Project Manager - Blackwater

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Qube is looking for an accomplished Project Manager for a Blackwater project in Queensland who will own the safe, efficient daily operations while building strong relationships with customers and the local community. You will lead on-site risk assessments, HSSE compliance, and workforce management, plan production to meet delivery targets, and drive continuous safety improvements alongside monthly and quarterly performance reviews. To be successful, bring 5+ years in a comparable transport, logistics or resources role, proven safety leadership, people management, customer relationship skills, and strong commercial and P&L awareness. Apply by tailoring your resume to evidence safety outcomes, KPI delivery, cost management, and stakeholder coordination, and submit via the Apply button or [email protected].

About Qube 

We are proud to be recognised as a high-flyer in the industry, recently voted among the top 9 best places to work in Australia for large-scale employers. Qube Bulk provides complete mine-to-market and mine resupply solutions, offering a range of mine, road, rail, storage, port and ship services. With operations ranging from capital cities to regional towns and into some of the most remote places in Australia, Qube Bulk has over 3,000 employees among the 10,000 employees that work across our Energy, Logistics, Ports and Bulk divisions. 

About the role? 

We are currently seeking an accomplished Project Manager for one of our projects in Blackwater.

In this role you will be accountable for the safe, and efficient delivery of the daily operational activity whilst building and maintaining a strong relationship with our customer and local community.

Reporting to the Regional Manager, your major focus will be leading the day-to-day operational, and workshop activities, communicating and reporting to the customer; driving safety initiatives; managing the workforce and delivering profitable results for the business.

Specific Responsibilities

• Drive the implementation, monitoring, and continual improvement of all safety initiatives.
• Coordinate and conduct on‑site risk assessments to ensure all customer locations and Qube activities meet HSSE requirements.
• Maintain full compliance with depot HSSE standards and ensure all regulatory obligations are consistently met.
• Lead the team to ensure customer inventories are accurately managed in line with legislative obligations and contractual requirements.
• Plan and oversee production activities to consistently meet customer delivery and service requirements.
• Manage the recruitment, onboarding and training of new team members to ensure operational readiness and capability.
• Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with employees, customers, and internal stakeholders.
• Identify and execute cost‑management opportunities that enhance the project’s commercial performance.
• Lead the delivery of monthly and quarterly customer performance review meetings.
• Ensure all customer KPIs are met or exceeded through proactive management and performance tracking.
• Provide weekly reporting to senior management, including variance analysis and insights into contract financial performance.

To be successful in this role, it is preferred that candidates have:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a comparable role within the Transport and Logistics sector, ideally with exposure to the resources industry.
• Demonstrated strengths in leading safety culture and driving exceptional safety performance.
• Well‑developed people‑management capabilities across diverse teams.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong customer relationships.
• High level of commercial insight and financial acumen.
• Experience managing full profit and loss outcomes at contract or branch level.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively multitask and prioritise work across multiple operational demands.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• A proactive, positive, and solutions‑focused attitude.

Sound like you?

If you would like the opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing Ports, Transport and Logistics companies in Australia, then please click on the "Apply" button below or email our recruitment team at [email protected]

At Qube we value diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. We empower our people to deliver exceptional results for our customers every day and pride ourselves in offering a safe and inclusive workplace.