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Join the team: Project Manager

Oct 9, 2025

PROJECT MANAGER

Nightingale Housing is a charitable organisation delivering housing  that is socially, financially, and environmentally sustainable. We believe homes should be built for people, not profit.

We’re looking for an exceptional Project Manager to join the Nightingale Housing team. 

About the role:

We’re seeking a Project Manager to deliver sustainable multi-residential projects on time and on budget.

This full-time, contract role reports directly to our Head of Development and will be responsible for managing live projects through all stages of construction.

Key responsibilities:

Project & Design Support

  • Assist in managing the overall project programme, design deliverables, and milestones.
  • Facilitate third-party design reviews and manage the resolution of contractor RFIs.
  • Assist in liaising with local authorities to progress approvals and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. 
  • Assist with construction delivery, including defect management, site inspections, and OHS audits/reporting.

Financial & Commercial Support

  • Monitor consultant budgets and assist with expenditure tracking.
  • Support consultant engagement, including preparation of RFPs/RFTs, PSA negotiations, provisional sum expenditure, and variation management.
  • Assist in assessment of payment claims, provide cost advice, and contribute to programme and cost reporting.
  • Support with investor and stakeholder reporting, including PCG reports.

Sustainability & Compliance

  • Contribute to achieving compliance with social procurement, sustainability frameworks, Green Star (Buildings & Communities), and NatHERS requirements.
  • Support environmental audits and sustainability performance reporting.

 Skills and attributes:

  • Strong organisational and coordination skills.
  • Experience delivering residential or mixed-use developments.
  • Qualifications or experience in Architecture, Project Management, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to maintain clear channels within the project team and provide timely updates.
  • Collaborative, adaptable, and values-driven, with a commitment to sustainable and community-focused outcomes.
  • Excellent and clear communicator

Why join Nightingale Housing? 

Nightingale Housing is a Melbourne-based, award-winning charitable housing developer that has gained national and international recognition for its innovative approach to housing.

Since 2016, we have delivered more than 600 sustainable homes across Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia and South Australia,  with hundreds more in the pipeline. We take pride in creating strong, diverse and connected communities.

Widely regarded as the gold standard for medium-density housing in Australia, Nightingale demonstrates that increased density can be achieved through well-designed, sustainable homes, helping to house our growing population where people most need to live.

You’ll be joining a small, highly skilled and adaptable team, united by a shared purpose to make a meaningful difference in the housing sector.

How to apply:

If this sounds like you, please send your cover letter and resume to info@nightingalehousing.org

Applications close 5pm Monday 20 October, 2025 

Equity & Inclusion: Nightingale Housing is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age citizenship, colour, disability, gender, gender identity, marital status, nationality, race, sexual orientation, or veteran status. If you require any adjustments to support your application, please get in touch. Please note: We do not accept unsolicited contact or resumes from recruitment agencies. Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered

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For people, not profit

Nightingale Housing is a registered charity working on Wurundjeri Country. Make a tax-deductible donation today.ABN 22 666 285 221

Always was, always will be

Nightingale Housing is located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders both past and present, and recognise and respect their abiding connection to this land, its waterways and community. We also acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country on which we meet and work throughout Australia.

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Nightingale Housing is located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders both past and present, and recognise and respect their abiding connection to this land, its waterways and community. We also acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country on which we meet and work throughout Australia.