Project Manager - Tailem Bend

Firmus Technologies
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Role Summary
The Project Manager – Capital Projects (Tailem Bend) is responsible for the delivery of the Tailem Bend project within Firmus’ South Australian capital projects portfolio. The role is responsible for the project end to end — from initial project gateway approval through to handover to the operations team — and for delivering it in line with the approved scope, budget, programme, quality and safety requirements.
The role reports to the Senior Project Manager – Capital Projects (South Australia), who holds single-point accountability for the region. Design, cost and schedule changes are identified, assessed and recommended by this role, and authorised by the Senior Project Manager. The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring no change proceeds without that authorisation, and that approved changes are implemented, recorded and reflected in the project cost report and programme.
Day to day, the role runs the project on the ground — directing consultants, contractors and vendors, controlling the programme and cost, maintaining safety and quality standards, and coordinating the planning, design, procurement, construction, fit-out, commissioning and deployment activities required to hand over a complete and operable facility. The role sits within the Capital Projects Team, which forms part of the Development Division under the Chief Development Officer.
Key Responsibilities
Project Delivery
Deliver the Tailem Bend project from initial project gateway approval through to handover to the operations team, in line with the approved scope, budget, programme, quality and safety requirements.
Manage each phase of the project — feasibility, approvals, design development, procurement, construction, fit-out, commissioning and deployment — and keep the sequence and interfaces between them under control.
Prepare the project material required for gateway and investment approvals, including scope, cost plan, programme and risk, for review by the Senior Project Manager – Capital Projects.
Progress planning approvals, authority conditions, utility and network connections and enabling works in line with the approved programme.
Run the day-to-day site delivery, including site supervision, coordination of trades and resolution of on-site issues.
Programme and Cost Control
Own and maintain the project programme, protecting critical path, interface dates and key milestones.
Manage the project budget, including commitments, invoicing, variations, contingency drawdown and forecast to completion, with support from project controls.
Produce accurate, timely project reporting on progress, cost, risk, safety and readiness for the Senior Project Manager – Capital Projects.
Identify risks, delays and cost exposures early, propose mitigation, and escalate promptly rather than after impact.
Maintain complete and current project records, registers and documentation throughout delivery.
Design and Change Management
Coordinate design development with consultants to ensure the design meets the approved brief, is buildable and is delivered to cost and programme.
Identify, assess and document every design, cost and sch