Project Lead

Within Western Australia, Sodexo is responsible for the operations, maintenance, and refurbishment of non-process infrastructure to clients within the mining and oil & gas sector. Sodexo plays a critical role in ensuring the resource sector can operate by providing quality catering, hospitality, and facilities maintenance services.

Sodexo Projects is seeking an experienced Project Lead (Project Manager) to join our professional and passionate team on a permanent, full-time, basis. The role is based out of our Balcatta office with regular site travel as needed to successfully deliver assigned projects. Having technical capability as well as strong managerial skill will be essential for this role.

• Responsible for the safe and compliant management and delivery of building and construction projects in remote locations across Australia, primarily the Pilbara region of Western Australia
• Contribute to an overall improvement in safety through regular site visits, and leadership in field - reduce incidents and accidents and achieve a zero-accident culture and mindset
• Projects include housing refurbishments, village accommodation refurbishments, critical infrastructure upgrades/replacement, major civil upgrade works, upgrades to airports, central facilities upgrades (dining room, kitchen, wet mess) and a large variety of minor works projects
• Focused on deploying, adapting, and implementing end-to-end Project Management services across multiple sites, including but not limited to:
• Defining project scopes, planning, estimating, and managing costs and schedule performance on projects
• Delivering assigned projects in compliance with client expectations, company objectives, and all contractual documentation
• Build and maintain strong client, contractor, and wider stakeholder relationships
• Procuring necessary resources for assigned projects
• Establishing and developing effective project teams
• Reviewing and authorising construction planning, programming, and completion schedules
• Reviewing and authorising engagement of subcontractors and all major subcontract variations
• Provide support to the wider Projects team, including but not limited to, the contract and commercial management team

Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies

• Demonstrated project management experience in building and construction projects across multiple sites, preferably within the resources sector
• High level of financial acumen with strong project delivery performance
• Strong tender/quote/bid preparation and evaluation knowledge
• Strong work ethics and an understanding of corporate requirements and processes
• Demonstrated professional business acumen to ensure all stakeholder relationship improvement initiatives are defined, measured, professionally implemented, and controlled
• Pro-active communication skills with the ability to professionally negotiate and achieve positive stakeholder relationship outcomes, including strong presentation skills to a wide range of audiences
• High proficiency level with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint)

This is an opportunity to join a high preforming team within a global business and an industry leader in the delivery of FM projects to the resource sector. If you want to join an employer that promotes and encourages growth and personal develop while working in a supportive, inclusive, and high preforming team then please click Apply and send through your resume.