Project Management
Recruitment

The expected salary for a project manager varies as you become more experienced.

• Newly trained graduate project assistants can earn $80,000 - $100,000
• Junior project coordinators can earn $80,000 - $100,000
• Intermediate project managers with some experience can earn $120,000 - $150,000
• Senior project managers can earn $150,000 - $200,000.*
• Project Directors can earn $180,000 - $250,000.*
• Associate Directors can earn $200,000 - $250,000.*

*Salary may depend on discipline, location, qualifications, accreditations and network/ability to generate business.

As a project manager there is potential to gain experience and move into more senior positions (such as Project Director), work directly for a client, or move further into the construction or development environments. Once you are fully qualified, you could apply for additional qualifications such as AIPM or PMP.  

We have over 15 years of combined experience in recruiting within Australia’s Built Environment sector, building our network, and conducting the research for you.

Our network ranges from boutique project management consultancies to developers and major institituions.

We’ve spent our time getting to know these companies, inside out and out; their strengths, weaknesses, project portfolios, working cultures, development opportunities, working from home policies, when they recruit and what type of engineers they typically recruit for.

When you come to us, we take similar care in getting to know you as an engineer. Your career plans and what you want to achieve, your goals and ambitions, and what drives you. We listen to the type of employer you want to work for, the leader you want to mentor you, the types of projects you want to work.

From here, we use our ‘research’, and industry knowledge to advise companies that we recommend you meet with. Utilising our network, we’ll reach out to these companies in a confidential manner, with a view of setting up an initial introductory chat. And then the fun begins. We’ll guide you through the interview process, giving you tips and recommendations along the way, and when it comes to it, negotiate the best possible package for you.  Should you find a position that suits you, we’ll guide you through the resignation and subsequent onboarding process.

We’ll then be on throughout your career, acting as your eyes and ears on the market, and been on hand to offer advice around how to continue to build on your career.

Over 90% of theproject management jobs that we place candidates in aren’t active jobs and are ‘off-market’. Our client is always looking for good engineers and using our market knowledge, we’ll make introductions to potential employers that align with your goals and ambitions, not just live jobs.

No, we also recruit on behalf of developers, buildings, and major instititions. 

We recruit for project managers from junior assistant PM and project coordinator level right through to project director, associate director, and state director levels.

It’s rare that our clients ask us to recruit for project managers as they typically recruit these directly through graduate schemes and relationships directly with universities. That been said, we are always happy to provide advice, and you can find guides and tip sheets on our resource’s hub.

Yes, in fact, we have helped many project managers, at all levels, make the move from overseas, providing they have a valid visa (permanent residency or working holiday visa is most common). In some cases, we can assist those that need visa sponsorship before they relocate to Australia.  

Accrediations such as PMI or PMBOK are looked upon favourable, as are qualifications in construction management.

- Take the lead on projects and show autonomy in day-to-day
- Play an active role in mentoring and training others on the team
- Build your network and your own client base
- If you're not a BD person, show your value in other ways such as driving technical excellence or QA