Community Infrastructure Project Manager at fa-eulx-saasfaprod1 in PARRAMATTA, Australia

Job description

• At a Glance
• Work type: 35 hrs per week | Hybrid
• Salary: From $152,373.46 + 12% superannuation
• Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
• Closing date: 9pm, Wednesday 7 October 2026
• The City of Parramatta is in the midst of significant growth and transformation. With a community that brings together many cultures, skills and stories, a changing skyline and new investments, this is an exciting time to be part of the journey. Parramatta 2050 gives us a clear picture of where we’re heading; a connected, creative and sustainable City with opportunities for everyone. Every role at City of Parramatta contributes to this next chapter, helping us build a strong, thriving Parramatta for the people who live, work and spend time here.
• The Community Infrastructure Project Manager will be responsible for providing the client-side leadership of a range of community and cultural infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver complex projects from initiation to operational handover, ensuring scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and quality outcomes are successfully managed.
• Manage project governance, planning and reporting, including schedules, critical paths, milestones, dependencies, forecasts, budgets, risks, issues, and performance reporting.
• Coordinate diverse stakeholders and project teams, including ICT, Capital Works, consultants, contractors, and business units to achieve project objectives.
• Oversee procurement, contracts, and compliance, ensuring projects meet legislative, regulatory, organisational, and industry best-practice requirements.
• Drive stakeholder engagement, continuous improvement and organisational outcomes, building strong partnerships, promoting innovation, delivering excellent customer service, and effectively communicating with leadership, Council, and community stakeholders.

Requirements

• About you
• Extensive experience delivering large-scale business systems and infrastructure projects in a government environment.
• Proven ability to develop business cases, project plans, functional specifications, and requirements documentation.
• Strong project management skills, including managing budgets, risks, timelines, milestones, and reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate, and build trusted relationships.
• Advanced problem-solving, communication, and project systems expertise, supported by strong technical and legislative knowledge.
• To be considered for this role, you must meet the essential requirements in the Position Description, including:
• Degree qualifications in a relevant discipline such as project management, engineering, business administration and / or equivalent knowledge or experience
• Current Project Management Practitioner Accreditation, ideally Agile, Prince2 or PMBOK
• Please note you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident in Australia to apply for this position. Applicants holding valid visas may be considered for Casual or Term contracts subject to their visa work conditions.

Skills

Required

• Project management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Budget management
• Risk management
• Timeline management
• Reporting
• Business case development
• Project planning
• Functional specifications
• Requirements documentation
• Problem-solving
• Communication

Preferred

• Agile
• Prince2
• PMBOK

Benefits

• What’s on offer
• We are offering a full-time permanent opportunity, with a competitive remuneration package from $152,373.46 plus 12% superannuation.
• Flexibility: Hybrid working conditions, flexi‑time scheme, additional leave over the Christmas period
• Leave: 14 weeks paid parental leave, 15 days personal leave, Long service leave after 5 years
• Wellbeing: Employee led networks (ERGs), Fitness passport, Flu vaccinations, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Ongoing wellbeing initiatives, Health insurance discounts.
• Location & Convenience: Central Parramatta location, discounted parking, Novated leasing available
• Growth: Learning and development programs, leadership pathways, free LinkedIn Learning