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Our philosophy is 'Made for\nLife' - it's a commitment we honour, each day. Everything we do and everything\nwe build is ‘Made for Life.' Whether it's refining our patented, prefabricated\nbuilding products, developing more efficient and sustainable construction\npractices, or bringing expertise inhouse to supply critical components, we\nalways believe there is a better way. As a result, Hickory has become one of\nthe most dynamic construction and property companies in Australia.\nPOSITION OVERVIEW\nThe\nIndustrial Project Manager plays a critical role in driving the successful\ndelivery of Hickory’s industrial pipeline. With strong knowledge of the\nindustrial sector and construction processes and design requirements focussed\non large scale advanced manufacturing facilities, the successful candidate will\nwork closely with Hickory’s Development Team to manage works from early\nplanning through to completion, ensuring all elements come together to meet\nclient and project objectives. Skilled in project planning, scheduling, and\ncost control, they develop practical strategies and oversee their execution,\nkeeping the project on program, within budget, and to the required quality\nstandards.\nWHAT HICKORY CAN OFFER\nFamily-Friendly Policies: Receive paid parental leave to support your family needs.\nWork-Life Balance: Enjoy a balanced work-life schedule with a standard 5-day work week.\nEmployee Wellbeing: Access our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for valuable support and resources.\nNovated Leases: Take advantage of novated leasing options to maximize your salary and enjoy tax savings on vehicle expenses.\nContinuous Career Advancement: Unlock your potential through ongoing career development and growth prospects.\nExpert In-House Team: Collaborate with our dedicated structures and facades team.\nDiverse Opportunities: Gain exposure to a wide range of roles and industry leaders in our leading market company.\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nDefine Project Metrics: Establish and drive clear project success benchmarks focused on speed to market, cost efficiency, safety, and institutional grade delivery quality.\nProject Governance: Lead the implementation of robust project governance, scheduling systems, and financial reporting across the industrial construction lifecycle.\nDesign Optimisation: Review and influence architectural, structural, and civil designs with a strong focus on buildability, value engineering, and efficient cross trade coordination.\nEarly-Stage Coordination: Drive early stage alignment between developers, consultants, authority bodies, and trade partners to derisk program timelines and eliminate design conflicts.\n Procurement Strategy: Lead procurement strategies for major structural, civil, and building services packages, including early contractor involvement (ECI), trade evaluations, and commercial negotiations.\nAuthority Approvals: Oversee building permit processes and council/statutory authority approvals to ensure strict compliance with program milestones and industrial zoning guidelines.\n Risk Management: Identify and mitigate delivery, supply chain, and commercial risks specific to heavy industrial builds (e.g., long lead structural steel, ground conditions, slab performance, and power upgrades).\n Operational Readiness: Endorse and drive project site management plans spanning safety, quality assurance (QA/QC), staging, and final operational handover to industrial tenants or owner occupiers.\nMaster Scheduling: Program and monitor the master construction schedule, ensuring critical milestones such as slab pours, structural enclosure, and hardstand delivery are strictly maintained.\nStakeholder Alignment: Conduct frequent design, civil, and construction coordination meetings to keep internal and external project teams unified and moving at pace.\n Quality Assurance: Implement rigorous QA/QC processes specifically tailored to industrial requirements, including heavy duty flooring flat tolerances (FF/FL numbers), clear height compliance, and specialised loading dock installations.\nSite Leadership: Lead regular site walks and inspections focused on risk minimisation, safety protocols, and subcontractor workmanship.\nIndustrial Machinery Integration: Coordinate and oversee the integration requirements, spatial allocations, and services provisioning for advanced manufacturing machinery, material handling equipment (MHE), and automated robotics.\nCommercial Variations: Assist with the evaluation, presentation, and negotiation of scope changes, ensuring clear impacts on cost, program, and services are fully documented.\nPipeline Support: Support business development and the wider development team during client briefings, contribution to expressions of interest (EOIs) and early-stage industrial project bidding and site identification for future projects.\nTO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE ROLE\nLarge scale advanced industrial project experience is essential\nBachelor of Construction Management, Project Management, or equivalent\nMinimum of 7 years' experience the in industrial construction sector\nEffective client relationship management and stakeholder communication skills\nLeadership skills with experience coaching, mentoring, and developing project teams\nFinancial management expertise, including budgeting, reporting, forecasting, and cost-control initiatives\nStrong project planning and scheduling skills, with the ability to manage scope, budget, and timelines effectively\nProven capability in resource allocation and management across labour, materials, equipment, and subcontractors\nIf this sounds like your next\nopportunity, we would love to hear from you as soon as possible! Submit your CV\ntoday. Due to the volume of applications, only successful applicants will be\ncontacted - thank you for your understanding.\n\nPlease note that we are managing\nthis search internally and are not partnering with recruitment agencies for\nthis position. 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