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.
- Swanbank QLD location.
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 pivotal, high-impact leadership role where you will manage a small project delivery team and spearhead the end-to-end delivery of major production projects-from the initial order right through to final on-site delivery and follow-up.
As the face of our project delivery team, your ultimate goal is to blend operational excellence with outstanding client relationship management. You will drive project performance to meet tendered targets while bringing the energy, collaboration, and proactive service that turns head contractors into lifelong partners.
Further and detailed accountabilities are found in the Position Description which is available upon request and will include:
- Champion the Customer Experience: Act as the primary champion for our external customers (head contractors). Ensure their expectations are not just met, but exceeded, through vibrant communication, proactive updates, and a seamless on-site delivery experience.
- Program & Delivery Management: Produce, maintain, and inject energy into manufacturing and delivery programs for all stakeholders, ensuring strict adherence to On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) targets.
- Risk & Contract Excellence: Review and assess contracts, specifications, and drawings to produce clear obligation summaries, protecting the business while ensuring we deliver precisely what the client needs.
- Operational & Financial Control: Partner with Production team to ensure project budgets and manufacture costs align with final estimates and monitor budgets to hit financial targets.
- Procurement Accuracy: Oversee the detailing and procurement of specialized, non-stock items (e.g., moulds, reinforcing, cast-in plates) to guarantee they arrive accurately and on schedule.
- Continuous Innovation: Drive continuous improvement in tendering and quoting, actively developing fresh, innovative ways to boost the business's bottom line and offer competitive value to our clients.
About You:
To thrive in this role, you will bring a sharp technical mind and a passion for people. You should possess:
- Civil Engineering Foundation: Qualifications in or a sound, practical understanding of civil engineering principles. (Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering preferred)
- Industry Expertise: Proven experience as a Project Manager or Project Engineer within Civil Construction, Precast, Concrete, heavy manufacturing, Steel, or the broader construction industries.
- Commercial & Cost Savvy: Strong knowledge of estimating, tendering, and a deep understanding of manufacturing cost drivers.
- Contractual Acumen: In-depth knowledge of contractual matters and a high level of commercial awareness to successfully navigate complex infrastructure projects.
- Technical Skills: The ability to confidently read complex engineering drawings, alongside strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and SAP.
- Dynamic Communication: Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation, and relationship-building skills. You know how to bring positive energy to external clients while keeping internal teams aligned on time, cost, quality, and OH&S.
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.
