Project Coordinator

What you'll do

This is a 12-month full time fixed term contract

What we can do for you

At Specsavers, we know that to reach your full potential you need to work somewhere that will bring out your best. We pride ourselves on offering a workplace with a supportive, driven, flexible and inclusive culture.

In 2025, we were proudly recognised as one of Australia’s Best Places to Work for the third consecutive year and ranked 16th on Fortune’s list of the World’s 25 Best Workplaces. Here’s a taste of just some of our perks:

• Quarterly bonus scheme
• Two free pairs of glasses each year
• On-site free parking
• Birthday, Volunteer, Professional Development and Paid Parental Leave
• Health & Wellbeing programs
• Fully funded social club – provides a wide range of activities throughout the year

So, if you like the sound of working for a company that’s dedicated to improving the lives of both their people and customers – we think you’d look good at Specsavers. 

About the role:

Specsavers is embarking on a major project to rollout the Clinical Device Integration (CDI) solution to automate the transfer of patient data into Socrates the Patient Management System (PMS) across our Australia stores which includes:

• Upgrading the servers to the latest software set required for integration and improve supportability,
• Updating the switch to improve security standards for patient data transferred via clinical devices
• Setting up the Clinical devices to connect and integrate in back-end systems into the PMS

We’re seeking a Project Coordinator to support the Project Manager by managing essential documentation such as site readiness checklists, project plans, reports, risk registers, rollout schedules, and budget tracking. In this role you will coordinate with vendors and suppliers to ensure timely procurement and staging of equipment, and manage stakeholder communications before, during, and after site upgrades.

About you:

• You will have a minimum of 1–2 years’ experience as a Project Coordinator working on technology projects (essential)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with multiple stakeholders and store teams (essential)
• Intermediate Excel skills are essential
• Experience rolling out projects across multi-site retail operations (preferred)
• Strong organisation skills and ability to manage competing priorities
• Experience supporting diverse retail IT projects, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery, and coordinating people and resources.
• Strong problem-solving skills to achieve project objectives, paired with exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.

About Us

Specsavers are rated the market leader for eye tests, the retailer of choice for contact lenses and one of the fastest growing hearing providers in Australia and New Zealand. We are on a continual mission to transform eye and hearing health by eliminating preventable vision loss and blindness, including Glaucoma and Diabetes, through improved prevention and early detection, as well as providing accessible and affordable hearing care.

At Specsavers we believe a diverse, inclusive, and flexible culture enables our people to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. When it comes to flexibility, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all. Our flexible working at Specsavers enables us to work in ways that support our lifestyle to help us balance our career with the other important things in life.

Creating a great place to work for our people is pinnacle to us and along with our Behaviours is at the core of everything we do. We like to think it’s a fun and positive place to work – why not have a look for yourself https://join.specsavers.com/au/department/support-office/

Applicants for the role are required to have current working rights as per, relevant government legislation.