One of our
Clients
is seeking to engage a Project Manager EL1 candidates.
Role:
Technical Project Manager - (EL1 Level)
ICT Project Managers - (EL1 Level)
Location of work:
Canberra (Hybrid)
Length of contract:
12 months
Contract extensions:
24 months extension
Security clearance:
Baseline & NV1 Security Clearance
Job details
Technical Project Manager - (EL1 Level)
Key duties and responsibilities
Technical Project Managers will be required to:
* Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including business partners, cross-agency collaborations and service providers.
* Research, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate ICT projects, programs and related initiatives.
* Negotiate and engage with stakeholders to ensure effective communication, coordination and collaboration for timely and successful outcomes.
* Identify, manage and resolve project issues, risks, dependencies and constraints.
* Provide management, coordination, governance and assurance of complex ICT projects.
* Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in an agile environment to deliver desired change, ensuring benefits realisation and agreed outcomes.
* Represent the team and branch in project governance meetings and provide clear up to date reports on status and the implications of risks on projects to ensure their success.
* Oversee project resources including delivery partners to ensure a high performing, motivated and well-developed team that delivers results.
* Provide technical oversight across solution architecture, integrations, data flows and non‑functional requirements.
* Coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams and align delivery with enterprise architecture and roadmaps.
* Understand and oversee data governance, structured/unstructured data flows and the implications of emerging technologies such as AI and automation on project delivery.
* Ensure delivery aligns with the Australian Government standards such as Digital Service Standard (DSS), including user‑centred design, inclusion, accessibility and continuous improvement; and meets security, privacy, data governance and operational standards, with clear transition-to-support and service readiness.
Criteria
Essential criteria
1.Relevant ICT qualifications and a minimum of 10 years' experience successfully delivering complex ICT projects and programs with capability to identify, assess and manage project, program and technical risks, constraints, dependencies and compliance requirements in Federal government ICT environments.
2.Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including business partners, cross-agency collaborations and service providers.
3.Recognised project management certifications (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, Scrum) and experience with/ and application of project management frameworks and methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid), including backlog management, iteration planning and release management.
4.Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for senior and non-technical stakeholders.
5.Demonstrated technical acumen spanning solution architecture, integrations/APIs, cloud platforms, DevOps (CI/CD), cybersecurity controls and data management.
ICT Project Managers - (EL1 Level)
Key duties and responsibilities
The Project Manager/s will be responsible for:
* Documenting a project plan, defining stakeholders, deliverables, milestones, delivery approach and dependencies.
* Defining a project team structure and establish a project team leveraging agreements with relevant Directors and technical leads for relevant skills and services.
* Ensuring project activities adhere to DFAT IMD governance standards and practices.
* Delivering monthly status reporting inclusive of financial, milestone, and achievement updates for the reporting month and providing insights into key risks and issues for project delivery.
* Actively engaging in governance and delivery processes and forums within IMD including the IMD Project Board, Monthly Project Management Forums, and Architecture Review Board as required throughout the life of the project.
* Monitoring and effectively managing project scope, cost, schedule, risks, issues, and expected benefits as required. Engage in formal change processes if any changes to scope, cost, or schedule is required.
* Preparing material as required to support communication of project outcomes, benefits, and status.
* Managing stakeholder agreements confirming business requirements and scope.
* Identifying and managing organisational change management resources and activities required for the project.
The Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) has been used to inform the requirements. In summary, DFAT seeks suitable candidates with the following relevant skillset:
Skills/Levels:
* Change and Transformation - Change Implementation - Project Management (PRMG) - Level 6
Criteria
The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters.
Essential criteria
1.Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years delivering IT projects of various size and complexity, applying a variety of delivery approaches.
2.Experience working in complex ICT environments.
3.Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills.
4.Excellent written skills with the ability to write clearly, concisely, and persuasively.
Desirable criteria
1.Experience working in complex global ICT environments.
2.Experience delivering secure government systems.
3.Knowledge of and experience applying legislative and compliance controls required for government services including but not limited to the Archives Act 1983, Privacy Act 1988, Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2014, Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022, Commonwealth Procurement Rules, Protective Security Policy Framework, Information Security Manual (ISM) and Essential 8.
* 4.Experience in complementary or related streams such as business and systems analysis, organisational change management, software testing, applications or infrastructure engineering or support.
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