Project Officer

About the Role

Due to growth within our contracts, we are excited to bring on an experienced Project Officer who will be required to be responsible for providing integrated administrative and coordination support to our Telecommunications Defence contracts.

The role ensures effective project governance, documentation control, and delivery tracking while supporting the Project Manager in driving project outcomes across complex defence and telecommunications infrastructure environments.

Other Key Responsibilities of the role: 

• Plan, schedule, and track project deliverables, milestones, and progress against scope, schedule, and cost baselines


• Coordinate activities across internal teams, subcontractors, and client stakeholders, ensuring smooth delivery


• Manage project controls including actions, risks, issues, changes, and lessons‑learned registers


• Maintain project documentation, governance compliance, meeting agendas, minutes, action logs, dashboards, and reports


• Support financial processes including purchase orders, invoicing, cost tracking, budget monitoring, and forecasting


• Assist with technical documentation such as SIPs, ITPs, as‑builts, and other project deliverables

About You

To be successful in your application, you will have experience in a similar role supporting projects, construction and or telecommunications with defence sector experience also desirable.

You will also possess:

• Strong organisational and time management skills


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)


• Experience with project management tools and document control systems


• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced project environment


• Understanding of project management methodologies (PMBOK, PRINCE2) and Exposure to financial tracking and cost control processes would be advantageous

About Ventia
As a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential.
   
Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.   

How to apply    
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Position Reference Number: 167855