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First listed on: 25 June 2021

Project Manager

 

City of Stonnington is a child safe and equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We actively encourage applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at the City of Stonnington. If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment or an alternative processes, please contact Council’s Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.

We are building a safe and inclusive culture where our people are empowered to deliver their best work.  Embracing innovation and change, we continually deliver richer and higher quality services to a vibrant, diverse and iconic municipality. We are passionate and energetic, working as one team to build a healthy, prosperous and sustainable community. Progress is important to us, and we and make it a priority to invest in our people’s wellbeing, growth and development.

Please view the below documents for this position:

Job Description

  • This Project Manager will work in the Building Projects team. The Building Project team oversees the design and delivery of all the capital works for our building assets. These include upgrades to our aquatic centres, our libraries, our car parks, our town halls and may other facilities. 
  • Some key projects that this role will be responsible for managing are the renewal works at our maternal child health centres, our recreation centres and our libraries
  • This Project Manager will be responsible for working with a broad range of stakeholders within the organisation and in the community. Every day is different for a Project Manager at Council. One day you will be doing site visits, the next day you'll be in design meetings reviewing the budget and preparing tender documentation.
  • Our building projects team oversee some of the most complex and challenging projects in local government such as the redevelopment of Prahran Town Hall, Harold Holt Swim Centre and a new netball stadium. We're also responsible for ensuring our existing buildings are compliant and we're working hard to make them more sustainable and accessible.
  • This is a key role within the organisation that has a huge impact on peoples lives.

Desired Skills and Experience

To succeed in this position you will need:

  • A tertiary qualification in one of the following related disciplines: project management, architecture, engineering or construction with several years relevant experience.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills
  • A positive attitude and excellent problem solving and communication skills
  • Ability to learn new things quickly and work independently
  • Understanding of project management principles and applying them to building works
  • Ability to work efficiently and meet deadlines
  • Experience procuring contracts and ensuring probity

Work for Stonnington today. Work that matters. People who make a difference.  

Enquiries

For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Madelyn Eads-Dorsey on 0407 595 624. 

For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.

Submitting your application 

We are no longer using Position Descriptions or Key Selection Criteria. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you can ‘deliver’ the aspects of the role and that you have what is needed to ‘thrive’. These are the top two sections in the Success Profile. You do not need to have a heading of each point or address each point individually. Recommended no more than 2 pages for your cover letter.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.