Osborne Richardson are proud to partner with Redland City Council, and we're on the hunt for a seasoned Senior Projects Coordinator (Technical) to join the Civil and Traffic Infrastructure Asset Management team at Council's Cleveland admin building. It's a cracking opportunity right in our home patch on the Redlands Coast, leading key civil and traffic projects from inception right through to handover.
This is a contract role from 23 November 2026 to 21 May 2027, with extension likely, working standard Monday to Friday hours (36.25 hours per week).
What you'll be doing
- Leading project and program delivery across Council's civil and traffic capital works portfolio, from initiation and planning through delivery, closure and handover
- Preparing project mandates, business cases, project plans and work packages, and programming the key stages: investigations, concepts, property acquisition, public consultation, detailed design and construction
- Managing CAPEX and OPEX budgets, including budget amendments and overruns
- Pulling together a 10-year capital plan across asset classes and reviewing asset service management plans with Council's asset engineers
- Leading and supporting team members, contractors, agency staff and project management employees
- Developing and monitoring risk, procurement, resourcing and communications plans
- Providing expert project management and technical advice to steering committees, project sponsors and Councillors
- Preparing checkpoint, highlight and exception reports, and coordinating Council's Program Coordination Group
What you'll bring
- Demonstrated experience managing major and minor civil and traffic infrastructure projects and programs, with highly developed knowledge of the asset lifecycle, project delivery systems and program management practice
- Highly developed communication, consultation and negotiation skills, including technical reports and presentations that influence program outcomes
- Experience leading and managing people to get the best out of a team
- A proven ability to build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including Councillors, with sound political judgement
- High-level analytical, research and problem-solving skills, making sound decisions within Council policies and delegations
- Resilience, flexibility and adaptability in complex, changing and resource-constrained environments, backed by excellent written and verbal communication
- A current C class driver licence and the ability to pass a criminal history check. A nationally recognised project management qualification or a civil engineering degree is highly regarded.
What's on offer
up to $60.04 per hour + super, a contract through to May 2027 with extension likely, and the chance to drive a key civil and traffic capital program for a great South East Queensland council.
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