Senior Project Manager — Modular Construction

Location: Brisbane, QLD
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports To: General Manager
Direct Reports: Project Managers, Site Managers, Design Managers, Contract Administrators

About the Role

We’re seeking a senior project leader to deliver complex, schedule-critical modular/offsite projects across Queensland. You’ll own end?to?end delivery—from pre?contract and design coordination through factory production, logistics, installation, commissioning, and handover. This role suits a commercially astute PM who thrives in fast?paced, quality-driven environments and can align diverse stakeholders around programme, cost, safety, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery & Governance

Lead full lifecycle delivery: concept, design development, procurement, offsite manufacture, transport, cranage, site install, testing & commissioning, and DLP. Establish project execution plans, stage gates, and reporting (cost, programme, quality, HSE). Drive critical path and takt planning aligned to factory throughput and site readiness. Chair weekly design, production, and site coordination meetings; issue clear actions and maintain RAID logs.

Design & Engineering Coordination

Coordinate DfMA (Design for Manufacture & Assembly), shop drawings, BIM models, and clash detection. Integrate building services (MEP), structural interfaces, facade systems, and compliance with NCC/BCA, QLD fire and accessibility requirements. Manage change control, value engineering, and design assurance.

Commercial & Contracts

Administer contracts (AS 4000 / AS 4902 or equivalent) and manage subcontractor/supplier performance. Maintain cost control, cashflow forecasting, variations/EOTs, and claims preparation. Lead tendering/negotiations for key packages (modules, MEP, cranage, transport, foundations).

Factory, Logistics & Site

Align factory production schedules with site enablement, sequencing, deliveries, and cranage windows. Oversee QA/QC in the factory and on-site; implement ITPs and hold points. Resolve site interfaces (foundations, civil, services connections) and coordinate commissioning.

Stakeholder Management

Engage clients, consultants, certifiers, and authorities (planning, building, utilities). Communicate risks, mitigations, and progress through clear dashboards and reports. Manage community, neighbour, and traffic impacts during installation.

Safety, Quality & Sustainability

Lead HSE culture: SWMS, risk assessments, incident management, and statutory compliance. Ensure quality standards are achieved in offsite and onsite environments; manage defects proactively. Champion sustainability outcomes (waste minimisation, embodied carbon tracking, circularity of components).

Risk & Program Control

Build and maintain master program (Primavera/MS Project) with realistic buffers around logistics. Identify risks (design freeze, supply chain, permitting, weather) and implement mitigation plans. Conduct readiness reviews before manufacture and before install (“gate reviews”).