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QBuild is expanding! Join us for an exciting career opportunity as a Principal Project Manager, delivering high-quality customer service to meet client expectations, successful coordination and facilitation of people-centric solutions, sophisticated financial and risk management and best practice relevant to reporting principles and techniques, to ensure maintenance and construction projects are delivered effectively and efficiently.

Job details

About the role

This position will be responsible for managing QBuild projects within the SEQ region and will focus on ensuring the services provided are customer orientated and meet expectations including time, cost and quality parameters and represent value for money. This includes the coordination of human and financial resources to ensure QBuild maintenance and construction projects and programs are delivered in an effect and efficient manner.

Duties and skills involved:

• Ensuring activities are implemented effectively, managed, and coordinated for the delivery of capital works across a range of programs.  Manage relationships and stakeholder engagement to ensure the effective delivery and profitability of capital works building programs. 
• Successfully delivering capital works building program and project activity through the effective planning and utilisation of internal and external resources, and the use of sophisticated financial, risk management and reporting principles and techniques.  
• Managing, mentoring, leading and monitoring the activities and performance of the Project Management team. 
• Supporting the activities of the Director Modern Methods of Construction Capital Works in achieving the Department's commitments including outputs of time, cost, and quality across major capital works programs. 
• Leading the investigation and make recommendations of alternative construction solutions to facilitate continuous improvement to contract documentation and delivery models for improved outcomes.  
• Be a champion of change and ensuring effective working relationships through continuous development and encouragement of individual and teams. 
• Establishing and maintaining senior management relationships with customers and other stakeholders to support improvement and add value to Government. 
• Contributing significantly to the development, implementation and review of the Business Unit's Operational Plan, fee levels, performance indicators and actual services and service levels ensuring that they closely align with the customer's requirements.  
• Ensuring a culture of customer focus, while continuously improving, developing and implementing any necessary systems and processes that monitor and optimise productivity.   
• Proactively managing the work performance and personal conduct of your staff. 

Preferred skills and experience:

• Demonstrated experience managing projects in complex and diverse organisation. 
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders. 

How do I apply?

All applicants must be eligible to work in Australia.

Interested candidates are encouraged to review the below attached applicant guide and role description. Once reviewed please submit the following documents to apply:

• your current resume.
• a brief letter (2 pages maximum) telling us why you are interested in and capable of performing the role. This should not be a restatement of your resume; it is your opportunity to tell us about yourself, highlighting how your experience, skills, knowledge and personal qualities make you the best person for the job.

If you have any questions about the position or your application, please contact Luke Benstead on 0429 899 128 or email Luke.Benstead@epw.qld.gov.

Applications will remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/637235/25

Closing Date: Friday, 30 May 2025

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• HLGPPW applicant-guide (2) (PDF, 233KB)
  
  
  637235 25 Role Description (Word, 1,023KB)
  Role Description