The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers. Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Project Director - Parkville Precinct Redevelopment

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Support the transformation of Australia’s leading biomedical and research hub
• Full Time, Fixed Term Project Opportunity
• 5 weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, monthly ADOs!

About The Royal Melbourne Hospital

As one of Victoria’s leading public health services the RMH delivers generalist and state-wide care. RMH is home to key state-wide services including trauma, infectious diseases, neuropsychiatry, and eating disorders, and provide tertiary level care in specialties like neurosciences, nephrology, oncology, cardiology, and genomics.

We are also known for the highest clinical research output of any health service in Australia, with research programs continuing to grow and keeping us at the forefront of clinical practice.

We are looking for a Project Director to be part of the Parkville Precinct Redevelopment project, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine healthcare, research, and innovation in the heart of Melbourne. Backed by an initial $2.3 billion investment from the Victorian Government, this world-class precinct is undergoing a major redevelopment, including an upgrade to the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH).

About the role:

• Lead multiple work streams across planning, procurement, delivery, and mobilisation phases of the Parkville Precinct Redevelopment (PPR).
• Deliver strong communications and engagement with RMH clinical, operational, and support services to ensure alignment and shared ownership of project inputs and outcomes.
• Foster and manager key stakeholder relationships including collaborating with stakeholders such as the Victorian Health Building Authority (VHBA), The Royal Women’s Hospital, and other Parkville Biomedical Precinct organisations.
• Contribute to Business Unit planning and strategy in partnership with the Chief Redevelopment Officer and Business Unit Leadership Team.

About you:

Essential:

• • • Commitment to live the Melbourne Way - putting people first, leading with kindness and achieving excellence together.
    • Highly effective at building relationships and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
    • Significant experience working on large hospital infrastructure projects with a record of achievement in planning, procurement and delivery of complex infrastructure projects at a senior level.
    • Tertiary qualified in architecture, engineering, legal, accounting, finance or other equivalent commerce discipline, building, construction management or clinical discipline, or demonstrated relevant project management/delivery experience

Desirable:

• Experience working in the Partnerships Victoria Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework

Benefits of working at RMH

• Salary packaging options, earn up to $12,000 tax free earnings!
• 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO’s for full time employees
• Discounted gyms and health centre access with Fitness Passport
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities
• RMH prides ourselves on our Speaking Up for Safety Culture and our values – People First, Lead with Kindness and Excellence together!

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Interested? Click on the apply button! We will be arranging interviews an soon as suitable applicants come in.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.