Job Description

• Play a critical role in the built environment by uplifting lives, creating regenerative environments, and advancing industries
• Work in a truly flexible, hybrid environment with an incredibly supportive team
• Opportunity to step into a leadership role

Create futures worth inheriting with SMEC and the SJ Group

About SMEC

SMEC provides unique opportunities to work on iconic industry projects alongside experienced colleagues and leadership teams. We support and empower employees to drive innovation initiatives within a well-established and growing organisation.

With over 16,500 employees working from 120 offices across 40+ countries throughout Australasia, Asia, the Middle East, the UK, Africa, and North and South America, we partner with our parent company Surbana Jurong and sister company Robert Bird Group (RBG) to deliver integrated Infrastructure, Urban Development, and Management Services expertise to clients worldwide.

The Role

SMEC is currently seeking an Executive Project Manager with experience managing the end-to-end project lifecycle of high-level rail projects. Based in our North Sydney office, the Executive Project Manager will be responsible for applying innovative, economical, and practical methods to drive the success of complex, high-priority projects. This position involves managing a variety of diverse activities and large multidisciplinary teams, while providing expert knowledge, effective leadership, strong management, and development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide project management and governance of complex projects to achieve reliable project performance in terms of commercial outcomes, design solutions, timeliness and quality
• Lead successful negotiations of commercial and financial outcomes for large-scale, nationally significant projects with fees exceeding $10 million
• Source, build and maintain strong and effective client relationships through successful project delivery and targeted activities
• Provide leadership to employees on the project to ensure project team cohesion, optimal performance, resourcing, retention and professional development
• Proactively collaborate with team members, contributors and stakeholders to maintain quality, timeliness and coordination of project deliverables
• Actively contribute to the commercial success of projects and the team, playing an essential role in driving successful business development activities

About you:

• Degree qualifications in Civil/Structural Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 20 years’ project management experience delivering rail infrastructure projects
• High-speed rail project experience desirable
• Proven ability to manage, lead, and deliver major projects valued at $10–18 million+ within budget and to client specifications
• High level communication skills to advise and guide project design development in a pro-active manner and to represent the SMEC design team as a valuable contributor to the project
• Extensive experience in the management, design and delivery of complex projects of national significance within multi-disciplinary engineering projects
• Successfully monitored and managed the scope and risk of multiple complex and varying size projects and apply business systems
• Built and maintained trusting and effective relationships with key clients and stakeholders, and deliver excellent client service
• Delivered best client outcomes in multiple instances which have resulted in client cost savings and prevented community issues
• Effectively engage key stakeholders to result in superior project outcomes which meet or exceed client expectations

What We Offer

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Ethical and values-driven client base
• Opportunity to work alongside and be mentored by industry leaders
• Professional development programs for graduates through to leaders, including a mix of in-house programs, external courses, and tertiary education financial assistance
• Dynamic career pathways and opportunities to work on projects nationally and internationally
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Generous paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers
• Wellbeing benefits

How To Apply

To apply, click on the "Apply Now" link and follow the prompts. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Awestha Momand - awestha.momand@sjgroup.com

All recruitment activities go through our Resourcing function and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input. Please do not forward resumes directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated

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