Project Coordinator

We currently have an exciting new opportunity for a dynamic and experienced Project Coordinator - Infrastructure to join our Planning, Infrastructure & Environment team at Melbourne Airport.

From airfield and landside infrastructure to terminal precinct upgrades, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of Melbourne Airport.

Working closely with the Program Director – Infrastructure Delivery, various internal stakeholders, external partners, and subject matter experts you will be pivotal in capturing, distilling, and developing the Capital Plan across a variety of asset classes. Helping to ensure projects are developed on time, with appropriate engagement, and budgets established.

Explore how we are thinking big with exciting projects like the Third Runway, state-of-the-art terminals, and thriving business park developments. You can also learn more about life at Melbourne Airport – our culture, values, and what makes us unique at https://www.melbourneairport.com.au/corporate/our-culture-and-values. Join us in shaping the future of aviation as we propel Melbourne Airport towards becoming Australia's favourite Airport destination.

Key responsibilities

The role's duties and accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Capturing the pipeline of a diverse portfolio of civil, building, and airfield capital works across one of Australia’s most complex and operationally active infrastructure environments.
• Assisting in developing the plan to deliver these works to ensure timely approvals for broader team success.
• Expediting the impact of the team through efficient capital funding.
• Communicating our progress against the plan, to celebrate the big and small wins, while ensuring all stakeholders are informed about progress of scope relevant to their subject matter.
• Working with internal stakeholders and subject matter experts, you will assist, and where appropriate lead the following:
• Capital Planning – Capture, development and communication of relevant asset class capital plan data to ensure adequate provision of capital for the right projects at the right time.
• Capital Funding – Development of capital funding business cases for approval of internal stakeholders to ensure capital funds are available and delivery targets and programs are maintained. Funding requests will include business unit, executive, and Board level requests.
• Capital Program Reporting – Capture, and disseminate relevant progress updates, and key issues.
• Manage multi-disciplinary internal and external project teams, including consultants and contractors, to identify key safety, schedule, cost and risk report updates.

The successful candidate will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in engineering, construction, project management, planning or a related built environment discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 5-8+ years’ experience managing project coordination, and interfaces on capital projects within complex. Preferably within operational environments such as airports, infrastructure, utilities or large public precincts.
• Experience in end-to-end project lifecycle, including design development, procurement and construction delivery preferred.
• Commercial acumen, including cost planning, contract negotiation and procurement strategy preferred.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence internal and external partners.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex technical information into clear relevant summaries, and updates.

We understand that not everyone will feel they meet all of these 100%. However, if you feel you have the attitude and aptitude to grow within our team, we invite you to apply and have a conversation with us about this position.

About the Company

Melbourne Airport (Australia Pacific Airports Corporation) is proud to be one of Australia's premier transport hubs and Victoria's gateway to the world, connecting us to the global marketplace. We are committed to creating connections that matter and enhancing the traveller experience across every aspect of our organisation to deliver our vision of becoming Australia's favourite Airport destination. Currently, in an exciting phase of change, we are delivering rewarding career opportunities, making Melbourne Airport a dynamic and fast-paced place to work for our people.

APAC is a majority Australian-owned private company that also operates Launceston Airport, the tourism gateway to Tasmania and an industry multi-award-winning airport.

Culture and Values

By joining the team at Melbourne Airport, you will work within a friendly, high-performance culture with a focus on our people and their development.

Our vision is to become Australia's favourite Airport destination and our people are paramount to achieving this success. We provide a supportive environment, with values that encourage all of our employees to Be You, Think Big, Own it and Work Together.

Benefits

• Free access to Higher State, our state-of-the-art Fitness Club & Wellness Hub at Novotel & ibis Styles Airport hotel
• Airport car parking 24 hours/365 days a year for both business and personal use
• Hybrid flexible working arrangements
• Airport Holiday, an additional day of leave
• Wellness Day, a further additional day of leave
• Discounted onsite childcare at Creative Garden Early Learning
• Mental health and well-being initiatives, including Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Long-term career and professional development opportunities
• Active social culture and participation in a range of social impact days and activities
• Signature Experiences including an airfield family day
• Access to an employee benefits scheme including access to corporate rates and airport retailer discounts (including SkyBus)

APAC is committed to weaving Diversity into our DNA. We believe that Diversity and Inclusion will help us realise our greatest potential as a company and maximise the potential of all our team members. We strive to create a culture where our team members understand that each individual is unique and that embracing diversity makes us more flexible, productive and creative.

APAC provides equal opportunity and advancement in employment regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, cultural background, caring responsibilities, disability or socioeconomic background. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who share our workplace values of Being You, Thinking Big, Owning It and Working Together.