- Attractive Salary Package
- Immediate Start
- Government-owned organisation
Project Coordinator - Major Cairns Project - Available Now
Your new company
Hays Construction and Engineering North Queensland are proud to partner with an established government-owned corporation based in Cairns. Responsible for the development and management of numerous regional trading centres, our client has demonstrated their commitment to fostering sustainable business practices and contributed to strong regional economic growth. They are currently seeking a motivated and well-versed Project Coordinator to join a project contract position during an exciting expansion period.
Your new role
Joining a highly motivated and enthusiastic projects team, you will become a key player in shaping the upcoming development across the north Queensland region. You will be responsible for supporting the delivery team, ensuring seamless coordination, planning, communication, and administration of delivery activities.
- Maintain and update program schedules, milestones, and deadlines, tracking progress and identifying potential delays or issues.
- Coordinate meetings, workshops, and stakeholder engagements, preparing agendas, taking minutes, and following up on action items.
- Manage project documentation, including contracts, reports, drawings, and correspondence, ensuring accurate and timely filing and retrieval.
- Monitor program budgets and expenditures, assisting in financial tracking, invoice processing, and cost control.
- General administration duties, quality assurance and escalating risks, issues to delivery manager.
Frequent travel to Brisbane will be required for this position.
What you'll need to succeed
To succeed as Project Coordinator you will have the following skills and qualifications:
- Degree in Project Management, Business administration, engineering or related field.
- Experience in a similar role supporting large scale construction projects, assisting project managers and coordinating multidisciplinary teams or across related industries, ie. Infrastructure.
- Basic understanding of project management principles, methodologies, best practices and software.
- Strong time management, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
What you'll get in return
In return for your commitment, skills and experience, you will receive:
- Attractive Salary Package
- Local Cairns-based role offering work-life balance
- Work in a high-performing and inclusive team environment with an organisation that value and invests in its people.
- Contract (project duration) Full-Time Employment
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Equally, please do not hesitate to direct questions to Jenna Dearman - 07 4049 2961 or email
[email protected].
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
Desired Skills and Experience
Tertiary Qualified - Project Management, Business Administration or Engineering
Demonstrated experience coordinating a construction or related industry project
