Project Manager | GC Water Projects

Gold Coast Infrastructure Solutions (GCIS), a collaboration between Downer and Ventia, provides essential water and wastewater services for the City of Gold Coast. With a 10-year contract and a growing project pipeline, we are looking for dedicated Project Managers to join our collaborative team at our Arundel Office.

In this role, you will manage important infrastructure projects that directly benefit local communities by renewing and maintaining the water assets that keep the Gold Coast operational. Emphasising collaboration, safety, and continuous improvement, you will lead a high-performing team to deliver capital works projects on time and to industry standards.

Key responsibilities

- Supervise multiple renewal and capital work projects, ensuring safe, budget-compliant, and high-quality outcomes.

- Lead project planning, cost estimation, subcontractor coordination, and performance reporting.

- Guide your team in identifying risks, fostering innovation, and addressing problems that may impact project delivery.

- Build strong relationships with delivery partners, design teams, and key stakeholders.

- Promote a culture of learning by mentoring Project Engineers and encouraging best practices.

ABOUT YOU

You’re a capable and collaborative leader with a proven ability to manage capital works projects in multi-disciplinary environments. You combine technical skill with people leadership, commercial acumen, and a focus on safety and quality.

- Project Management experience within the Water or Utilities sector is highly regarded.

- Cert IV or higher Project Management qualifications.

- Previous experience managing major and minor capital works projects.

- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

OUR OFFER

- A generous salary package and all the necessary tools to perform your job well are on offer.

- Become part of one of the leading service lines in the Energy & Utilities sector, celebrated for its strong community and passionate, high-achieving teams.

- A suite of health and wellness benefits and initiatives, including EAP, Beyond Blue and health insurance discounts.

- Access to Perks@Downer, which offers discounts and savings on various products, including retail items, travel deals, and entertainment options.

- Energy & Utilities has a dedicated internal mobility team that focuses on internal progression, succession identification, and thorough redeployment opportunities where appropriate. We invest in our people and are industry leaders in this regard.

- We are a Tier 1 ASX-listed company with in-house capabilities far exceeding traditional contractors.

ABOUT US (E&U)

Downer Group’s Energy & Utilities (E&U) business unit is an integrated trans‑Tasman team, providing services and solutions that connect communities to essential networks and infrastructure. We design, build, operate and maintain today’s critical assets and networks, delivering complete services across the water, electricity, telecommunications, industrial and power generation sectors. Our expertise spans in‑house technical smarts, specialist engineering, integrated OEM partners, and dedicated crews of qualified tradespeople.

We are an employer that acknowledges and embraces the importance of our people’s diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from everyone.

Apply now and renew your career with Downer.

We look forward to hearing from you

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