Project Manager

Eldercare is a leading not-for-profit aged care provider in South Australia with 1800 employees. Our workplace culture embraces teamwork, innovation and a dedication to our purpose of delivering peace of mind with our care.

About the role:

• Full-time permanent role
• Conveniently located in Eastwood with undercover parking
• Deliver customer-focused projects across aged care homes and retirement living villages.

Reporting to the General Manager - Property, you will deliver customer-focused project services across Eldercare’s residential aged care homes and retirement living sites.

You will be responsible for ensuring projects are well planned and developed, and delivered to the agreed standards, on time and on budget. Whilst ensuring projects are designed and completed to current accreditation and compliance requirements, you will maintain a focus on customer service and outcomes.

As a client-side project representative, you will develop and implement communication tools to ensure that Eldercare stakeholder input is well managed, and that project documentation and delivery meet Eldercare operational and strategic objectives.

Utilising your strong organisational skills, you will develop comprehensive project plans and monitor progress against agreed milestones to ensure projects achieve the desired outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• University qualifications in project management relevant to the building and construction industry.
• Experience in the building and construction industry, particularly associated with the project management of high quality aged care buildings and refurbishments.
• A background in the project management, design, documentation, construction or contract administration of building projects.
• Excellent project management skills in a fast paced client-side project management environment
• High level communication skills with proven ability in engaging with consultants, contractors, and other project stakeholders to achieve agreed project objectives.
• A high degree of creativity with a proven ability to develop high level concepts, master plans and site redevelopment options in order to support the strategic development objectives of Eldercare.

 If you want to join our team, we can offer you:

• Attractive staff benefits such as NFP salary sacrificing
• Great team environment
• Ongoing professional development in a caring environment
• Modern office environment with onsite parking

Eldercare encourage you to apply if you are a committed and results-driven individual who is passionate about delivering high-quality outcomes whilst modelling the behaviours underpinning Eldercare's values of respect, accountability and connection.

Please contact Paul Lemmey - General Manager Property on 0405 808 703  to learn more about this opportunity. 

To view the Job and Person Specification, click HERE

To work for Eldercare, you are required to have a police clearance valid for working in aged care (vulnerable) and clearance needs to be less than 12 months since date of issue.

As per Eldercare’s Employee Immunisation Policy, all Eldercare employees are required to:

• Be vaccinated against seasonal influenza by no later than 1 June each year
• Be vaccinated against COVID-19 as per current ATAGI guidelines

Eldercare welcomes and respects the diversity that our residents, staff and volunteers bring. Regardless of their culture, religion, spirituality, age, gender, sexuality, disability, socio-economic background or personal experiences, our people are included and respected.

Eldercare is proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation. We are committed to supporting our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) residents, staff and volunteers to ensure they feel included and safe.

Eldercare encourages respectful relationships and does not accept any form of gender‑based violence in the workplace. Eldercare is committed to preventing violence against women and is proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace to support victims of abuse.

All employees can expect to receive fair and equal treatment and to be free from discrimination in all aspects of their life with Eldercare.

Eldercare is proud to provide a smoke-free environment across all sites.