Capital Projects Lead

Job No: TCE4712

Commencement Date: 18 May 2026, Full Time Permanent

Tenure: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Townsville Catholic Education Office

Salary Range: $137,468 - $154,740 (Pending Experience) + Superannuation 

 

Lead the delivery of capital works and infrastructure projects that shape the future of our schools across North Queensland.

As Capital Projects Lead, you’ll play a key role in planning, coordinating and delivering capital works across Townsville Catholic Education. From initial planning through to completion, you’ll ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and in alignment with diocesan standards and educational priorities.

Working closely with contractors, consultants and school leaders, you’ll oversee both minor and major works while balancing timelines, budgets and stakeholder expectations. You’ll contribute to long-term planning through facilities condition reporting, support the development of new capital assets and masterplans, and ensure projects are delivered in line with scope, compliance requirements and funding approvals.

You’ll bring strong experience in construction, facilities or project management, with a solid understanding of building compliance, WHS and project delivery in complex environments. Confident managing multiple priorities, you’ll be a proactive problem solver with the ability to build strong relationships, influence outcomes and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. Your attention to detail, resilience and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes will see you thrive in this role, along with a genuine alignment to the mission and values of Catholic education

Townsville Catholic Education has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all staff. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.

For more information, please review the full position description. 

We’d love to hear from you! Please click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts.

Applications close Midnight 24 April 2026. 

About us

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos.  We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.

We value your hard work and dedication, and we’re proud to offer a range of benefits designed to support you both professionally and personally:

• Competitive Salary
• Access to remote area benefits
• Annual Leave at 17.5% leave loading
• 12.75% Superannuation employer contribution
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
• Salary packaging options 
• Up to 14 Weeks paid parental leave
• Deferred Salary Scheme
• …and a range of other great benefits!

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