Project Director - Aviation | VIC
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Leading the end-to-end delivery of aviation projects, ensuring alignment with scope, programme, budget, and quality objectives.
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TSA Riley is a global project consultancy of over 1,000 experts. Our people have experience across the full lifecycle of projects and asset portfolios - from planning to delivery and optimisation. We partner with public and private asset owners to help them navigate the critical decisions that shape property and infrastructure projects.
Our purpose is to help our clients and communities realise the transformative power of their built assets: At TSA Riley, a road is more than asphalt, it's how people get home to their families. A school provides more than an education, it's where students set the direction for their future. We are committed to creating positive impact - creating spaces and places where people connect, learn, live, heal, protect, shop, work, and travel.
TSA Riley has offices in Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia, and the United Kingdom. Across our locations we aim to inspire, support and empower you to grow and thrive.
Our industry-leading benefits, growth opportunities, social activities, learning and development programmes and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives support you at every stage of your career journey.
Please visit us at tsariley.com to learn more about our story.
About the role
With continued growth across Australia's aviation sector, TSA is seeking an experienced and commercially astute Project Director to join our Victorian team. This is a senior leadership role suited to someone with 10+ years' experience delivering complex airside and landside projects within live airport environments.
Based primarily in Melbourne, the role will support a growing pipeline of medium to large-scale aviation projects across Victoria and nationally, working with both public and private sector clients. You will play a key role in leading project delivery, mentoring project teams, and strengthening TSA's aviation capability as we continue to expand our presence in the sector.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong technical capability, stakeholder management expertise, and a deep understanding of the operational and regulatory complexities of aviation environments. Periodic travel may be required to support projects across Australia.
Key Responsibilities include:
You will bring:
Why choose TSA Riley?
Your TSA Riley career promises personal growth, professional excellence, and a welcoming, inclusive workplace.
TSA Riley is a global project consultancy of over 1,000 experts. Our people have experience across the full lifecycle of projects and asset portfolios - from planning to delivery and optimisation. We partner with public and private asset owners to help them navigate the critical decisions that shape property and infrastructure projects.
Our purpose is to help our clients and communities realise the transformative power of their built assets: At TSA Riley, a road is more than asphalt, it's how people get home to their families. A school provides more than an education, it's where students set the direction for their future. We are committed to creating positive impact - creating spaces and places where people connect, learn, live, heal, protect, shop, work, and travel.
TSA Riley has offices in Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia, and the United Kingdom. Across our locations we aim to inspire, support and empower you to grow and thrive.
Our industry-leading benefits, growth opportunities, social activities, learning and development programmes and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives support you at every stage of your career journey.
Please visit us at tsariley.com to learn more about our story.
About the role
With continued growth across Australia's aviation sector, TSA is seeking an experienced and commercially astute Project Director to join our Victorian team. This is a senior leadership role suited to someone with 10+ years' experience delivering complex airside and landside projects within live airport environments.
Based primarily in Melbourne, the role will support a growing pipeline of medium to large-scale aviation projects across Victoria and nationally, working with both public and private sector clients. You will play a key role in leading project delivery, mentoring project teams, and strengthening TSA's aviation capability as we continue to expand our presence in the sector.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong technical capability, stakeholder management expertise, and a deep understanding of the operational and regulatory complexities of aviation environments. Periodic travel may be required to support projects across Australia.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Leading the end-to-end delivery of aviation projects, ensuring alignment with scope, programme, budget, and quality objectives
- Developing and executing project management plans, and actively monitoring cost-to-complete and risk exposure
- Acting as a senior client-facing leader, fostering trusted relationships with airport authorities, operators, consultants, contractors, and regulators
- Managing delivery within live airside and landside environments, ensuring minimal disruption to operations
- Proactively identifying and mitigating project risks, including safety, programme, and interface risks
- Monitoring and reporting against Health, Safety and Environmental plans in accordance with airport and legislative requirements
- Mentoring and developing project teams, promoting a collaborative and high-performance culture
- Conducting regular project reviews, contractor performance assessments, and programme coordination activities
You will bring:
- A strong reputation within the Australian aviation sector, ideally with experience across major airports or complex aviation infrastructure
- A solid understanding of airport operations and regulatory compliance
- A minimum of 10 years' experience delivering projects in live construction environments, including airside works
- Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, or Project Management
- Proven experience in client-side consultancy or advisory roles
- A deep understanding of the regulatory and operational requirements of airside environments (e.g. airport protocols, safety systems, stakeholder interfaces)
- Demonstrated leadership capability, with experience leading multidisciplinary consultant teams and contractor interfaces
- Strong commercial acumen and confidence operating at senior stakeholder and executive levels
- A collaborative, pragmatic approach to project delivery aligned with shared team cultures
- Willingness to travel interstate as required to support project delivery and capability development
Why choose TSA Riley?
Your TSA Riley career promises personal growth, professional excellence, and a welcoming, inclusive workplace.
- We are a certified 'Great Place To Work', reflecting our commitment to fostering a positive, fair, inclusive, and supportive workplace.
- Award-winning learning and development: We're proud to set the standard for excellence and innovation in professional development. In 2023, we were awarded the 'Best Learning and Development Program' at the HR Awards, Australia, and were finalists in the same category in the HRNZ Awards.
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI): We lead the industry with our comprehensive DEI program, and were finalists in the 'Best Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program' HR Awards category in 2023.
- Hybrid working: Work-life balance is essential, and we understand that life happens. We offer hybrid working arrangements (beyond working-from-home) along with opportunities for in-office collaboration.
- Benefits, rewards and recognition: We provide exceptional support, recognition, and rewards, including discounts and perks. As well as generous parental leave, we offer community service leave, defence forces leave, 'recharge days' and public holiday swaps.
- Career growth and opportunity: We operate in a diverse range of sectors, and our services include project management, cost management, advisory, Environment, Social & Governance (ESG), and asset management. Joining us means opening the door to incredible career opportunities.
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