Job Description
Position Title: EL1 Delivery Manager
Employment Type: Labour hire contract (approx 10 months with potential to extend)
Location: Canberra
Hourly Pay Rate: Negotiable dependent on skills and experience
Security Clearance/Requirements: Must hold minimum Baseline clearance at time of application
ABOUT THE ROLE
An Australian Government organisation is seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to support the delivery of complex technology initiatives within a large-scale transformation program. The role will contribute to the delivery of significant ICT and legislative reform initiatives, working closely with senior stakeholders, delivery teams and governance forums.
This role is suited to an EL1-equivalent professional with strong delivery leadership, stakeholder management and program coordination experience in complex environments.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Prepare, maintain, and manage value stream delivery plans to ensure outcomes are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and quality expectations
* Identify, manage, and escalate delivery risks, issues, and dependencies across multiple teams
* Remove delivery impediments and resolve blockers in collaboration with delivery, systems, and enabling teams
* Work closely with Product Managers and Product Owners to refine scope and prioritise work
* Manage and allocate resources, including identifying gaps, constraints, leave, and additional effort requirements
* Lead Program Increment (PI) planning events and contribute to governance showcases and steering committees
* Maintain strong professional relationships with senior executives, directors, and delivery stakeholders
* Ensure accurate reporting on delivery progress, milestones, risks, and issues
* Drive continuous improvement and best practice across delivery ways of working
* Support DevOps hygiene, delivery framework transitions, and solution roadmap milestones
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential:
* Minimum 5 years' experience delivering ICT projects to time, cost, quality, and scope
* Proven ability to lead and motivate small, multidisciplinary delivery teams
* Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
* Exceptional stakeholder engagement and expectation management capabilities
* Demonstrated experience delivering data exchanges, repositories, and metadata models, including governance controls
* Ability to work with business and data teams to develop actionable solutions from complex data
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment
* Ability to work autonomously while contributing positively to a team environment
Desirable:
* Tertiary qualifications or industry certification in Project Management, Management, or a related discipline
* Experience delivering large-scale ICT transformation programs within an Australian Government environment
ELIGIBILITY
* Australian Citizenship is required
* Must hold minimum Baseline clearance at time of application
PLEASE NOTE: Applications for this role will close on 5 January 2026. If your application is received after this date, we'll be happy to keep your CV on file for similar opportunities that may come up. We encourage you to apply, even if the closing date has passed.
SOS Recruitment is committed to the principles of workplace diversity and equity in employment and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, women, people with family responsibilities, people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, people of all religious beliefs, and LGBTIQ+ people.