Project Manager, Capital Works | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Closes: 20 July 2026

Classification: Infrastructure Officer 3

Salary: $127,877 - $139,767 plus superannuation

Position No: 62603

Directorate: City Renewal Authority

Advertised (Gazettal date): 06 July 2026

Contact Officer: Reuben Pellizzer on Reuben.Pellizzer@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 9123

Details: Do you have experience in project and contract management for urban infrastructure projects and public domain upgrades?

The City Renewal Authority (City Renewal) plays a key role in shaping the growth of central Canberra, creating vibrant places where people can live, explore, and enjoy.

Within City Renewal, the Capital Works team is made up of experienced industry professionals who bring a diverse range of project and contract management skills to deliver a complex and impactful infrastructure program.

As a Project Manager, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to Canberra’s future. Working with a high degree of autonomy and trust, you will lead projects that enhance both the physical environment and the social vibrancy of our precincts. Your responsibilities will span the full project lifecycle, including planning, procurement, contract administration, and construction delivery.

Our current portfolio includes landscaping and urban infrastructure projects, public domain upgrades, and essential services improvements (including civil, electrical, and stormwater works), delivered across a mix of greenfield and brownfield environments.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other requirements:

Holds a relevant qualification in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, or project management, or membership with a recognised professional body in Australia.

Holds a relevant degree.

Has substantial experience in infrastructure design and construction, or in project and contract management.

Note: This is a temporary position available immediately until 28 May 2027 with the possibility of permanency.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

How to Apply: If the above role sounds like you and you want to be part of a dynamic and dedicated team, please submit no more than two pages addressing your suitability against the Professional/Technical Skills and Knowledge as well as Behavioural capabilities, a current curriculum vitae and contact details of two referees.

Please provide copies of relevant degree and qualifications with your application.

Applications should be submitted .

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Note

This is a temporary position available immediately until 28 May 2027 with the possibility of permanency.