• Administration
• Project Site Administration
• Brisbane
• Contract

18/10/2024

About the Role

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated and detail-oriented Project Administrator to join our dynamic Aura & Harmony Trunk Infrastructure team on the Sunshine Coast. This role plays a crucial part in the successful operation of a project that is delivering critical new water and wastewater infrastructure to support the growth of Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

If you’re seeking a Project Administration role on a project that values work/life balance and operates on a Monday – Friday work cycle this role would be ideal for you.

As the Project Administrator, your responsibilities will include:

• Operate the Mc Connell Dowell cost system for the Project.
• Coordinate the general day to day running of the site office
• Provide timely cost reports to management.
• Collect and collate work hours for weekly paid employees and issue for payroll processing. Maintain payroll records for staff including time keeping data and statistics.
• Maintain Project personnel roster, co-ordinate flights and accommodation requirements.
• Assist the Project Controls/Contract Administrator as required with any administration issues regarding the day to day operations of the Project Office.

About you

The ideal candidate is an individual who is a keen problem solver and an organised administrator with the following attributes:

• Ability to operate with minimal direction, prioritise work requirements and effectively manage time.
• Clear verbal and written communication and ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Ability to coordinate all aspects of worker travel including booking flights, accommodation, and ground transportation.
• Advanced skill in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Prior experience in a construction project environment highly regarded.

Don’t tick all the boxes but you’re still excited about this opportunity?

We’re dedicated to building a diverse workplace, so we also look at applicants with great transferable skills from similar industries.

If that's you, we encourage you to still apply as you may just be the right candidate for this role or one of our other opportunities.

About Us

Mc Connell Dowell – Creative Construction
Our purpose is Providing a Better Life. We do that through delivering projects that connect, support and sustain communities, and through providing career opportunities that challenge, reward and grow our people.

From remote major resources and energy projects to city-shaping transport and water infrastructure, we have constructed thousands of high-quality, complex projects for our customers and communities over more than 60 years, in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.

Why join us?
The work you’ll do will have a tangible positive impact on people’s lives, including yours. The diversity of our projects, roles and locations means greater development opportunities. We invest in our people to set and reach personal and professional goals and we have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that. Because when you grow, we all grow.

Mc Connell Dowell actively seeks and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality. In a culture low on ego and high on support, we encourage everyone to make an impact. We're big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but small enough for you to have an influence on how we do things.

So, join us, be you, and help us create better together.
We are an equal opportunity employer. People of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities & cultures including Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please note all successful applicants must hold valid work rights for Australia and pass a satisfactory pre-employment medical which includes drug and alcohol checks.

This role is being sourced through Mc Connell Dowell directly and not accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.