About the Role:
With a national delivery capability, Lendlease Construction provides innovative and industry-leading project management, design, and construction services driven by sector-focused knowledge and experience. We push boundaries and embrace challenges. Our clients come to us when it’s important to handle complexity, drive diversity, offer strategic and long-term value, and create innovative and sustainable solutions.
Reporting to the Head of Design & Project Management, we are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Project Manager / Project Director to lead the delivery of large-scale, complex projects in the Olympic and Health Sector from concept through design and construction in Brisbane.
This role will oversee multiple project streams, manage high-value budgets, and provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams while ensuring compliance with safety, sustainability, and governance standards. You will play a pivotal role in driving stakeholder engagement and delivering exceptional outcomes aligned with client expectations and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities include but not limited to:
Lead end-to-end delivery of major projects across all phases: design, construction, and handover.
Develop and implement comprehensive Design and Project Management Plans.
Drive consultant engagement, scope definition, and fee negotiations for complex projects.
Oversee design programs and ensure integration with construction schedules for optimal delivery.
Champion EHS compliance, Safety in Design principles, and sustainability targets (e.g., Green Star/NABERS).
Conduct advanced risk assessments, technical reviews, and quality assurance processes.
Formulate procurement strategies and lead bid conversion and contract negotiations.
Build and maintain strong client relationships, managing high-level stakeholder expectations.
Oversee financial governance including budgets, cost forecasting, and variation approvals for multi-million-dollar projects.
Provide strategic leadership to project teams, fostering collaboration and innovation.
Manage stakeholder engagement strategies and ensure effective communication protocols.
Liaise with authorities for approvals and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
Conduct site inspections, monitor subcontractor performance, and resolve escalated issues.
Promote innovation, buildability, and value optimisation throughout the project lifecycle.
Drive team development, performance feedback, and uphold governance standards
About You:
Extensive experience in senior project management roles within construction, design, or property development.
Proven track record in delivering large-scale, complex projects with high-value budgets.
Experience with Arena, Aquatic or health care projects is advantageous.
Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at executive levels.
Deep understanding of EHS, sustainability, and quality standards.
Expertise in financial governance, cost planning, and strategic forecasting.
Exceptional communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
Skilled in managing consultant teams, client relationships, and project governance.
Ability to leverage digital platforms and manage design in a digital environment.
Strategic thinker committed to continuous improvement and innovation
Think you’d be great in this role, even if you don’t tick every box? We’d still love to hear from you!
About Us:
We are committed to developing and retaining the best people and provide the best possible learning and development opportunities. We thrive on our employees’ wellbeing and offer benefits including:
Health & Well-being program, including well-being leave to relax and recharge, health assessments, and gym/exercise discounts
Flexible work arrangements, purchase additional annual leave, and extensive family support benefits
26 weeks paid parental leave for both parents
3x extra Wellbeing days per year (on top of annual leave)
Large pipeline of project work for career development and growth opportunities
Bonus scheme, Employee Share Acquisition program, and options for salary sacrificing
To find out more about us and explore other opportunities, visit www.lendlease.com/careers.
At Lendlease we offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equitable treatment and equitable opportunity are just the norm. We remain committed to supporting under-represented groups and providing a wide range of inclusion initiatives, so that everyone is supported to thrive.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is reflected in our Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan, our Bronze Award with the Australian Workplace Equality Index by Pride in Diversity, and our generous parental leave policy of 26 weeks to any parent regardless of gender.
Lendlease welcomes applicants regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, people with a disability, sexual orientation, or life stage. If you do not meet all the criteria or require adjustments to proceed with your application, we encourage you to reach out for a further discussion.
Top Skills
What We Do
Together we create value through places where communities thrive.
Every day, people around the world live, work, shop, play or travel via an asset created by Lendlease.
Lendlease is an international company with an Australian heritage, as well as local expertise across the core markets of Australia, Asia, the Americas and Europe.
Very few organisations can build cities from scratch, including the infrastructure to connect people, with skills to design, develop, fund, build and manage, but we can. Our projects span key sectors including development, construction, communities and healthcare development.
We purposefully seek to hire people who share our values and passion to make a positive impact. Whether big or small, we make a difference and all of us have a part to play in our success. Together we make a difference.
