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Project Services Lead – SAF Projects

Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia • Full-time

Description

Are you a seasoned project controls professional ready to shape the future of sustainable aviation fuels?

Join a dynamic team where innovation meets impact. Here, you’ll be at the heart of cutting-edge SAF projects, collaborating with talented teams, influencing strategic decisions, and seeing your expertise drive meaningful outcomes. Step into a workplace that values leadership, supports professional growth, and celebrates high-performing teams.

The Role

We’re looking for a full-time Project Services Lead to embed within our SAF project team, taking ownership of project controls across planning, scheduling, cost management, and reporting. You’ll coordinate multiple consultants, monitor performance, and provide guidance on strategic and operational project decisions – helping us deliver complex projects on time, on budget, and safely.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and ensure effective project control measures are executed across consultants and contractors.

• Provide expertise in cost, schedule, progress measurement, and change management to the Project Team.

• Review and endorse project schedules, progress reports, budgets, and forecasts.

• Analyse trends, interrogate change requests, and support corrective actions and recovery plans.

• Coordinate preparation of weekly and monthly reports.

• Collaborate with leadership to drive strategic and operational decisions for SAF projects.

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive knowledge of project controls principles, theories, concepts, and tools.

• Hands-on experience with scheduling, cost control, estimating, and Monte Carlo analysis.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and team collaboration skills.

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in the Energy or Fuels Industry, specialising in project controls, cost, and scheduling.

• Preferred: Experience delivering projects end-to-end, including engineering and construction phases.

• Preferred: Experience managing projects across multiple contract types (e.g., Lump Sum, Unit Rate, Reimbursable).

Why Join Us

• Lead high-impact, innovative projects that shape the future of sustainable aviation.

• Flexible employment arrangements with a hybrid work model (≥60% office-based in Brisbane).

• Work in a supportive, collaborative, and high-performing team environment.

• Opportunities for professional development and support for relevant registration or accreditation.

• Competitive remuneration, including salary and employee share option scheme.

Apply Now

If you’re ready to take a leadership role in pioneering SAF projects and make a tangible impact on sustainability in aviation, we want to hear from you.

Start Date: January 2026

Role Type

Permanent • Full-time • Mid-level Senior