Project Manager - Fleet Innovation

Project Manager - Fleet Innovation

About the Role:
We are seeking a driven Technical Project Manager to lead the planning, procurement, and delivery of complex fleet, plant, and innovation projects. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of engineering, sustainability, and digital transformation. Overseeing everything from electrical vehicle/hydrogen fleet trials to telematics and workshop digitalisation.
  
What You'll Do:

• Lead end-to-end project governance: business cases, charters, budgets, risks, benefit maps and monthly reporting
• Develop technical specifications for heavy vehicles and plant (RCVs, sweepers, civil fleet), applying life-cycle costing and ISO 55000, leading on pre-delivery and acceptance testing
• Drive Electrical Vehicle/Hydrogen transition; duty-cycle modelling, charger, energy management, and grant submissions
• Own the telematics roadmap and integrate data with relevant systems
• Lead procurement RFTs, evaluation, and contract management
• Ensure HVNL/NHVR Chain of Responsibility compliance across all fleet and project activity
• Ensure effect stakeholder management across operations, workshop, finance, sustainability, and executives

Essential Criteria:

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Mechatronics, Automotive, or Electrical), Project Management, or equivalent experience
• Proven delivery of fleet, plant, or infrastructure projects
• Strong knowledge of standards for heavy vehicles and legislation, including safe design
• Procurement experience under NSW Local Government requirements
• Asset management and life-cycle costing capability (ISO 55000)
• Advanced data literacy; telematics, IoT, dashboards, and enterprise system integration
• Excellent communicator with the ability to brief executives and train operational staff
• Current Class C driver licence

Desirable:

• PRINCE2 or similar
• Experience with electric/hydrogen vehicle trials and charger deployment
• Familiarity with sustainability frameworks and grant processes

What we offer:

• $550 per day + super
• 35-hour work week (7hrs per day), for actual work life balance!
• Weekly pay cycle
• 6-month contract with potential for extension

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please send your resume to ja•@charterhouse.com.au or click apply!