PROJECT MANAGER

Ensure that clean economy projects are developed and delivered on time and on budget.

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Carbon removals

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Circular economy

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Energy efficiency & Electrification

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Renewables

Career at a glance

QUALIFICATIONS

  • A degree is recommended, with a Certificate IV or Diploma often required for Construction Project Managers 

I AM INTERESTED IN

  • Architecture, construction and engineering  
  • Business, management, sales and administration  
  • Communications and education 
  • Farming, fishing and forestry 
  • Installation, repair and maintenance 
  • Law and public policy  
  • Science and technology 
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THE ROLE

As a Project Manager you plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate construction of civil engineering and building projects, as well as ICT and other projects.

 

You’re accountable for the day-to-day operations of resourcing, scheduling, prioritisation and task coordination, and meeting project milestones, objectives and deliverables within agreed timeframes and budgets.

CONTRIBUTION TO NET ZERO

Project Managers are essential to overseeing the development and delivery of clean economy projects. They ensure that these projects are delivered on time, which is essential to meeting our interim emissions reduction targets.

COMMON CAREER CHARACTERISTICS

QUALIFICATIONS

A formal qualification can be required for some Project Managers. For example, Construction Project Managers require a Certificate IV in Building and Construction or a Diploma in Building and Construction Management. Construction Project Managers are also required to maintain appropriate licenses and registrations in the state or territory in which they operate.

For those working on ICT and other projects, individuals often hold a bachelor’s degree, alongside a Certificate IV in Project Management Practice, Diploma of Project Management or another project management course offered by a university or other provider. 

RELEVANT TRAINING & EDUCATION RESOURCES

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) highlights five different career levels, from a Practising Project Practitioner through to a Practising Portfolio Executive, with associated RegPM™ certifications. AIPM offers a project professional assessment quiz to determine your career level. 

Project Managers working across the clean economy have varying educational and professional backgrounds, with individuals developing experience on the job and in formal educational settings, including those explored above. 

Your current skills could be transferable for this role. Further information on what Project Managers do can be found at yourcareer.gov.au. 

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Search: Project Manager’,Project Coordinator, ‘Project Administrator, ‘Program Manager 

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OUR CHAMPION

SARAH HILL

Project Manager

“I love what I do. I’m a born organiser,” says Sarah Hill. “I’ve always been the go-to person to organise parties and events, so it was a natural progression to move into project management.” 

 

“Thinking around problems, logistics, different ways to get to an outcome – the fact there’s always different challenges – these things really excite me. Being able to get all the right information and contain it, control it and get the right result is really exciting.”

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