Project Manager

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Project Manager . Terms and conditions vacancy

• Initial 3 month contract opportunity with the possibility of an extension
• Inner Brisbane location | Large, established organisation
• ICT applications program | Manage delivery of business transformation projects

An established, delivery-focused organisation is seeking to engage an experienced Project Manager to assist with the delivery of a large ICT applications program. You will manage the delivery of a range of business improvement and transformation projects to contribute to the achievement of Program objectives.

This is an initial 3 month contract opportunity, with the possibility of an extension, located in Brisbane CBD.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring projects within the Program's progress and performance is managed, monitored and reported.
• Manage the project team’s performance by ensuring objectives and tasks are clearly understood.
• Support the SCRUM processes for the projects within the Program to ensure that the tasks are effectively planned and completed.
• Clearly communicate performance and behavioural expectations, and resolve issues constructively to achieve required outcomes.
• Be available for project delivery framework reviews, processes, tools and template reviews and identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities to ensure project success.
• Monitor all project risk, issue and task status reporting and assess alignment with regulatory, audit and risk management compliance requirements.
• Build and maintain effective relationships, regularly engaging with stakeholders to ensure shared understanding of requirements.
• Develop and provide expert review of draft papers proposed to be submitted to relevant governance groups.
• Provision of training, coaching and guidance to Program and project teams on evolving frameworks and processes, specifically the project delivery framework and use of project management products such as JIRA.
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to consult, influence and facilitate to achieve outcomes.

Key Selection Criteria:

Essential

• Demonstrated ability to lead project delivery functions in a large, complex organisation.
• Demonstrated experience in ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a project budget, including the ability to forecast cash-flow, analyse actual spend and identify variance trends to enable early intervention.
• Demonstrated ability to manage risks and issues, and resource constraints to successfully deliver project outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage delivery, governance and reporting to successfully deliver multiple projects.
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement across one or more industry sectors.
• Prince2 and/or SCRUM Certification.

Highly Desirable

• Degree level qualification preferably majoring in Business or Information Technology, or a lesser qualification coupled with significant industry experience in an appropriate discipline.

How to apply:

To submit your application, in strict confidence, please apply online using the appropriate link. Should you wish to discuss, please contact Kylie Graham on (07) 3258 8380 quoting Reference No. 4A/20543.

Your interest will be treated in the strictest of confidence.