Project Coordinator (Team Budd)

About Us

Harris HMC is a privately owned, integrated construction and services group, delivering high quality projects and services to the commercial construction industry since 1984. The groups’ end to end capability covers the full asset lifecycle with our three divisions, Construction, Services, and Group Services, specialising in the construction, fit out, refurbishment and maintenance of diverse structures and facilities across metropolitan and regional Victoria. We are a large company with a small business culture – real people with true dedication to meeting our commitments and building long term partnerships.

The Opportunity

Be part of our Top 1% vision.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Project Coordinator to join our Construction team. This role provides a genuine career path into any of our roles within our business.

Reporting to into the Senior Project Manager, this role provides support to the site team to achieve project objectives and ensure everything is ticking along nicely. You will be working on high profile, diverse and impressive projects, across various industries, projects ranging from $100,000 through to $30M+ projects.

What we’re looking for

• Exposure to the construction industry (includes Internship or Graduate roles), will also consider candidates with no construction working experience;
• Completed Degree/Diploma in Construction Management or Site Management background;
• Experience working in a team environment with developed customer service skills;
• Can do attitude;
• Proactive, passionate and eager to continuously learn and develop;
• An understanding of how great teams function and how to be a team player;
• Proven administrative skills;
• Basic industry and OHS knowledge;
• Strong client focus;
• Ability to negotiate, time management skills and attention to detail;
• Intermediate MS suite capability & computer literacy;
• A current drivers license and vehicle.

What you'll be involved in:

• Providing administration support to project team.
• Preparation and negotiation of contracts and scopes of work.
• Monitoring compliance to contract requirements.
• Liaising with sub-contractors, councils and authorities.
• Drafting and issuing subcontracts.
• Manage invoice and claims using Harris HMC processes and systems.
• Assist in the management and tracking of project expenditure (using Cheops).
• Client communications – phone, email and f2f.
• Attend and minute take at internal and external meetings.
• Document control.
• Assisting with the programming and planning of project.

Why we think you’ll love working here

We’re a team of committed talented and real people driven by excellence who are real, proud, and ambitious.

We’re a large company, with a small-business culture: We’re a bit unique like this. While we might be large, everyone is empowered to deliver and we take real pride in getting the job done, it’s the ethos on what we were founded.

You will sharpen your tools: We really do live and breathe our values, and this is the first one. You will learn lots here, and we’ll learn lots from you. We all keep our skills fresh; we challenge each other to do better, and we share our learnings.

We’ve got your back: This is another of our values and inherent in our culture. We work and grow together and lift each other up, we all pitch in, we value diverse thinking, and we have fun along the way.

We’re a friendly bunch: We work hard but understand how essential work/play balance is. There are regular morning teas, BBQ’s, company-wide fun days and other opportunities to have fun along the way.

We care: Our people are our business. We are committed to supporting the personal, financial and health and wellbeing of our team through a variety of perks, benefits and policies such as discounted health insurance, paid parental leave so you can care for your little people and our Flex For Me Policy for genuine work life balance.

How to apply

Harris HMC is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We encourage all interested applicants to apply however only applications with the right to live and work in Australia will be considered for this position.

If you want to talk further about this opportunity before applying, please contact our People & Culture team at people-culture@harrishmc.com.au

Otherwise, please click ‘Apply Now’ with your resume and a cover letter detailing what we’ll love about you. We’ll respond to every applicant.

Thanks for considering us. We hope you’ll join us on our journey to be a Top 1% business in the building industry.