Project Manager - Expressions of Interest

HKA is a leading infrastructure project, strategy, commercial advisory and dispute resolution company. We provide advisory and transformation services to major infrastructure clients and large asset businesses to help them achieve their goals through strategic and operational excellence.

Our Advisory team is an agile group that works with clients to set up their portfolios, programmes and projects for success. We thrive on supporting clients with their most complex challenges and opportunities that are varied and interesting. We have a compelling track record of providing practical, pragmatic solutions and partnering with our clients to implement strategic change. 

As part of the HKA team you can expect:

• Join an experienced, close-knit team who pride themselves on delivering exceptional outcomes.

• The opportunity to be a part of a rapidly growing team and be part of driving the future success and development of our global business.

• The ability to leverage HKA’s strong brand in the construction space and reputation for providing exceptional advisory services to accelerate career development and connections

The Opportunity

Due to an increased demand from our clients, we are looking for highly skilled and enthusiastic Project Managers to join the team. This role will suit you if you have excellent stakeholder management skills, strong technical knowledge, project and contract management experience working on multi-faceted projects and are comfortable operating across a variety of disciplines.

You will lead multiple large and complex assignments and be responsible for implementing and managing the delivery of infrastructure projects through various sectors and life cycle phases, ensuring practices and procedures are carried out efficiently.

You will also play an active role in mentoring and developing junior team members, fostering their growth and enhancing the overall capabilities of the project management team.

We provide a commitment to the continual development of your professional and behavioral competencies through internal, external and on-the-job training, and exposure to different elements of HKA Global to help you further your career.

Whilst our office is based in Brisbane, a number of opportunities have been identified across South-East Queensland, with hybrid working conditions that suit the candidate, HKA and the client.

Typically, these assignments would be in the road, rail, airports, water and energy sectors, and center on leading, or providing advice on, the following:

• Front end development of major infrastructure portfolios, programs and projects.

• Management of projects through the planning phase, utilising Queensland Government or client assessment frameworks

• Management of projects through the Preconstruction phase, using technical experience and knowledge of client/industry processes and specifications to develop optimised project solutions.

• Project and Contract Management of projects through the Construction phase, across a wide range of construction contracts, and management of all elements of delivery to client specifications.

• Development and transformation of the project, program or portfolio management capability and capacity of clients.

Skills and Experience

You will have proven experience with project/technical management of large-scale infrastructure projects across the road, rail, airports, water or energy sectors. This will be coupled with excellent communication skills and a confident ability to work and liaise with our clients and significant stakeholders.

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Project Manager across the noted sectors,

• Proven experience in project delivery on large scale / complex infrastructure projects,

• Current registration as a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) and pre-qualification under various IBCP PM/CA subcategories for road PM’s,

• Ability to prioritise and manage own time in an environment with several competing requirements,

• The ability to take initiative and willingness to grow and develop internally,

• Experience with WHS, environmental and quality management systems.

Desirable Requirements:

• Client-side experience,

• Excellent analytical and reporting skills, including proposal writing,

• Project management experience across multiple infrastructure sectors is valued,

• As a leading advisory business, additional consulting experience within strategic advisory, commercial advisory, or project controls is also valued.

What we offer:

At HKA we recognise that our people are critical to our ongoing success. Our priority is to provide an inclusive and collaborative culture aimed at providing the best opportunities for our people to thrive and develop in their chosen career path.

We operate a flexible working pattern both in terms of hours and location and are happy with flexible remote working.

Our Global Recruitment team is committed to providing an authentic candidate experience for all those who take the time to apply to HKA. We are committed to providing an efficient and insightful recruitment process giving candidates a true reflection of life at HKA. We are committed to responding to all applicants who apply by the closing date.

ED&I at HKA:

HKA has a thriving ED&I committee working hard to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for a truly diverse set of employees. We are committed as a business on the continued improvement of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, please visit our careers page for further information or feel free to ask our recruitment team for further information. 

All HKA employment decisions are firstly made on merit and shall be made without regard to age, disability, gender or gender reassignment, marriage, and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, or any other basis in compliance with local legislation.

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