Job description
Agency Department of Logistics and Infrastructure Work unit Transport Planning
Job title Principal Project Manager Civil Infrastructure Estimation Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $136,380 - $152,357 Location Palmerston
Position number 27430 RTF 357182 Closing 12/10/2026
Contact Officer Enda Dooley, Director Program Development on 08 8999 4491 or enda.dooley@nt.gov.au
About the agency https://dli.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=357182
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Primary objective
Provide strategic advice and high-level support to a wide range of senior stakeholders across Government, ensuring the budgets of
complex transport-related infrastructure projects are accurately estimated and managed throughout the build lifecycle.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Initiate and provide strategic advice, reports and high-level support to stakeholders on agency and whole of Government civil
infrastructure project budget estimation and construction costs, issues and sensitivities.
2. Develop and manage complex civil infrastructure project budget estimates throughout all project lifecycle stages and prepare actual
versus predicated costings at project completion.
3. Perform high-level research, analysis and evaluation of industry pricing trends and emerging policy, potential risks and political
sensitivities; perform financial, resources, environmental and cultural risk and cost benefit analyses for each project; develop and
implement effective construction related cost estimating solutions and tools.
4. Prepare Australian Government Federation Funding Agreement funding proposals and other funding applications including risk
adjusted cost estimates and benefit cost analysis.
5. Research and report on a broad range of ad hoc issues related to civil infrastructure in response to Government and executive level
requests.
6. Actively contribute to a culture of achievement, develop and maintain effective collaborative partnerships with key internal and
external stakeholders at all levels, lead the cost estimation team and represent the department at various forums.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Proven in-depth knowledge of and experience in civil construction budget estimating and costing throughout the project lifecycle; risk
identification analysis; cost benefit analysis; relevant Australian standards and civil construction contract law relevant to variations.
2. Proven high level skills and experience in project and program management methodologies, practices and tools across the full project
life cycle.
3. Well-developed communication, interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to work constructively with people from a range
of cultural backgrounds and in a team environment.
4. Demonstrated ability to achieve program and organisational outcomes, including actively contributing to a culture of achievement, and
developing effective collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders.
5. Proven skills in change management and continuous improvement techniques relevant to implementation of new programs, projects
and processes.
Desirable
1. A recognised tertiary or postgraduate qualification within Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering or related discipline.
2. Awareness of the environmental and cultural issues, policies and initiatives in the context of road and transport infrastructure in the
Northern Territory.
3. Awareness of the Northern Territory construction industry and environment including pricing trends.
4. Awareness of the Australian Government Best Practice Cost Estimation Guidelines.
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