Closes: 26 June 2026
Classification: Senior Officer Grade B
Salary: $149,172 - $167,151 plus superannuation
Position No: 54193
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 05 June 2026
The Program Manager works under the direction of the Senior Director, Digital Experience Delivery to deliver a range of contemporary ICT projects to address complex business problems across CED. This includes directly managing the quality and progress of projects within a program, including associated resources.
Main Responsibilities Of The Position
* Deliver and manage a variety of information technology projects within a program for CED, either independently or as a member of a team, on time and within budget.
* Ensure alignment of the program governance approach to existing digital frameworks and policies within the agency.
* Analyse, document, and develop project plans with defined milestones and deliverables.
* Manage multiple project and activities, milestones, and deliverables.
* Effectively communicate with project sponsors, users, suppliers, specifically around benefits, risks, issues and change management.
* Ensure that effective project reporting mechanisms are implemented meeting the needs of the Project Sponsor, as well as relevant CED executives.
* Ensure requirements for the projects are developed using sound service design processes and methodologies as recommended by CED and Digital Canberra.
* Ensure the outcomes of the projects are aligned to the ACT Digital Strategy.
Eligibility/Other Requirements
* Relevant certification in project management methodologies (e.g., Prince 2, Agile, etc.) is highly desirable.
* Relevant tertiary qualifications are highly desirable.
* Competency in the use of relevant Project Management tools and techniques.
This is a temporary position available immediately for 12 months with the possibility of permanency.
The position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.
Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part‐time hours, job‐sharing, flexible start and finish times.
Additional Context
City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.
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