Principal Project Manager - Costing, Pricing & Billing Program

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• Initial contract until 30 July 2019 with possible extension paying $976/day
• Brisbane CBD Location | Costing, Pricing & Billing Program |
• Improve ICT business and financial management processes, practices and systems

Our client, a large complex government organisation, is currently seeking a Principal Project Manager for a Costing, Pricing & Billing Program. This program will be responsible for standardising and improving their ICT’s business and financial management processes, practices and systems.

Particular key focus areas and deliverables for this program will be to implement improvements to cost modelling, service catalogue and price book, quotes and proposals, contracting processes and arrangements, and billing and invoicing process and systems.

As Principal Project Manager, within the Costing, Pricing and Billing Program you will project manage the implementation and delivery of project/s ensuring objectives are met, including initiation and project resources through to client acceptance, whilst always maintaining a customer/stakeholder focus. You will also undertake a leadership role to drive the project management governance and process methodology and provide leadership and coaching to project staff.

As the Principal Project Manager you will:

• Initiate new projects and deliver high level communication and documentation to project sponsors and other key stakeholders ensuring they are briefed on projects objectives, milestones and progress.
• Scope, plan and manage the delivery of high-profile ICT or business change project/s.
• Recommend and establish project governance arrangements.
• Monitor, manage and control project activities in accordance with agreed plans, including management of financial costs, risks and issues, and ensure that appropriate corrective actions are taken to deliver the project on time and to budget.
• Ensure the project aligns with the Costing, Pricing and Billing Program’s strategic objectives and current best practice.
• Advise the Project Board of any deviations from the plan that may exceed tolerances and provide recommendations on actions to deal with these.
• Manage stakeholder relationships including communicating, negotiating and influencing various stakeholders to meet project objectives and deadlines.
• Maintain own professional development whilst contributing to a learning culture with the aim of achieving best practice project delivery through enhancing the capabilities of other project staff.

Your suitability for this role will be assessed against how well you;

• Have successfully led complex ICT/ICT enabled, business change or financial management projects through to completion.
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively lead a diverse project team.
• Influence and negotiate with stakeholders and other teams to achieve results.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with the project team and stakeholders to ensure project deliverables are met.
• Act as a coach and facilitate staff development.
• Effectively communicate project requirements and outcomes, both in writing and verbally.
• Certification in PRINCE2, Agile and/or other project management methodologies will be highly regarded.

To submit your application, in strict confidence, please apply online using the appropriate link below quoting Ref No. 4A/20602. Should you wish to discuss, please contact Kristy Coulter on 07 3258 8344.

Your interest will be treated in the strictest of confidence.