Introduction
The Project Manager role at NSW Public Works in Queanbeyan supports delivery of building and civil infrastructure for government clients. You would manage low- or medium-complexity construction projects, or contribute within a team delivering more complex work. The position includes regular site inspections and responsibility for time, cost, quality, safety and environmental targets.
To plan how to apply for Project Manager, prepare a current resume and a cover letter of no more than two pages. Select construction or design-management work where you can explain the planning, procurement and contract decisions you handled. Your examples should show how you balanced the client’s requirements with delivery constraints and safe site practice.
This opportunity calls for relevant construction experience, an appropriate qualification or field-experience pathway and a current NSW driver licence. It also requires willingness to travel to regional locations, including overnight stays. Read those conditions alongside the role’s workplace-based arrangements before deciding which evidence to put forward.
View the official job ad and keep its application instructions open while you plan.
Project Manager role snapshot
| Role | Project Manager |
| Organisation | NSW Public Works, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
| Location | Queanbeyan |
| Employment | Temporary full-time for two years, principally workplace based with regular site inspections |
| Salary or remuneration | $102,936 to $113,579 plus superannuation and leave loading, Clerk Grade 5/6 |
| Job ID | 601598 |
| Closing date | 11:55 pm, Sunday 11 October 2026 |
NSW Government application requirements
Give the hiring team the documents and written responses it requests, within the stated limits. Check the application form before drafting so the final submission follows the required format.
Application requirements for Project Manager
- Current resume
- Cover letter, maximum two pages, outlining skills and experience relevant to the role
Use the two-page cover letter to show client-side construction delivery and contract administration. Keep qualifications, your current NSW driver licence and willingness to travel in a short separate confirmation so the project evidence remains clear.
Role conditions and qualifications
- Appropriate trade, post-trade or tertiary qualifications in civil engineering, architecture, building, construction management, or relevant field experience
- Current NSW driver licence
- Willingness to travel to regional locations, including possible overnight stays
- Principally workplace-based role in Queanbeyan with regular site inspections
Candidate evidence for Project Manager
Manage client-side building and civil infrastructure projects, including consultants, construction contracts, procurement, site delivery and client relationships. The evidence areas below help you choose examples for that work.
| Requirement or evidence area | How to demonstrate it |
|---|---|
| Construction planning, procurement and delivery | Describe a building or civil project, your responsibility for planning and procurement, and how you managed its time, cost and quality targets. |
| Design and contract administration | Explain your work with design consultants or construction contracts, including a claim you evaluated or negotiated; name GC21 or MW21 experience where you have it. |
| Project coordination and digital tools | Show how you used project meetings, delivery tools or reporting systems to progress tasks and give a Senior Project Manager reliable information. |
| Client service and multidisciplinary communication | Use a client or consultant issue to explain how you built relationships, communicated clearly and influenced an achievable delivery decision. |
| Work health and safety knowledge | Describe how current WHS legislation and regulations affected a construction delivery decision or site-management response. |
| Leadership, reasoning and problem solving | Explain a practical delivery problem, the options you assessed and the action you took to support the project’s objectives. |
Example application structure for Project Manager
The application requires a current resume and a cover letter with a maximum of two pages. Give the letter’s main space to construction delivery and contract decisions, while briefly confirming the qualification or experience pathway and travel conditions. The outline below groups the technical and client-facing evidence around a real project.
| Application section | What to include |
|---|---|
| Opening and construction context | Introduce your building or civil infrastructure experience and the client-side responsibilities you have held. |
| Planning, procurement and contracts | Explain a project you helped deliver, the consultant or construction contracts involved and how you handled a delivery or claims issue. |
| Coordination and client communication | Show how you tracked tasks using digital tools and worked with clients, consultants and the project team. |
| WHS and delivery judgement | Describe a safety or delivery constraint, your reasoning and the result against time, cost and quality targets. |
| Conditions and closing | Confirm your qualification or field-experience pathway, current NSW driver licence and willingness to travel, then connect your experience to Queanbeyan project delivery. |
Before you submit
Keep the letter within two pages and identify the construction or design-management experience behind your claims. Check the role description’s full essential requirements, confirm the licence and overnight-travel conditions, and be clear about your GC21 or MW21 experience where relevant. Submit by 11:55 pm on Sunday 11 October.
Return to the official vacancy for the final document and deadline check.
Help with your Project Manager application
If you want help organising your own evidence and preparing the written documents, request application support from Team 3Thirty. Bring the vacancy and your current CV so the application can address the work you have actually done.