Project Manager

About the opportunity

The Project Manager is accountable for the safe, timely and commercially effective delivery of Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) and Fibre to the Building/Node (FTTB/FTTN) projects from initiation through selection, design, construction, commissioning, handover and financial close.

The role coordinates internal teams, delivery partners, developers, councils, utilities and other stakeholders to achieve approved scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety and compliance outcomes.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead FTTP and FTTB projects from initiation, construction to commissioning, operational handover and financial close, maintaining approved scope, baselines, milestones and acceptance criteria including records update.
• Own delivery performance across schedule adherence, budget variance, forecast accuracy, quality defects, safety, handover completeness and stakeholder satisfaction against agreed targets and service levels.
• Develop and control schedules, budgets, forecasts, risks, issues, dependencies and changes; provide accurate milestone, cost and executive reporting.
• Manage purchase orders, invoice validation, accruals, variations, claims, expenditure, forecasting and commercial close within approved delegations and business cases.
• Direct construction partners and coordinate design teams, ensuring solutions are safe, technically compliant, commercially viable, and constructible.
• Build effective relationships with developers, builders, councils, utilities, property stakeholders, contractors and internal teams; negotiate timely resolution of access, design and delivery constraints.
• Ensure compliance with WHSEQ requirements, fibre engineering standards, contracts, utility codes, security controls and regulatory obligations; lead audits, corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Maintain complete project records, including plans, registers, approvals, design mark-ups, method statements, test results and as-built records, and verify accurate GIS updates before handover.
• Provide matrix leadership and coaching to project officers and junior project managers, lifting delivery capability across planning, design and construction.
• Undertake other duties reasonably required to support business objectives.

What you’ll bring

• At least five years’ experience with a fibre network operator, telecommunications carrier or major delivery partner, including FTTB and FTTP design and construction.
• Strong experience in project leadership, communication and governance
• Strong experience in Fibre construction practices and installation standards
• Strong experience in Safety in Design, WHSEQ, utility protection and regulatory compliance
• Demonstrated delivery of complex fibre projects in residential estates, commercial properties or multi-dwelling developments.
• Strong project controls experience across schedule, cost, risk, change, procurement, quality and reporting.
• Ability to work with stakeholders, negotiate and manage contractors
• PMP, PRINCE2 or an equivalent project management certification.
• Experience with GIS platforms, fibre test interpretation and critical-network environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Sound commercial acumen and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Working knowledge of telecommunications legislation, local government requirements, safety obligations and relevant industry standards.
• Bachelor’s degree in telecommunications, engineering, project management or a related field.