Assistant Project Manager - Defence & Infrastructure

Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; other locations include Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Flexible work arrangements are available, including work from home, flexible start and finish times, and flex time.

Company

hirify.global’s Infrastructure Solutions business delivers professional services and infrastructure projects for private and public sector clients across Australia, including transport, water, environment, buildings, and defence.

What you will do

• Support tender, capture, and bid responses by coordinating inputs, methodologies, programs, resourcing, cost information, reviews, and submission documentation.
• Support the delivery of small to medium projects, typically up to approximately $20M, including capital works, facilities, office fitouts, construction packages, and components of larger programs.
• Coordinate project, contract administration, and program support activities in line with internal policies and governance requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, design specialists, subcontractors, subconsultants, and joint venture partners.
• Prepare and manage bid, project, and contract documentation, including reports, registers, minutes, procurement records, and approval records.
• Support technical coordination, document control, risk and issue tracking, procurement, government and client approvals, stakeholder engagement, and project reporting.

Requirements

• Experience supporting tender and bid responses and working on capital works, facilities, or infrastructure projects for Commonwealth Government clients, including Defence, or other major clients.
• Experience in project management, project coordination, contract administration, or program support.
• Experience or exposure to government approval processes, office fitouts, construction projects, subcontractor management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Ability to work within structured project management or program management frameworks.
• Engineering degree, project management or business qualification, or equivalent relevant experience.

Nice to have

• Experience working on Commonwealth Government projects, including Defence, or under major client contracts.
• Understanding of government and client approval processes.
• Experience in office fitouts, construction packages, subcontractor management, procurement, or contract administration.
• Familiarity with Australian Standards, NCC/BCA, and client-specific standards.
• Progress toward, or ability to obtain, NV1 security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative “One Team” culture with an open and inclusive working environment.
• Flexible work arrangements, including work from home, flexible start and finish times, and flex time.
• 20 days of annual leave per year and paid parental leave.
• Salary packaging, novated leases, paid professional membership fees, and life and health insurance discounts.
• Annual salary reviews, employee stock purchase plans, personal career development plans, and growth and promotion opportunities.
• Commitment to social and environmental sustainability, digital innovation, and professional development.