Consultation Project Manager

Project Manager focuses on managing consultation delivery program, including key stages - non-statutory consultation, statutory consultation and targeted engagement.

What the role involves

• Managing consultation delivery program, including key stages - non-statutory consultation, statutory consultation and targeted engagement.
• Coordinating closely with Engagement & Consultation team to ensure consistent messaging and integrated delivery.
• Managing third-party consultation consultants responsible for delivering consultation activities (e.g. exhibitions, digital engagement, communications materials).
• Act as the primary interface between consultation delivery consultants and project teams.
• Design, environmental, planning, and land teams to gather and validate inputs required for consultation materials.
• Ensure consultation content reflects current design development, assessments, and mitigation measures.

Skills and requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, planning, public policy, social sciences, or related field and 10+ years’ experience, or 14+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience delivering statutory consultation under the Planning Act 2008 or similar consenting regimes.
• Proven experience managing complex consultation programs for major infrastructure or NSIP projects.
• Strong experience managing third-party consultants and multidisciplinary technical inputs.

Confirmed role details

• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project.

Candidate fit

• ownership, planning discipline, stakeholder communication, and practical delivery judgement