Project Coordinator

We are looking for an experienced Project Coordinator to join the ECU City Campus Project.
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a dynamic, multi-campus institution renowned for academic excellence, innovative teaching, and strong industry engagement. ECU is embarking on a transformative $853 million City Campus Project, establishing Western Australia’s first comprehensive inner-city university campus.
The ECU City Campus is set to transform Perth’s CBD through an $853 million investment, establishing Western Australia’s first comprehensive city campus. This visionary project redefines urban university education by integrating academic excellence with business and community engagement, fostering a vibrant, connected educational hub in the heart of the city. The campus will serve as a dynamic nexus for learning, research, and industry collaboration, shaping the future of higher education in Western Australia.
The Role
The Project Coordinator plays a critical role in supporting the successful execution of the City Campus Project, ensuring the program remains on track to achieve operational readiness by Semester 1, 2026.
A primary focus of this position is supporting the program and project managers to deliver several critical, complex, and large-scale initiatives, including detailed planning, scheduling, and reporting.
In addition, this position will collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project requirements are clearly understood and effectively communicated. The role involves aligning various interdependent workstreams to ensure seamless coordination and successful project outcomes through to completion.
The Project Coordinator will embody and champion the required project outcomes while exemplifying ECU’s core values: integrity, respect, courage, rational enquiry, and personal excellence.
Key Criteria
Experience in large-scale projects and developing operating and service models, and deployment of operational transition support (hypercare).
Strong organisational skills with the ability to track multiple priorities and deadlines.
Excellent attention to detail in document management, reporting, and compliance tracking.
Strong communication skills to support stakeholder engagement and project coordination.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, providing structured support to the project team.
Familiarity with one or more project/program management methodologies (such as PMI, PMBOK, PRINCE2, Scrum, and MSP)
Experience with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet)
Benefits & Remuneration
This full time, fixed-term position attracts remuneration of $100,512 to $112,622 pa plus 17% University superannuation contribution.
ECU supports a work/life balance for staff. Benefits such as flexible working arrangements may also be negotiated to meet your personal circumstances.
ECU has an Award-winning Health and Wellness program and an extensive range of staff benefits across entertainment, financial, health, travel and consumer goods and services.
For information on the benefits of working at ECU, please visit our Employment Opportunities Overview website.
Contact
How to Apply
Please upload your resume along with a statement (maximum 2 pages) addressing the capabilities outlined in the.
**Closing Date**:
Applications close on Sunday, 2nd March at 11.30pm (AWST).
ECU is guided by strong values that influence the way we work and our vision is to further enhance our reputation to be recognised for our world ready graduates and leading-edge research. Our purpose is to transform lives and enrich society through education and our world-class research including our commitments on equality, opportunities for disadvantaged people and reducing our impact on the environment.
ECU is a diverse and inclusive workplace reflecting the differences in society. Specific strategies and initiatives are in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. Applications are encouraged from suitably qualified people from all backgrounds. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
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