Project Manager, Professional Sport Infrastructure

• Salary: $113,022 - $136,747 (plus superannuation)
• Fixed-term position to 29 January 2027
• Usual hours of work: Full time (flexibility may be available)
• Usual work location: 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 (flexibility may be available)

The Role

We are seeking a motivated and collaborative Project Manager who will work within a dynamic team, liaising with a wide range of sporting and public sector stakeholders to support strategic planning, business planning, project management, and the provision of high-level advice on sporting facility matters.

This position will support the Director, Sport and Entertainment Precincts and Group Manager, Professional Sport Infrastructure in providing high quality written and verbal advice on the progress and outcomes of major sports infrastructure projects.

The position will be responsible for working as part of the project team and with prominent stakeholders to ensure the State Government's sport and recreation policy outcomes are achieved. The position will ensure projects are delivered using appropriate governance procedures and evidenced based decision making. The Project Manager will work collaboratively with, manage, and provide leadership to staff reports.

Main accountabilities:

• Focuses on understanding stakeholder issues.
• Negotiates with stakeholders and peers with the object of gaining co-operation and meeting timelines for delivery of project, service or advice.
• Develops briefs on highly complex issues that provide options for discussion and consideration and will contribute to the development of a set of final options for decision.
• Manages an area with significant budget, staff responsibilities or strategic importance
• Manages and leads projects.
• Innovative thinking and analysis influences developments within area of responsibility.

The Team

The position of Project Manager forms part of Sport and Recreation Victoria branch, which sits under Sport and Experience Economy group.

Sport and Experience Economy (SEE) is comprised of Sport and Recreation Victoria (SRV) and Tourism and Events (T&E). SRV aims to create greater sport and active recreation participation opportunities for all Victorians to maximise economic, social and health benefits and enhance Victoria's liveability.

This is achieved by supporting the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events and the Minister for Community Sport in the management of major sports facilities, administering grant programs that develop community facilities, strengthening the capacity of sport and recreation organisations, developing more active recreation and other innovative options to increase overall participation rates, reducing barriers to participation for specific population groups, supporting world-class sporting events and Victoria's high performance sport sector, and reinforcing the role that sport and active recreation plays in growing the Victorian economy, supporting jobs and building stronger communities.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have the following main skills and experience:

• Project Delivery: Defines governance e.g. success measures, roles and responsibilities, progress monitoring) required to manage risks and maximise probability of success. 
• Communicate with Impact: Makes a positive impression on others and comes across with credibility; Communicates in a manner that is clear, fluent and holds the listeners' attention; Able to deal with difficult and sensitive topics and questions. 
• Stakeholder Engagement: Identifies and responds to stakeholder's underlying needs; Uses understanding of the stakeholder's organisational context to ensure outcomes are achieved.
• Influence and Persuasion: Gains agreement to proposals and ideas; Builds support for ideas to ensure buy-in and ownership; Uses chains of indirect influence to achieve outcomes; Involves experts or other third parties to strengthen case. 
• Managing Difficult Conversations: Seeks and evaluates options to resolve problems; Negotiates agreed actions to deal with problems; Coaches others in negotiation. 
• Flexibility and Adaptability: Adapts systems and processes quickly to changed priorities and situations.

Further information:

For a confidential discussion, please contact Josie Crea, Director, Sport & Entertainment Precincts via email josie.crea@sport.vic.gov.au

The Department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with the Child Safe Standards.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. To be eligible for this position you must hold the mandatory qualification as outlined in the position description. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.

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The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry, and Regions is an accredited CPA Australia Recognised Employer Partner.

Please note: We are committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process or have a particular requirement to be communicated with by either telephone or email only, please notify the DJSIR Talent Acquisition Team on 0472 875 685, or via email at recruitment@ecodev.vic.gov.au with the position number in the subject line.

How to Apply

Please click the ‘Apply Now' button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and respond to the key selection criteria as outlined in the position

Applications close at 23:59pm on Thursday, 5^th February 2026.