Project Manager | Multi-Residential | Property Developer - Brisbane
Our client is an highly regarded, established, design-led property developer with a strong track record of delivering premium multi-residential and mixed-use developments across Brisbane. With an expanding pipeline of projects, they are looking to appoint an experienced Project Manager to join their high-performing delivery team.
About the Role
Working closely with senior leadership and the broader development and construction teams, you will take ownership across key stages of project delivery — from design and approvals through to completion. You’ll bring a strong understanding of construction, commercial outcomes and project strategy, ensuring projects are well considered and positioned for successful delivery from the outset.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Working closely with the development team to manage design, procurement and approvals, ensuring consultants remain aligned to the brief, budget and programme
- Leading and participating in design development meetings across a range of delivery models
- Managing Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) processes, including cost, programme and scope coordination
- Partnering with Development Managers to oversee the design management process, from consultant appointments through to resolving design issues and achieving project milestones
- Challenging design outcomes through a construction and buildability lens, identifying opportunities for value management and cost optimisation
- Managing authority, statutory approval and compliance processes to maintain project momentum
- Coordinating utilities, authority requirements, asset protection permits and early works activities, including demolition contractors
- Managing relationships across a diverse stakeholder group, including councils, authorities, neighbours, tenants and transport agencies
- Supporting cost planning and commercial decision-making alongside QS teams and contractors
- Reviewing planning and design documentation to identify buildability risks, potential issues and value opportunities
- Managing tender processes across demolition, early works, builders and specialist contractors, ensuring scope, safety and compliance requirements are met
- Monitoring contractor performance throughout construction and representing the developer at project control group meetings
- Managing contractual matters including variations, extensions of time, delay claims and associated responses
- Driving project completion and handover, including defects, certifications, warranties and O&M documentation
- Developing project cost and programme data to support future feasibility, forecasting and project planning
- Monitoring project cashflow and expenditure against approved feasibility and funding parameters
What You’ll Bring
- A relevant tertiary qualification in property, construction, engineering, design or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
- At least 2 years’ project management experience within a client-side, property development or construction environment
- Experience delivering multi-residential and/or mixed-use projects
- Exposure to tendering, ECI processes and D&C contract negotiations
- Strong proficiency in Excel and MS Project
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to confidently work across seniority levels
- A genuine interest in design-led development and delivering high-quality project outcomes
- A proactive, commercially minded approach with strong attention to detail
Why Apply?
Join a highly regarded Brisbane developer with a strong reputation for design excellence, quality and considered development outcomes. You’ll have the opportunity to work across an exciting and varied project pipeline, collaborate closely with senior leadership and play a genuine role in shaping projects from concept through to completion.
Please apply directly or contact Belinda Mundy belinda@hirtalent.com.au with a copy of your CV outlining your project experience.
