Senior Project Manager

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Description

Division: Transport & Assets

Business Unit: Capital Projects

Title: Senior Project Manager, Permanent - Full-time Role, 35 hours per week

Salary Range: $121186.47 to $140839.32 per annum + super (subject to skills and experience)

This position includes a Full Private Use vehicle.

Who We Are

Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community.

Join us and you'll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.

The Capital Projects Business Unit provides a range of capital works program management, project management and design services to the organisation and is committed to providing excellent service to our community. The service provides timely and accurate advice, and strives to use best practice methods while developing new and innovative solutions to problems in an effective and environmentally sustainable manner.

The Capital Projects Business Unit delivers projects across a range of assets, including but not limited to:

Roads and footpaths
Drainage
Buildings
Parks and recreation

Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone's business.

Working With Us

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees' lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development.

In this role you'll enjoy -

Work from home opportunities
Genuine work-life balance and flexible working arrangements
Employee wellness program and a range of lifestyle benefits
Values based culture and a teams oriented working environment

Our Opportunity

The key focus areas of this role include:

Be responsible for managing complex and potentially high profile projects for Council. The tasks involved will include the full range of project management matters, include scoping and proposing projects, writing and administering contracts, reviewing feasibilities and co-ordinating consultants, reviewing designs, tendering and project managing delivery programs, etc.
Liaise with, and provide assistance and advice to, all stakeholders (including Councillors, Council Staff, State Government Departments and Agencies, consultants, user groups, etc) on a range of project-specific matters.
Understanding of Contract Management principles (to Northern Beaches Council guidelines and standards, including WH&S) and the ability to implement these according to relevant Legislation

About You

We're looking for an agile Senior Project Manager to join our proactive team. You'll bring a collaborative energy to a team passionate about making a difference to our community.

Additional Information

Position Description
Applications close on: 22 August 2025
Expected Interview Date: 3 September 2025
Questions? Please call the Hiring Manager: Andrew Camarsh on 8495 6820

Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.

If you would like to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances, please contact the hiring manager for this role. If you do not feel comfortable to do so, please contact HR Services on (02) 8495 5070.

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