Project Manager

5 hours ago

Cairns, Queensland, Australia GHD Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year
Description

At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day

At GHD, we're proud to support the delivery of impactful infrastructure projects across Northern Australia. We're currently seeking a Project Manager to join our Northern Australian Project Management team in either our Darwin or Cairns office and lead multidisciplinary teams in delivering high-quality, budget-conscious, and client-focused outcomes.

As a Project Manager, you'll be accountable for the successful delivery of moderately complex projects from inception to completion. You'll oversee project tendering, project planning, resourcing, execution, and client engagement, ensuring alignment with GHD's systems and processes.

This is a genuine opportunity to grow and develop your career working alongside Senior Project Managers Engineers Architects, Project Controllers and Schedulers.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

  • Tender writing and review 
  • Management and coordination of designers, clients, and multiple stakeholders
  • Contract administration on a variety of different contract styles
  • Management of small to large sized projects in tendering, design and construction phase
  • Managing meetings 
  • Design management 
  • Production of reports
  • Cost control of projects
  • Development and management of programmes
  • Superintendents' representative roles
  • Work with and assist senior project managers and project directors, and mentoring of junior staff in project management 

What you will bring to the role:

  • A tertiary qualification in engineering, construction management or other related discipline 
  • Qualifications in Project Management and AIPM registered will be highly regarded
  • Be eligible and prepared to apply for a Defence Security Clearance 
  • Proven experience managing infrastructure or engineering projects, ideally gained in a consultancy environment.
  • Strong commercial acumen and risk management capability.
  • Excellent communication 
  • Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and drive project outcomes.

Interested? Apply online now.

Office Shutdown Period - Please be aware that our office will be closed from Thursday 25th December 2025 to Friday, 9th January 2026. We will reopen on Monday, 12th January 2026. During this period, there will be delays in processing applications and responding to enquiries. We appreciate your understanding and patience.

GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces a range of flexible work practices to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

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