Project Manager - Humes
- Superb Project Management role within the world's leading sustainable building materials company.
- Competitive remuneration package.
- Supportive and diverse management setting realistic targets and goals.
- Culture focused on the recognition of effort and reward for achievement.
- Permanent, full-time position.
- Can be located either in Melbourne or Echuca.
About Holcim:
Holcim is the leading partner for sustainable construction, creating value across the built environment from infrastructure and industry to buildings. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, Holcim has more than 45,000 employees in 43 attractive markets - across Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa. Holcim offers high-valued end-to-end Building Materials and Building Solutions, from foundation and flooring to roofing and walling - powered by premium brands including, ECOPact(R) low-carbon concrete and ECOPlanet(R) low-carbon cement.
Holcim Australia and New Zealand is a leading supplier of cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and engineered pre-cast concrete solutions. Our proud history began in 1901 in Australia and 1888 in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Holcim is certified as a Top Employer 2026 by the Top Employers Institute, recognising our commitment to creating a workplace where people thrive.
Humes, an important Holcim business, has a long history of engineering precast and prestressed concrete solutions and, after one hundred years of manufacture, our product range has never been more diverse, more competitive, or more in-tune with our clients' needs than it is today. Humes offer a range of solutions for bridges and platforms, road and rail infrastructure, tunnels and shafts, retaining walls, pipeline systems, water treatment, reuse and detention, and traffic management.
About the opportunity:
This is a key role in which you will drive project performance to achieve tendered objectives and targets in a way that encourages continued business with head contractors in the construction / infrastructure industries and ensure the timely delivery of quality products and service that meet the expectations of our customers.
Further and detailed accountabilities are found in the Position Description which is available upon request and will include:
- Developing critical path and delivery programs for all project stakeholders whilst producing regular updates On-Time-In-Full.
- Ensuring timely completion and alignment with agreed quality outcomes.
- Adhering to and managing contract conditions, specifications and drawing production to limit Humes' exposure to potential risks and support our ability to comply with delivery obligations.
- In conjunction with Production, ensuring Bill of Materials (BOMs) & Material Masters reflect the final estimates to proactively encourage a reduction in Production Variance (PV).
- Monitoring project budgets in liaison with operational stakeholders to ensure spending is controlled to meet financial targets.
- Ensuring specialised, non-stock items for each allocated projects (e.g. moulds, reinforcing, cast in plates, etc.) are correctly detailed in the procurement process to ensure accurate and timely delivery to plan.
- Continuous improvement in tendering and quoting, incl. an active involvement in the development of new and innovative ways to improve the bottom line of the business.
About You:
- Qualifications in or a sound understanding of civil engineering principles.
- Experience in Precast, Concrete and/ or related industries i.e. Construction, Steel, heavy manufacturing will be advantageous.
- Credible experience in, supplying to, and/ or working alongside Tier One Contractors is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge including Quantity Surveying, Estimating and Tendering.
- Extensive project management experience.
- Ability to read drawings.
- A good understanding of the cost drivers of the business.
- Strong interpersonal / communication skills.
- In-depth knowledge of contractual matters and a high level of commercial awareness.
- Proactive approach to managing time, cost, quality and OH&S issues with outstanding communication and negotiation skills.
- Sound skills in Microsoft Office and SAP.
This is an outstanding opportunity to grow your career and contribute to our world leading business.
Why join Holcim?
At Holcim we offer an inclusive environment, where our people feel comfortable bringing their authentic self to work. We offer a high-performance workplace empowering problem solvers, creative thinkers and innovators to seek combined perspectives and voice opportunities to go further and faster. Our workplace is a safe environment where individuals can be themselves and where we promote a diverse workforce. We are an equal opportunities employer, making no distinction on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age. People are treated fairly at work - respecting and supporting human rights and non-discrimination. This is rooted in the values and standards set out in the Holcim Code of Ethics.
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Candidates must hold valid Australian work rights with no restrictions on employment duration or hours worked. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept Holiday or Student visas.
We are dedicated to improving employment outcomes and
encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Holcim will not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings.
