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We are currently recruiting Complex Project Manager - ADM Innovation with expertise and skill to undertake End to End Project Management of project/s, including the management and accountability of associated activities and deliverables with each project with our client for one-year fixed term contract, based in Perth.
Your Role And Responsibilities
This position is to join the Digital Products, Employee & Our Business Area within Technology & Innovation as Full-time. Specifically, this role will provide expertise and a Project Management skillset to support a new investment focused on Business Performance.
Key Responsibilities
Responsible for the delivery of highly complex, critical, or high-risk projects to the agreed scope, time, and cost without compromising quality (including the management of contractors and other suppliers);Successful transition of projects to business as usual with minimal business impact, ensuring change management is effective and increase the chances of success for benefits delivery.Execute all projects according to Western Powers Project Methodology, Standards, Processes and Compliance framework.Ensure project financials are managed, maintained, forecasted, and can be reported upon in terms of Capex and Opex;Report the status of the assigned projects pro-actively and on an ongoing basis to key stakeholders and Program Manager, and co-ordinate and manage the work of the project team through up-to-date resource plans and project schedules.Identify and actively manage project assumptions, risks, issues, and dependencies associated with delivery ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are established and actively managed.Ensure project and quality assurance controls and gate checks are undertaken to minimise risk to delivery, costs, and quality; andConduct stakeholder analysis and establish effective stakeholder management plans.
Preferred Education
Bachelor's Degree
Key Skills/Requirements
Required technical and professional expertise
Strong vendor management skills & Ability to manage multiple delivery teams – internal / external (multi-sourced) / vendor delivery teams. Strong communication and influencing skills – up to and including C SuiteStrong with project financial management; Managing budgets, schedules, third party vendor (s), WBS, forecasts within WP’s systems of recordsManaging backlogs, sprint cyclesManaging outcomes within Western Power’s Investment Governance FrameworkEnsure adherence to Western Power’s Project Methodology, Governance Framework, and quality assurance gate checks.