PROJECT MANAGER

This is a client-side Project Manager opportunity with a global data centre developer delivering projects at a scale and complexity well beyond typical commercial builds. The role sits within a billion-dollar precinct and forms part of a long-term delivery program rather than a one-off project.

The position is predominantly site-based in Melbourne’s western suburbs and reports directly to a Project Director. This is a delivery role, not an advisory or design-led position. You will be working at the coalface of the project, supporting day-to-day delivery across programme inputs, contractor and consultant coordination, sequencing, issue resolution, and site-based decision-making for a highly technical, services-heavy fit-out.

This project requires people who have been embedded on complex live builds and understand how projects actually move on-site. Experience must come from environments such as data centres, hospitals, critical infrastructure, automation-led facilities, laboratories, or similarly complex projects where service integration, commissioning, and coordination are central to delivery. Candidates from architecture, design-only, or advisory backgrounds without live construction delivery experience will not be suited.

The team works in a practical, delivery-led way and has built strong camaraderie on-site. People are expected to take ownership, communicate clearly, and stay close to the details. This is not a role for someone looking to manage from a distance or operate primarily from an office environment.

This role would suit a construction Senior Project Engineer, Senior Project Coordinator, or a delivery-focused Project Manager who has worked on large, technically complex projects and is ready to step into a client-side role while remaining heavily involved in construction.

The role is site-based but flexible. There is scope to work from home one day per week, or from the inner-CBD head office one day per week, when appropriate. The expectation, however, is that the right person wants to be on-site and engaged with the project.

The salary for this role is up to a $230k package, depending on experience.

Call Robert Wills on 0403 214 766. No polished resume? No problem. Connect with me on LinkedIn (Robert Wills) or email [email protected]. After hours? Send me a text, and we will line up a chat when it suits.

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