Job Description

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain Negative Vetting Level 1

Duration: Initial 12 months with up to 24 months of extensions

Industry: Information Technology

Functional Expertise: Project Management

Sub-functional Expertise: Technical Delivery Management

Location of work: Canberra, ACT preferred; Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; or Melbourne, VIC may be considered

Working arrangements: Hybrid. Flexible working arrangements may be considered, provided the successful candidate resides within reasonable travel time and distance of the selected capital city and can attend onsite in emergencies or to meet business requirements.

Closing date: 9AM Friday, 11 September 2026

Description:

Our client is seeking Senior Project Managers to plan and manage the delivery of technical projects and end-to-end services within product-focused teams. The role is responsible for overseeing technical execution, managing technical teams and ensuring timely project delivery aligned with business objectives.

The successful candidates will manage projects from inception through to closure, provide technical direction and leadership, manage delivery risks and support teams in resolving complex technical challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Identify key business objectives and provide solution recommendations while performing business proves and management consulting analysis.
• Manage scope of projects from inception to closure. Define, develop and manage implementation schedules and project budgets.
• Coordinate resources, prepare project teams for kick-off and ensure effective completion of project milestones, control project scope and mitigate risks.
• Ensure project consultants are delivering to configuration, development, and methodology standards.
• Ensure delivery processes are efficient and cost effective.
• Provide technical direction and leadership.
• Ensure technical teams adhere to industry best practices, standards and methodologies.
• Lead and manage technical teams including developers, engineers and other technical professionals.
• Identify and manage risks related to the technical delivery.
• Provide technical expertise and support teams to solve complex technical challenges.

Requirements:

• Knowledge and understanding of OpenShift container platform infrastructure.
• Knowledge and understanding of a broad range of Microsoft technologies.
• 3 to 5 years of Technical Delivery Management experience in a complex, high pressured ICT environment.

Key Capabilities:

• Project scheduling tools.
• Technical delivery management.
• Technical team leadership.
• Project scope, schedule and budget management.
• Risk management.
• Technical problem solving.

Essential Criteria:

• Financial management: Level 4 (SFIA)
  Monitors and maintains financial records to agreed requirements for compliance and audit. Assists with identifying and calculating process, service, project and component costs for financial planning and budgeting. Collates required financial data and reports for analysis and to facilitate decision-making.
• Organisational change management: Level 6 (SFIA)
  Defines and communicates the approach for change management for a significant part of the organisation. Initiates, plans and leads strategic, large and complex change management initiatives. Provides guidance and raises awareness to help change leaders demonstrate effective behaviours to deliver organisational change. Establishes feedback processes and leads analyses of change management successes. Enables continual improvements to change management methodology, tools and training necessary to enhance the maturity across the organisation.
• Project management: Level 6 (SFIA)
  Takes full responsibility for the definition, documentation and successful completion of complex projects. Adopts and adapts project management methods and tools. Ensures that effective project monitoring and control processes, change control, risk management and quality processes are employed and maintained. Monitors and controls resources, revenue and capital expenditures against the project budget. Manages the expectations of key project stakeholders.
• Requirements definition and management: Level 5 (SFIA)
  Plans and drives scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for large, complex initiatives. Selects, adopts and adapts appropriate requirements definition and management methods, tools and techniques. Contributes to the development of organisational methods and standards for requirements management. Obtains input from, and agreement to requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders. Negotiates with stakeholders to manage competing priorities and conflicts. Establishes requirements baselines. Ensures changes to requirements are investigated and managed.
• Stakeholder relationship management: Level 5 (SFIA)
  Identifies the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups. Translates communications/stakeholder engagement strategies into specific activities and deliverables. Facilitates open communication and discussion between stakeholders. Acts as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans. Provides informed feedback to assess and promote understanding. Facilitates business decision-making processes. Captures and disseminates technical and business information.

How to apply:

Please submit your application including your resume and a completed application form addressing the essential and desirable criteria. Ensure your application highlights your experience and any relevant certifications.