on our team!
About the Portfolio
Property Services has approximately 90 staff and has responsibility for the operation, maintenance, utilisation and enhancement of buildings owned and leased by RMIT University. Property Services oversees construction projects and ensures the provision of physical facilities services. The Group has an operating budget of in excess of $73m and current capital projects are significant. RMIT’s built environment involves approximately 124 buildings spread across all of RMIT’s campuses and sites. The capital stock of the University is diverse and valued at approximately $2 billion and includes heritage and other classifications.

Property Services (PSG) consists of the following areas:

• Portfolio Management
• Campus Planning Services
• Facilities and Asset Management
• Capital Works
• Development Management
• Property Operations

The Role
The position of Project Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of assigned capital works projects. This position involves the consultation with internal staff to deliver capital works projects and the engagement and direction of external project teams as required.
The Project Manager is to take a leadership role in managing project risks and ensuring all projects meet financial, performance quality, safety, and environmental objectives.
This position will require a high level of communication, liaison, negotiation and organisational skills together with a strong commercial acumen.

About You

• Do you strive for excellence?
• Do you love working in a collaborative team environment?
• Do you want to work with people that excel in their fields? RMIT is an industry leader in a wide variety of disciplines and is widely connected to industry?
• Do you want a challenge?
• Do you want to work on a wide variety of projects?
• Do you want to see success?
• Do you want to be part of an organisation with large support networks that believes in work and life culture?

Skills & Experience

• Proven track record in managing capital projects successfully within a commercial or complex environment, delivered by a diverse project team.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, fully identifying and confirming project scopes and ensuring continued stakeholder commitment and confidence through regular and effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Responsibility for the successful delivery of assigned projects, ensuring all stages are resourced, budgeted, tracked, and reported within set timeframes and appropriate KPIs.
• Experience in engaging, managing and motivating a diverse team of internal stakeholders, consultants and contractors.
• Experience coordinating and implementing strategic projects by utilising effective management principles of planning, resource allocation, communication, formalised documentation, implementation, negotiation, evaluation and reporting.
• Skill, knowledge and ability to deliver projects within time / quality / cost parameters.
• Ability to successfully conduct complex negotiations, manage contracts and effectively communicate with clients, consultants, authorities and other project related bodies.
• Experience in financial management of program/project budgets, understanding of capital expenditures and accounting principles, and ability to interpret financial information and present it in a clear and concise format.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated experience producing comprehensive recommendations, project and implementation plans, briefing papers, and reports.
• Proven ability to analyse complex problems, identify critical issues and develop strategies for delivering solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of property management and regulatory requirements in the building industry (including Building Code of Australia, Victorian Building Regulations, WorkCover and OH&S).

To Apply
Please click on the’ Apply’ link below to submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position.
For further information about this position, please see the Position Description below.
Position Description - Project Manager
Please note that we will be running a rolling recruitment process, so please do not wait until the closing date to apply.
Applications Close:
2 Sept 2024 11.59 pm
RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
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