Project Officer

HOBAN Recruitment is recruiting for the role of Major Projects Officer on behalf of our client, located in Melton, VIC. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of significant infrastructure and community projects within a fast-growing municipality.

About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Major Project Delivery, you will support and manage major capital projects across the full project lifecycle, ensuring delivery aligns with approved scope, budget and timeframes.
Key responsibilities include:

• Managing assigned major projects in line with an established Project Management Framework
• Supporting program management and contributing to the delivery of a broader major projects portfolio
• Coordinating consultants, contractors and internal stakeholders
• Monitoring project budgets, financial reporting and procurement activities
• Preparing progress reports for project owners, control groups and senior stakeholders
• Ensuring compliance with procurement, contract management, OHS and legislative requirements
• Assisting with tender documentation, contract administration and project handovers

Benefits

• Competitive pay rate of $69.47 per hour, including casual loading, providing you with financial stability and recognition for your expertise.
• 12% superannuation to secure your future and support your retirement planning.
• Start date 5 January 2026, allowing you to embark on this exciting opportunity without delay.
• Full-time position, offering 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, enabling a healthy work-life balance and time.
• Opportunity to work on high-profile, city-shaping infrastructure projects
• Exposure to a diverse portfolio of building, civil and open space projects
• Supportive and collaborative project delivery environment

About You
To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Qualifications in project management or a related discipline, or equivalent extensive experience
• Demonstrated experience delivering major works programs, ideally across building, facilities or civil infrastructure
• Strong knowledge of project management, procurement and contract administration
• Well-developed written, verbal and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience working with project management, financial and document control systems
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities effectively
• A current Victorian driver's licence

Please note you must have FULL WORK RIGHTS in AUSTRALIA for this position.
Applications close ASAP.

At HOBAN we encourage applications from people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people of all genders, LGBTI people, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We provide reasonable adjustments; including alternate formats to the recruitment process for individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email our Adjustments Coordinator at adjustments@hoban.com.au or visit hoban.com.au/adjustments for additional contact details.