Senior ICT Project Manager (PROJ-4618)
Job Description
Remote is seeking ICT Project Managers to join the team at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, supporting the delivery of projects within the ICT Division’s program of work. These engagements will fill immediate capability gaps and support future initiatives identified in the forward plan. Reporting to a Program Manager, successful candidates will independently manage all facets of a small set of projects, including planning and delivery, procurement, resource management, stakeholder coordination and communication, and project reporting and governance. (LH-05417)
Role Description
Key duties and responsibilities
In the delivery of the Programs of Work the Project Manager will:
- Manage the delivery of a small set of projects using the department’s project management methodologies.
- Engage with stakeholders, including senior executives, to plan and manage projects successfully.
- Ensure that the project delivers in alignment with the stated strategic directives.
- Undertake project governance, including, but not limited to:
-project initiation, transition to BAU and closure,
-scope, schedule, and delivery timeframe management,
-reporting and presenting to Senior Executives, Program/Project Boards, and other governance bodies,
-budget and financial management and reporting, and
-active management of risks and issues.
Essential criteria
- Experience working with senior executives to shape outcomes and achieve traction and deliver complex ICT projects, along with an ability to: monitor, track and report on the status of deliverables, ensure schedules, cost and quality metrics are in line with agreed artefacts, track, monitor and report against baselined financials, identify and resolve issues, and demonstrated ability to juggle competing priorities, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
- Well-developed stakeholder engagement skills: ability to effectively communicate and negotiate with a range of stakeholders, build and maintain effective working relationships with technical professionals, team members and stakeholders.
- Ability to establish an agreed set of priorities, frameworks, and methodologies to deliver quality outcomes: ensure tools, templates and processes are adhered to, experience delivering projects in various methodologies (Prince2, MSP, Agile, SAFe, Hybrid), assisting with project related departmental financial processes.