Social Infrastructure and Citizen Services is hiring an Engineering Project Manager (Lifecycle Projects) for our Health & Education team. You will ensure critical engineering assets at Bendigo Hospital remain safe, reliable, and fit‑for‑purpose across their lifecycle by delivering high‑quality outcomes that support essential services.
What You'll Do
- Lead the full lifecycle project portfolio for engineering upgrades, replacements, and major refresh programs across Bendigo Hospital.
- Develop scopes, business cases, budgets, schedules, procurement plans, and governance documentation that ensure projects meet statutory, operational, and contractual requirements.
- Coordinate safe delivery of works in a live healthcare environment, including outage planning, commissioning, and integration with clinical operations.
- Manage vendors, contractors, and technical partners to ensure high‑quality, safe, and compliant outcomes.
- Provide clear and proactive stakeholder engagement, ensuring risks are identified early and managed effectively throughout the project lifecycle.
What We're Looking For
- Experience delivering engineering lifecycle or capital works projects in complex or regulated environments.
- Strong knowledge of engineering systems such as electrical, mechanical, fire, hydraulics, BMCS/BMS, and critical‑services infrastructure.
- Proven ability to plan safe shutdowns, isolations, and staged cutovers with minimal disruption to essential operations.
- Confidence working with multidisciplinary teams, including clinical, technical, and executive stakeholders and building strong, respectful relationships.
- A commitment to safety, governance, accountability, and high‑quality delivery across all project phases.
- A positive attitude, a strong work ethic, and a passion for contributing to essential community infrastructure.
Nice to Have
- Healthcare experience highly regarded.
Team & Environment
You will be part of the Health & Education team, reporting to the Asset Manager.
Benefits & Compensation
- Training and development to support and diversify your career.
- Real opportunities for internal career advancement (30% of vacancies filled internally).
- Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
- Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.
- Support for flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership, and equitable access to opportunity.
Work Mode
This role is hybrid, based in Bendigo or Melbourne.
We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.
