Role Overview
The Project Manager will be responsible for leading and delivering high-quality project outcomes within a Victorian Government environment. This role involves managing large-scale software and digital initiatives, overseeing agile delivery teams, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to required quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and deliver end-to-end project outcomes, including initiation, planning, execution, and transition to Business as Usual.
* Develop, maintain, and control project artefacts including Project Management Plans, schedules, governance papers, and reporting documentation.
* Establish and manage governance forums such as working groups and steering committees.
* Manage agile delivery activities including daily stand-ups, planning sessions, retrospectives, and requirements workshops.
* Develop and maintain Risk, Issue, Action, Decision, Quality, Benefits, Resource, Communications, Testing, Training, and Change Management plans.
* Manage internal and external stakeholders, including business sponsors, subject matter experts, suppliers, and Victorian Government departments.
* Oversee external suppliers, ensuring quality deliverables and negotiating value-for-money outcomes.
* Manage dependencies, releases, transition to service, and service management activities.
* Produce high-quality status reports, governance papers, and project communications.
* Capture lessons learned and implement continuous improvement initiatives across project delivery.
* Support policy-related changes and ensure security and domain expertise is engaged as required.
Skills & Experience Required
* Proven experience delivering complex projects within a Government environment, preferably Victorian Government.
* Strong background in software development projects and managing high-performance teams.
* Demonstrated experience managing large-scale rollout programs.
* Strong capability in scope definition, schedule planning, and time management.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including at Executive level.
* Strong documentation skills using plain-English writing and professional formatting (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
* Experience or awareness of tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps (ADO), and similar delivery platforms.
* Proven ability to manage risks, issues, dependencies, and quality controls effectively.