Mature jobs in Ballarat VIC

Fixed-Term Full-Time (12-Month Contract) | 80 Hours per fortnight with a monthly ADO

$48.87 per hour (HS5)

About the Role

The Capital Project Teams is seeking a suitably qualified Project Manager to join us. Reporting to the Senior Program Manager(s), this role will be based predominately out of our Ballarat Campus, with the ability to work and travel across all Campuses when required.

The project manager will support the delivery of the current program of works, as well as future projects. This role reports into both planning and delivery arms of the Capital Projects team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, development and delivery of capital infrastructure projects to achieve agreed scope, quality, budget and time objectives.
• Manage projects through all phases of the project lifecycle, including feasibility, planning, design, procurement, delivery, commissioning and close-out.
• Develop and maintain project plans, budgets, schedules, risk registers and governance documentation to support successful project outcomes.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clinicians, operational leaders, consultants, contractors and government agencies.
• Coordinate consultant and contractor activities to ensure project objectives, quality standards and compliance requirements are achieved.

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Building, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects through planning, design, procurement, delivery and close-out phases.
• Proven ability to manage project budgets, schedules, risks and resources to achieve successful outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience coordinating consultants, contractors and service providers within a project environment.
• Experience working within healthcare, government or similarly complex environments will be highly regarded.

To see a copy of the position description click here.

Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Amelia Damin, Director Capital Projects on 0426 688 060 for a confidential discussion.

Job applications close: 30 October 2026.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet.

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.

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