About Niche
Niche is the largest privately-owned specialist biodiversity and heritage consultancy in Australia. With a strong focus on delivering high-quality services and empowering our people to achieve sustainable outcomes, we work closely with clients across diverse industries to navigate their environmental and social challenges. These include important projects supporting Australia’s transition to clean, renewable energy, and delivering nature positive, landscape scale natural capital strategy. With a team of over 200 people, and growing, Niche isn’t only a great workplace, it’s a connected and inclusive community of incredible thinkers and doers, constantly innovating, learning and excelling at what they do.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead the planning, delivery, and successful completion of environmental projects from initiation through to close. This role is responsible for managing project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and risks to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards.
Working closely with project teams, clients, and key stakeholders, the Senior Project Manager provides leadership across all phases of the project lifecycle, ensuring outcomes align with organisational objectives and best-practice environmental standards. Experience managing environmental projects, understanding regulatory requirements, and applying sustainable practices is highly desirable.
Projects may include environmental assessments, large-scale ecological surveys, environmental impact studies, and sustainability initiatives. Experience managing such projects, understanding regulatory requirements, and applying sustainable best practices is highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage projects from initiation to completion, ensuring all deliverables are delivered on time, within scope and budget.
- Oversee project teams and resources, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to achieve high-performance outcomes.
- Own and continuously improve project planning, governance, and reporting processes to ensure efficiency and consistency.
- Manage key client projects, maintaining delivery excellence, risk control, and strong commercial performance.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment of expectations.
- Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency and drive innovation in project delivery.
About You
- Degree in Project Management or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
- Proven experience in stakeholder management, business development initiatives and managing a diverse project portfolio.
- Demonstrated leadership capability with strong communication, motivational and organisational skills.
- Well-developed ability to interpret and clearly explain complex technical information to a range of audiences, including clients and internal stakeholders.
- Strong people management and emotional intelligence skills, with the ability to engage others, positively influence culture and provide clear direction.
- Project management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, or similar).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Why Join Niche
Our people say they love being part of a great team, where they feel a strong sense of belonging. That’s what drives us to support and help each other to do our best work. When you join our community, you can expect:
- Flexible work arrangements to support a work/life balance, including additional paid Life Leave to support your health, wellbeing, development and personal fulfilment.
- An inclusive community of experts, advisors and mentors at your fingertips to support your growth and learning.
- Collaborative, supportive work environment to help you to do the best work of your career and continue to grow.
- Groups and social events to facilitate making meaningful connections.
- Interesting and impactful work that leaves a lasting legacy.
- A competitive salary based on skills and experience.
How to Apply
Please submit your application including a resume and cover letter
We do not accept Agency representations.
Niche is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage qualified candidates of all differences to apply. We also recognise the same recruitment process doesn’t fit all, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, simply let us know at the time you apply.
Applicants are required to have the right to work in Australia to be considered for this opportunity.
