Expert Project Manager (PROJ-4548)

Canberra
3 October 2025
PV
Application ends: 8 October 2025
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Deadline date:
8 October 2025
$190 - $220

Job Description

Remote is seeking multiple Senior Project Managers to join the team in Home Affairs. The Project Managers will lead and manage ICT project lifecycles, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of project management principles, and practices, including the ability to produce high-quality project documentation, lead project implementation and delivery, and effective negotiation and stakeholder engagement. The Project relates to the implementation of Networks ICT in partnership with internal and external delivery providers. (RFI 26-2526)

Role Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage project activities, inputs, and outputs in accordance with Department practices, methods, and standards.
  • Lead and direct cross-functional teams to deliver project objectives. Oversee project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation.
  • Identify and manage risks and opportunities, incorporating them into planning, decision-making, and priority setting.
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, team members, and other stakeholders, using influencing and negotiation skills.
  • Analyse project performance, develop strategies to achieve outcomes, and initiate corrective actions as needed.
  • Develop, maintain, and prepare project documents, reports, and submissions, including those for higher delegate and committee consideration.
  • Elevate Program Governance
  • Establish a unified governance framework that aligns with broader Organisational processes for the Enterprise Networks product (stage-gate reviews, decision-rights matrix, escalation paths).
  • Standardise governance artefacts across all projects.
  • Monitor compliance, report deviations and drive continuous-improvement of governance practices.
  • Provide guidance, coaching, and development opportunities to team members.

Desirable qualifications:

  • Jira
  • Prince2 Practitioner Certification.
  • AIPM CPPM and/or CPSPM Certification. One or more of the following: Certificate IV Project Management Practice, Diploma of Project Management, Advanced Diploma of Project Management

Required Knowledge/Experience and tools:

  • 10 years project-related experience and/or Project Manager role
  • Able to apply project management methodologies and practices, e.g. Prince2 and PMBOK.
  • Proficiency using project management tools.

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