Senior ICT Projects Manager

One of our federal clients is seeking an experienced Senior ICT Projects Manager to join the team.

About the role

Project Managers plan and manage the delivery of projects.

Project Management professionals plan and undertake administration of a specific project. They oversee the purpose and status of the project and ensure all project goals and timeframes are met.

EL2 Project Managers support the agency by overseeing and ensuring the high quality and consistent delivery of projects.

Working under the broad direction of senior staff, EL2 Project Managers are responsible for overseeing the management of the design, planning, development, implementation and evaluation of project outputs. They play a key role in managing key strategic stakeholders across all tiers of government to drive the implementation and integration of projects at the operational level.

In performing a leadership role, EL2 Project Managers identify and drive innovation, manage and lead change and have an active role in contributing to and implementing the agency's strategic direction.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Manage, lead and deliver projects that may have an agency wide impact
• Develop, implement and evaluate project plans and schedules in accordance with the agency’s project management framework and consider project interdependencies
• Collaborate with staff in immediate work area and with internal and external stakeholders
• Oversee project design, governance arrangements and operational integration
• Ensure project deliverables and milestones are met on time and within budget
• Lead strategic planning for longer term project initiatives
• Lead and manage staff and oversee the management of performance, attendance and health and wellbeing
• Develop staff capability through coaching and succession planning
• Provide high level strategic advice and feedback to stakeholders and the agency's executive
• Research, review and evaluate projects within a section or specialist area
• Report on project objectives and outputs for presentation to the executive, and oversee ongoing project reporting
• Oversee, review and advise on written material including business cases, plans, reports, executive and ministerial briefs and corporate documentation
• Plan, manage and monitor financial budgets and oversee the management of contracts, procurement, resources and expenditure
• Identify, assess, manage, escalate, report and monitor project risks, issues and benefits, including developing treatment strategies
• Analyse project performance and oversee quality management to ensure that project deliverables are fit for purpose and meet client needs
• Drive innovation, manage and lead change, and actively contribute to and implement the agency’s strategic direction
• Engage, negotiate and manage key strategic stakeholder relationships to deliver projects and respond to changes in needs and expectations
• Represent and negotiate on behalf of the agency to advance the agency's interests at external, cross-agency, inter-jurisdictional and other forums
• Exercise delegations appropriate to role in accordance with legislation and guidelines.

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.

Desirable criteria

• Performance management: Level 5 (SFIA) Forms, maintains and leads workgroups and individuals to achieve organisational objectives. Determines and delegates objectives and task responsibilities to individuals or teams including people management responsibilities as appropriate. Sets the quality, performance and capability targets in line with organisational goals. Monitors performance and working relationships and provides effective feedback to address individual issues. Encourages individual development of skills and capabilities in line with team and personal goals. Facilitates the development of individuals by adjusting workload, targets, and team capacity. Plays an active role in formal organisational processes such recruitment, reward, promotion and disciplinary procedures.
• Quality management: Level 5 (SFIA) Ensures that projects, teams and functions have appropriate practices in place and are meeting required organisational quality levels. Advises on the application of appropriate quality management techniques and standards. Determines areas where existing processes should change from analysing audit findings. Facilitates improvements to processes by changing approaches and working practices, typically using recognised models. Takes responsibility for controlling updating and distributing organisational standards.

Technical skills, knowledge and qualifications

• The ability to quickly gain in depth knowledge and understanding of: frameworks, legislation, policies, procedures and information management requirements relevant to the work area.
• The ability to quickly gain in depth knowledge and understanding of: the agency’s privacy, ethics, workplace health and safety and security protocols.
• The ability to quickly gain in depth knowledge and understanding of: relevant business systems and tools.
• Prior experience within government or similar large-scale organisation preferred.

Working arrangements

Hybrid

The Labour Hire Worker is expected to work onsite for the first 6 weeks before a hybrid flexible working arrangement can be considered, unless otherwise negotiated.

A hybrid flexible working arrangement may then be considered, ensuring the Labour Hire Worker’s residing address is within reasonable travel time and distance of the RFQ location to present onsite in cases of emergency or to meet business requirements. The location is the capital city of selected state/s.

Maximum hours: 40 hours per week

Estimated start date: 1 January 2027

Initial contract duration: 12 months + extensions

Application requirements

• Latest copy of your CV
• A suitability statement addressing the skills/experiences.

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