Join the Property, Space and Infrastructure Projects team as a Project Manager.
Fixed Term (2 years), full-time position in a central Hawthorn location.
Hew level 8+ 17% Super. Staff benefits include hybrid work and discount study fees.

About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity to join Swinburne’s Property, Space & Infrastructure Projects team as a Project Manager.

Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of capital and infrastructure projects across the university. Reporting to the Associate Director, Project Delivery, you’ll manage projects of varying complexity, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with strategic priorities.

This role is ideal for a proactive and organised professional with strong project management, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills. You’ll work closely with academic and operational teams, consultants, contractors, and regulatory bodies to ensure smooth project execution and compliance with governance and risk frameworks.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate about enhancing the built environment and operational effectiveness of a leading university, we’d love to hear from you.

About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Support the end-to-end delivery of assigned capital and infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with time, cost, scope, and quality parameters.
• Develop business cases, project plans, risk registers, budgets, and progress reports.
• Coordinate the project lifecycle from initiation to design, procurement, construction, and operational handover.
• Engage with stakeholders, including academic and operational teams, and external consultants, to align project outcomes with university goals.
• Monitor project schedules and key milestones, identifying and addressing potential risks and delays.
• Ensure adherence to university policies, infrastructure frameworks, and design standards.
• Maintain project documentation, ensuring compliance with financial, procurement, and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in the development and monitoring of project budgets, cost estimates, and expenditure tracking and forecasting.

For more information, please refer to the job description.

Qualifications
• A tertiary qualification in project management, construction, engineering, or a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne’s strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.

To Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.

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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

Applications Close: Tuesday 27th of May at 11.30 pm.

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Swinburne has become a world-class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual-sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world.

Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great talent. We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age.

We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Moondani Toombadool Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership.

We support applicants with disabilities. Adjustments can be requested at any time during the recruitment process.