About VicTrack
VicTrack is the custodial owner of Victoria's rail transport land, assets and infrastructure. We work to protect and grow the value of the portfolio, support a thriving transport system and make travel and living better for all Victorians. With a large asset portfolio dedicated to rail transport – land, infrastructure, trams, trains and telecommunication networks – our focus is on strategic asset management and delivering better transport solutions.
The Role
The Senior IT&D Project Delivery Lead is responsible for leading and managing assigned IT & Development projects from initiation through to closure, ensuring delivery within agreed scope, timeframes, budgets and quality standards. The role provides leadership, governance and direction across high‑profile and business‑critical initiatives, including hyper‑converged infrastructure refresh & migration programs and network upgrades. All IT&D Project Managers and Delivery Leads manage project teams, coordinate with stakeholders and resource managers, manage risks and issues and report on project status to stakeholder groups. This position is a 6‑month fixed‑term role.
Key Responsibilities
* Adopt and promote consistent project management practices and tools in line with the VicTrack Project Management Framework to drive successful technology project outcomes across IT & Development.
* Oversee demand and capacity management to allocate appropriate resources to each project and provide ongoing leadership and support to project managers and team members.
* Develop comprehensive project management plans, including detailed schedules, budgets, resource allocations and supporting artefacts, and lead project kick‑off meetings to brief all team members on the proposed project objectives, plan and schedule.
* Manage high‑profile IT & Development projects with visibility at Department level, cross‑business and cross agency, up to $10m budgets.
* Collaborate with project stakeholders to establish solution requirements and facilitate project steering committee meetings.
* Execute, manage, monitor and report on project progress by delegating tasks, forecasting roles and resource requirements, and carefully scheduling and tracking resource effort against project tasks.
* Maintain the project schedule, quality standards, issues and risks, and track actual project costs against the approved budget to ensure projects remain on track, on budget and within scope.
* Manage vendor resources and track their deliverables against requirements and agreed timeframes, and lead all testing, deployment, training, go‑live, operational hand‑over, change management and project closure activities.
Qualifications
* Required: Bachelor's degree or diploma in information technology, computer science, software engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, data science or a related technology field.
* Mandatory certifications in one or more of the following project management frameworks: PRINCE2 (Axelos), PMP (PMI), Agile or Scrum (Scrum Alliance, Scrum.org, International Consortium for Agile).
* Minimum of five years' experience as an IT Project Manager managing multiple complex IT projects such as infrastructure, software engineering/deployment, systems integration, cloud and solution development/deployment in a large, complex organisation.
* Experience managing hyper‑converged infrastructure (HCI) projects, including familiarity with leading HCI platforms such as VMware vSAN, Nutanix or Cisco HyperFlex.
* Strong understanding of the integration and management of virtualised environments, computing, storage and networking within HCI frameworks.
* Proven ability to oversee the migration between hyper‑converged environments, ensuring minimal disruption and optimal performance.
* Proven experience designing, deploying and managing complex network infrastructure projects, including LAN, WAN, WLAN and VPN solutions.
* Strong knowledge of network protocols, routing, and switching with hands‑on experience configuring and managing network devices.
* Experience managing the full project lifecycle from initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control to closure and hand‑over.
* Experience managing multiple and concurrent IT projects with varying degrees of complexity, scope, budget and duration.
* Experience managing project risks and issues, including identification, analysis, mitigation, escalation and resolution.
* Experience managing project communication, including developing and executing communication plans, preparing and delivering project reports and presentations, and facilitating project meetings and workshops.
* Experience managing project change, including assessing and approving change requests, managing change impacts and ensuring change readiness and adoption.
To Apply
***PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT YOUR RESUME AND/OR COVER LETTER IN PDF FORMAT***
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity with us, please click apply and submit your resume in PDF format only. All applications are strictly confidential.
We are proud to be recognised by WORK180 as an employer of choice for women. Explore the WORK180 website to learn about our benefits and policies. Research shows that 60% of women and under‑represented groups may decide not to proceed even after drafting an application. We believe diversity strengthens every team, so even if you don't meet every qualification, we still encourage you to apply
Equal Opportunity
VicTrack is an equal opportunity and human rights employer. Offer of employment is strictly subject to successful background (pre‑employment screening) and criminal history check. VicTrack is an equal opportunity and human rights employer.
Closing Date
17/01/2026
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