PROJECT MANAGER
- Manage contracts and technical engineering specifications for civil projects.
- Develop project schedules, budgets, and manage stakeholder relationships.
- Lead and mentor engineering staff to ensure project success.
28th October, 2026
Civil Project Manager
With over 25 years’ experience, Rokon has become one of Victoria’s most prominent civil contractors. Partnering with some of the largest developers and Infrastructure owners in the state, we pride ourselves on being able to deliver projects on time and on budget.
We are proud to have a dedicated workforce that is progressive and diverse, and we are always looking for great people to join our team. We have opportunities for a skilled and driven Project Manager to join our team working on projects across Melbourne.
Our Engineering team is responsible for providing engineering and project management expertise in the planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting of our projects.
About the opportunity
Reporting into the General Manager of Construction, your key duties include, but are not limited to:
- Manage contracts and technical engineering specifications for each project.
- Manage all stakeholders’ groups including subcontractors, councils and relevant authorities.
- Develop project schedules, budgets, purchase orders, quotes, contract variations and all other plans for each project.
- Participate in, and contribute to, contract and tender review processes with the Senior Estimator as required.
- Conduct reviews of each project (whilst active and post completion) with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure that all opportunities for improvement are identified and implemented in future projects.
- Proactively develop client relationships by anticipating and providing solutions to client needs and giving high priority to client satisfaction.
- Delegate appropriate tasks and duties to the Engineers
- Guide, lead, coach and advise Graduate, Site and Project Engineers to be able to perform their role.
- Ensure that quality and HSE requirements for each project are documented and communicated.
About you
To be considered, you need to demonstrate the following:
- Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
- Minimum 5 years’ engineering experience within the civil construction industry, with subdivision exposure.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
- Estimate from first principles.
- Skilled in all MS Office applications including MS Project and Excel
- Advanced analytical skills and ability to challenge existing practices to identify justifiable improvement opportunities.
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written with a demonstrated ability to discuss a wide range of issues to people across all levels of the organisation.
- Excellent relationship building, problem solving, negotiation and leadership skills.
- A positive, proactive, can-do attitude, combined with strong time management and organisation skills.
- Self-motivated and can demonstrate initiative.
- High personal and professional work standards with sound planning and organisational skills.
- OH&S Induction White Card and current Victorian driver’s licence are essential.
- Full Australian Working Rights.
On Offer
Rokon provides a family oriented and supportive workplace environment with training and career development. We have earned our reputation for delivering projects on time and on budget through our commitment to quality and efficiency. An attractive annual salary, company vehicle plus other benefits are on offer for the right person.
If you are seeking a new challenge, please apply.
Successful candidates will need to complete a pre-employment medical assessment.
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