Job Description

Senior Project Manager – Residential

Sydney, NSW

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Bureau Veritas – Buildings & Infrastructure team in Sydney, supporting the delivery of residential projects across NSW.

This role could see you working across a diverse residential portfolio including mixed-use precincts, apartments, build-to-rent, retirement living, social and affordable housing, and student accommodation—alongside emerging sectors such as co-living, land lease communities, seniors living, and key worker housing—across both new build and major refurbishment projects.

As part of a growing team, you’ll play a key role in delivering exciting projects while contributing to the continued expansion and diversification of our residential capabilities.

The Role

Working client-side, you’ll lead projects across the full lifecycle—from strategy, design management and procurement through to construction, delivery, and handover.

You’ll partner with developers, government agencies, and key stakeholders to deliver high-quality residential outcomes, while also helping shape project strategies and strengthening client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of residential projects across multiple asset classes
• Manage design development and coordinate multidisciplinary consultant teams
• Act as a key point of contact for clients, including developers and government stakeholders
• Drive procurement strategies, tender processes, and contract engagement
• Oversee construction delivery, contract administration, and project handover
• Monitor programme, cost, and risk to ensure successful commercial outcomes
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to team capability growth
• Support business growth through client engagement and identifying new opportunities

About You

• Proven experience as a Project Manager within the residential sector
• Background working with a developer, government agency, or consultancy
• Experience delivering apartments, BTR, retirement living, social housing, or student accommodation projects
• Strong end‑to‑end project delivery capability, including design management and construction phases
• Confident managing new build and refurbishment projects
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of project controls
• Leadership capability, with a proactive and solutions‑focused approach
• High level of professionalism and integrity, with a proactive attitude toward delivering quality work and contributing to Bureau Veritas’ culture of excellence, trust, and continuous improvement

More About Us.... Buildings

Bureau Veritas – Buildings and Infrastructure, helps clients shape the buildings and cities of tomorrow, from early concept and masterplanning through to delivery and ongoing operations.

Our end-to-end services are seamlessly integrated across the full asset investment lifecycle, helping clients extract the best value from their investment.

From conception and planning through development, construction, and operations, we deliver with rigor, precision, and a commitment to excellence. Across diverse market sectors, Bureau Veritas provides expert advice and partners with private and government clients to drive projects that contributes to safer, more resilient, and future-ready buildings.

In late 2024, Bureau Veritas acquired The APP Group, a leading Australian property and infrastructure business. This integration significantly expands our local capability and strengthens our position across major sectors and project types. Our team brings extensive experience delivering complex projects nationwide including Chadstone in Victoria, John Hunter Hospital in New South Wales, Elizabeth Quay in Western Australia, and many more.

How We Care

• BV4me Days - an additional four leave days per year to spend how you like
• Access to Sonder, our digital care platform providing 24/7 access to safety, mental health, physical health, and wellbeing resources
• Mental health seminars
• Social initiatives
• Sporting teams and participation
• Flexibility
• Military and emergency response leave
• Days of significance
• Career breaks

How We Invest You in You

• Career progression and exposure to diverse career pathways
• Professional development & leadership programs, tailored by career level
• Skill-based training & online learning
• Become accredited with associations and participate in external committees
• Core development programs
• Mentoring and coaching opportunities
• Highly competitive salaries
• Role-based remuneration approach
• Commitment to pay equity
• Salary packaging options
• Corporate benefits and discounts

About Bureau Veritas

Created in 1828, Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services.

We have a vital role in maintaining quality, safety and environmental standards of countless products, commodities, systems, buildings, infrastructure, and projects

In every industry sector we play, Bureau Veritas acts as a trusted guardian of the quality, safety and environmental standards which protect our population and safeguard our communities.

For over 70 years, Bureau Veritas has been serving the Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand. Today, our business 2,800+ employees and operates 50 offices and labs across the Pacific.

Apply now to join Bureau Veritas and help us create a brighter future for our next generations, and a safer society for us all.

Bureau Veritas is an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for roles at Bureau Veritas, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Veterans (Defence experience is desirable) and people of all backgrounds. If you have any support or access requirements, we will partner with you and assist you through our recruitment process.