At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage exciting building projects from start to finish, ensuring quality and profitability.
- Company: Join QBuild, a dynamic team in the Queensland Government.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, potential for contract extension, and a chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Be part of crucial construction projects that shape your community.
- Qualifications: Degree in Project Management or Construction Management and strong project management experience.
The predicted salary is between 88.29 - 88.29 $ per hour.
Location: Chermside or Cannon Hill
Duration: ASAP Start to 27 February 2026 + highly likely rolling contract
Base pay range A$88.29/hr - A$89.29/hr
Join a large QLD Government Department delivering crucial construction projects across SEQ. Join QBuild, a dynamic team providing statewide planning, building and maintenance services that utilise local suppliers and QBuild tradespeople and apprentices.
This role offers the opportunity to manage capital works programs from pre-design through to post-occupancy evaluation, with a strong focus on quality outcomes, profitability and cash flow for stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end building projects across pre-design, design, documentation, contract administration and post-occupancy evaluation.
- Deliver capital works programs with a strong focus on quality, delivery performance, profitability and cash flow.
- Lead stakeholder engagement and negotiations with clients, consultants, contractors and local authorities to ensure value for money outcomes.
- Provide procurement advice, project programming support and high-level contract coordination across traditional and non-traditional contract systems.
- Maintain accurate project data in Ellipse, including billing, scheduling, reporting and contract payment processes, and support fee setting and billing approvals.
- Coordinate regional capital-related reports, monitor project performance, control variances and undertake exception reporting and project audits.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of quality assurance processes and apply workplace health and safety principles throughout project delivery.
What We're Looking For
- Degree in Project Management or Construction Management.
- Strong experience in project contract management across building and construction.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Knowledge of MS Project is highly desirable.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results within tight timeframes.
- Whilst not mandatory, experience with Correctional, Fire, Justice or Police projects, along with a relevant tertiary qualification such as Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, Town Planning or Quantity Surveying, and/or AIPM RegPM certification, would be highly regarded.
Apply To be considered for this position, please apply directly via Seek with an updated CV and cover letter in Microsoft Word format. Alternatively, email Louise Clark directly at louise.clark@empiregroup.com.au or call 0438 718 486.
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At Empire Group, we value diversity and are committed to equitable recruitment. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with disability, and other underrepresented groups to apply. Our focus is on creating fair, accessible, and culturally safe recruitment processes that genuinely reflect and respect the communities we serve.
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