Principal Consultant - Government

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Category:

Real Estate & Property

Employement Type:  

Casual

Industry:

Date Published:

24.09.2026
About the company:
Our client is a large government employer in South Australia, and they are looking for a project manager to join their development team for a residential housing project.   The requirement is to commence ASAP, on a short term 3-month temporary casual basis. 
 
 
About the role:
  • Development management - lead end to end delivery of residential developments from project inception to completion 
  • Design and planning leadership - manage teams including architects, planners, engineers, surveyors and specialist advisors 
  • Procurement and contract management - manage procurement processes, prepare documentation, reports and briefings 
  • Stakeholders and partnership management - establish and maintain relationships at all levels internally, and externally including government entities, industry and community stakeholders
  • Construction and delivery oversight - monitor activities to ensure projects achieve scope, quality, program and budget outcomes
  • Strategic contribution - provide specialist development advice to support the project delivery 
 
About you:
  • You will have experience managing residential development projects through planning, design and delivery phases
  • You will have experience managing project from end to end including budgets, procurement processes, contracts and commercial risk 
  • You will have strong stakeholder engagement experience, and previous experience working with a number of community and government organisations
  • You will ideally have experience working with government projects, urban renewal or residential development
  • You will have strong commercial and finance acumen
  • You will have excellent communication skills - both written and verbal
  • You will have strong problem-solving skills 
  • Qualifications - ideally, you will be degree qualified in property development, urban planning, project management, construction management, or similar. 
 
Benefits:
  • ASAP start 
  • 3-month casual temporary assignment 
  • Full-time hours Monday to Friday
  • Adelaide location 
  • $76.84 - 83.06 per hour + super
 
 
**** Please note the successful candidate for the role must hold full working rights in Australia, and willing to complete a National Police Clearance prior to commencement ***
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