Product Project Officer

Innovation at McNab isnt a buzzword its deliberate practical and constantly evolving.

From building our own internal ChatGPT to exploring robotics on site to developing proprietary products that drive real productivity innovation at McNab is focused on delivery. We focus on solutions that move faster work smarter and deliver certainty for our teams and clients.

Join our Innovation & Growth team as a Product Project Officer and support the delivery of new products from prototype through to market-ready solutions.

This is a delivery-focused role suited to someone who thrives in complexity stays calm under pressure and enjoys providing technical solutions. Youll work closely with our Innovation & Growth Project Manager internal project teams offshore suppliers and logistics partners to ensure products are tested refined and confidently rolled out into live environments.

This is a newly created role and a great opportunity to be part of a team that is shaping how McNab brings innovative products to market.

About the Role

As Product Project Officer youll oversee the end-to-end product development lifecycle from early prototypes and live trials through to sellable products. Youll be the connector between people systems suppliers and data ensuring progress continues even when there are technical challenges.

This role is hands-on analytical and operational. It is not a creative product design role the success comes from execution structure and confident problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage product development timelines milestones and deliverables from prototype through to rollout
• Build rapport and manage relationships with internal teams offshore suppliers and logistics partners ensuring clear communication between all stakeholders
• Coordinate live product trials on site including preparation execution reporting and feedback
• Troubleshoot technical issues during trials and testing working through solutions methodically
• Maintain accurate project data documentation and reporting across systems
• Track budgets invoicing and financial reporting related to product development activities
• Coordinate logistics freight and delivery of prototypes and production items
• Liaise across teams to ensure confidence in the product even when outcomes are still being validated
• Support engineering certification testing readiness and compliance documentation

About You

You bring a calm considered approach to your work and are comfortable operating in environments where things are still being tested or refined. When challenges arise you dont rush or gloss over details. You take the time to understand the issue ask the right questions and work through practical solutions.

Youre confident communicating product progress and outcomes even when theres some uncertainty and youre able to build trust with project teams by providing clarity and reassurance. You think beyond individual tasks taking a systems and process-driven approach to delivery and youre comfortable troubleshooting technical or delivery issues without escalating pressure.

Youre motivated by seeing work move from concept through to real-world application and take pride in delivering outcomes that stand up in live environments.

Experience & Skills

• Experience contributing to or supporting the product development lifecycle from early trials through to delivery
• Backgrounds in project coordination product development support supply chain manufacturing or construction will be well suited to this role
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with a practical approach to working through issues
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships and manage multiple stakeholders across different teams and locations
• Confidence using project management and reporting tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to provide clear considered updates
• Familiarity with engineering testing or certification documentation is desirable

About us

McNab is one of the largest privately owned Construction Development and Property groups in Australia with turnover now exceeding $1bn each year. Despite our growth and size weve never lost our small company DNA - which centres around genuine care for our staff customers and all our stakeholders. Success for us isnt about awards or growth its when we deliver so well that our customers are proud to wear a McNab T-Shirt on weekends!

We genuinely care. We make it easy. We deliver certainty.

This is our promise - to our clients and everyone we deal with. Delivering on these three things really really well is what drives us at McNab. Everything we do from recruiting and training to performance and promotion centres around this promise.

We leverage the entire McNab Group to deliver certainty for our clients at a time of unprecedented uncertainty in the industry. And our approach works. From delivering our own property developments to manufacturing our own building products and a plethora of aligned businesses your career at McNab goes well beyond traditional construction roles.

Apply today. With a culture of having fun and doing our job really really well we want people on our team who share our values bring new ideas and want to make a difference. Sound like you Visit Experience:

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