Liverpool City Council

Project Manager Austral & Leppington North Infrastructure Review

Project Manager – Austral & Leppington North Infrastructure Review

1 x Temporary Part Time Position – 21 hours, 3 to 5 days per week (flexible working days)
Salary: $65,165.41 to $71,404.63 plus 11.5% super
Closing Date: 18th February 2025

ABOUT US

Liverpool is one of the fastest growing, culturally diverse and dynamic Local Government Areas (LGA) in NSW. As the beating heart of South-West Sydney, the LGA will soon be home to over 300,000 residents, two Cities – Liverpool CBD and Bradfield – and Sydney’s newest international gateway, the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSIA).

ABOUT THE ROLE

The suburb of Austral is one of Liverpool’s fastest growing greenfield areas, and requires a plethora of new roads, parks, and community facilities to provide a vibrant and liveable place for our community. Council needs an experience project manager, who will coordinate a team of consultants who will prepare new infrastructure and planning strategies for Austral, which is commensurate with population growth. This will include a new integrated open space and drainage strategy, multi-modal transport strategy, retail centres strategy, retail centres activation strategy, and a planning proposal, Development Control Plan, and Contributions Plan amendment.

Council is seeking a motivated project manager, preferably with experience in delivering infrastructure and/or planning strategies, to manage the consultant team, liaise with internal stakeholders and ensure the project is completed on-time and within budget.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role, you will be directly responsible for:

• Project management of the Austral and Leppington North Infrastructure Review Project;
• Successful management and delivery of project and program objectives related to quantity, quality, timeframes, safety, cost efficiency;
• Managing the project and stakeholders to deliver strategies that are realistic, cost effective, politically sensitive, and align with community demands;
• Develop and maintain key relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including fostering collaboration across stakeholders;
• Contract management, coordination of invoices from consultants, and liaison with State/Australian Government representatives on grant funding;
• Identifying potential deficiencies in reports and outputs and developing solutions to overcome these challenges, in consultation with Council representatives and the Consultant Team;
• Facilitating Council-led engagement sessions and discussing potentially contentious issues with stakeholders while mitigating risks to Council;
• Convey one-self in a professional, collaborative, and outcome focussed manner; and
• Carrying out other such duties as may be directed by the Executive Planner, Coordinator Strategic Planning and/or Manager City Planning.

This is a great opportunity to take that next step in your career and join a team that is at the forefront of greenfield planning in one of the most exciting and diverse regions in Sydney.

Salary will be dependent upon the relevant skills, experience, and competencies of the successful applicant.

For further information about the position please contact Samata Billa, Talent Acquisition Partner at billas@liverpool.nsw.gov.au

How to Apply: Please click the 'Apply' button above. Applicants must submit a covering letter, current resume and response to the selection criteria questions which will be shown once you commence your application.

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Liverpool City Council is committed to providing a working environment that supports all employees to reach their full potential.

To be eligible to apply for permanent positions at Liverpool City Council, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. For Temporary positions, you need a visa that gives you permission to work in Australia.