Senior Project Manager

The Company

Our client is a global industrial manufacturing business that is undergoing a strategic and significant capital investment that will not only maintain but further grow their already dominant market leading position. To deliver this we are seeking a Senior Project Manager on a Fixed Term Contract through to mid-2027, this role will be the internal resource responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of this major expansion at their Sydney site. This is a $100M+ investment which will see a new facility being built and is planned to be operational by the end of 2026. Reporting into executive leadership group this is a highly visible role and will need to be engage, manage and influence broadly across the organisation..

The Role

Reporting into the executive leadership team this be a highly visible role and will need to engage, manage and influence broadly across the organisation along with the below responsibilities:

• Deliver the Project safely, on time, on budget and to specification, meeting business requirements.
• Engage all stakeholders through the project lifecycle and ensure effective communication as the project is implemented
• Engage project team / steering committee ensuring regular and clear communication on project updates, issues and challenges are communicated.
• Provide project and engineering support to supply chain/operations ensuring project planning, project implementation, contractor management, commissioning and training.
• Become subject matter expert in plant design, compliance with building council regulations and environmental best practice.
• Negotiation and management of contracts for the supply of equipment and services. Working with legal and procurement support to draft project-specific contracts to mitigate risk.
• Follow internal systems and best practice project management methodologies to execute projects with excellence, meeting time, quality and cost targets.
• Manage the capital expenditure to ensure timely completion within agreed budgetary guidelines. 

Your Background

This is a business critical and senior role responsible for the organisations most significant capital investment so will require extensive experience including:

• Appropriate qualifications in Engineering, project management or related fields.
• Minimum 10 years related work experience in project management within manufacturing / mining industry, including all aspects of process development and execution.
• Demonstrated experience in leading, developing and empowering a team to deliver successful project outcomes on major greenfield plant builds or major brownfield plant expansions.
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• Ability to manage shifting priorities of a fast-paced environment and conflicting demands and timelines through analytical problem-solving capabilities.
• Commercially astute with a demonstrated understanding of financial management and the procurement process.
• Ability to influence – energetic, persuasive, encouraging, and motivating across a wide variety of stakeholders, including senior management, clients, suppliers and other functions.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to make evidence based decisions.

What’s On Offer

This is an opportunity to manage and deliver an iconic state significant project that will be a corner stone piece to the future success of these already iconic market leading brands & projects. To discuss this opportunity further please contact Ricky Phare at Blackbook Executive on (03) 9823 7403.