Meet the 2026 Finalists
PMI Australia Project Management Awards
Congratulations to all our 2026 finalists. We look forward to celebrating their achievements at the PMI Australia Project Management Awards on 19 November 2026 at W Melbourne.
Meet the 2026 Finalists
PMI Australia Project Management Awards
Congratulations to all our 2026 finalists. We look forward to celebrating their achievements at the PMI Australia Project Management Awards on 19 November 2026 at W Melbourne.
We are proud to announce the finalists
Representing outstanding achievement across Australia’s project community.
This year’s finalists showcase excellence in project delivery, leadership, innovation, sustainability, social impact, organisational capability, and research.
We look forward to celebrating their achievements at the PMI Australia Project Management Awards on 19 November 2026 at W Melbourne.
Project Awards
2026 Public Sector Project of the Year
- Common User Facility (CUF)
Australian Maritime College and Verto Engineers + Project Managers
- Northern Suburbs Community Recreation Hub
Building Projects, Building Tasmania
- Public Diagnostic Breast Care Centre
Resonance Consulting
- MSQ Managed Radio Upgrade
Telstra
2026 Construction and Infrastructure Project of the Year
- Tasmania JackJumpers and Tasmania Jewels High Performance Training Centre
Building Projects, Building Tasmania
- Waymouth Exchange (SA) Project - Upgrade & Building External Structural Integrity & Enhance Facad
Telstra Digital Infrastructure
- Metro Tunnel Project
VIDA Metro, Cross Yarra Partnership, Rail Network Alliance and MTM
2026 Sustainability Project of the Year
- Waymouth Exchange (SA) Project - Upgrade & Building External Structural Integrity & Enhance Facad
Telstra Digital Infrastructure
- PHPC Geothermal Bore Replacement Project
VenuesWest
2026 Engineering and Technology Project of the Year
- Common User Facility (CUF)
Australian Maritime College and Verto Engineers + Project Managers
- Catholic Healthcare (CHL) Enterprise Transformation Program
Catholic Healthcare
- Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation - State Theatre Refurbishment
Fredon Technology (VIC) Pty Ltd
2026 Social Impact Project of the Year
- Northern Suburbs Community Recreation Hub
Building Projects, Building Tasmania
- PeMR Prisoner electronic Medical Record
Queensland Health
Individual Awards
2026 Project Professional of the Year
- Dylan Hand
Australian Submarine Company (ASC Pty Ltd)
- Eric Liaw
Axis Payroll Compliance Consulting
- Isabella Lascelles
Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG)
- Edmund Chew
VIDA Metro
2026 Emerging Project Professional of the Year
- Lavenia Alou Magno
DS Energy
- Charissa Ong
Linfox
- Warnasuriya M Eranda U Bandara
North Metropolitan TAFE
- Vaibhav Kaushik
SA Water
Organisational Awards
2026 Project Management Office (PMO) of the Year
- Development Victoria
EPMO
- Ericsson Australia
Departmental PMO, Radio Access Network ANZA
- Mission Australia
EPMO
Academic Awards
2026 Academic Achievement in Project Management
- Zhiwen Zheng
From outputs to outcomes: Meeting a threshold of short-term project management success as a necessary condition for achieving long-term impact
Australian National University
- Robert Osei-Kyei
Developing a net-zero carbon project management competency maturity model for infrastructure projects
Central Queensland University
- Dr Keyao (Eden) Li
Human-Centred Generative AI Adoption in Project Management
Edith Cowan University
Celebrate with Us in Melbourne
Join us as we celebrate the finalists and reveal the winners of the PMI Australia Project Management Awards 2026.
Bringing together project professionals, industry leaders, teams and organisations from across Australia, the awards will recognise the people and projects creating meaningful impact and advancing the project management profession.
- Thursday, 19 November 2026
W Melbourne
408 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000
Early bird registration is available.
Planning to attend as a group? Tables of 10 are available. Please contact the PMI Asia Pacific team for group ticketing enquiries.