ABOUT THE ROLE You will be responsible for leading and managing the risk, quality, and progress of major technology-focused projects to organisational standards, and ensures projects are completed on time, on budget, to quality standards, and within agreed scope.
In addition, the role is responsible for leading and guiding the adoption of project management methodologies, selecting appropriately from predictive (plan- driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches to meet the project deliverables.
This role will be best suited to someone who has proven experience as a project manager delivering complex ERP/CRM or enterprise software implementations.
Ideally, you will have previous experience working in enterprise environments delivering large-scale projects.
This role is based in a great Newcastle CBD location and offers hyrbid work from home options.
This can either be a daily rate of fixed term contract structure.
FUNCTIONS THE ROLE WILL PERFORM INCLUDE: Lead and manage project planning, budget, and governance to deliver critical, highly complex and/or large projects and the achievement of expected benefits.
Evaluate project feasibility including business requirements, forecasting, and planning for the realisation of anticipated benefits and ensure project scope is aligned with business priorities.
Manage permanent and/or virtual teams to ensure project outcomes are achieved, projects are integrated, available resources are optimised, and methodologies, systems, tools, processes, and policy guidelines are applied consistently.
Ensure that business and technology risks are appropriately identified, managed, and reported.
Develop and implement project management plans to ensure the success of the project.
Lead the process for the deployment and integration of new digital capabilities into the business in a way that is sensitive to and fully compatible with business operations.
Communicate regularly with key stakeholders, manage expectations, and ensure project outcomes are met.
ABOUT YOU: Postgraduate qualifications and/ or certifications in Project Management, Agile, or ITIL, such as Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
Demonstrated experience in project management, in particular in the delivery of large, complex technology-focused programs covering infrastructure, data and digital deliverables, from inception to completion (equivalent to 5+ years experience) Exceptional leadership and communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams, stakeholders and vendors.
Independent motivated, self-starter with demonstrated ability to make sound conceptual, analytical, pragmatic and customer/ employee/business-focused decisions.
Proven ability to lead, manage, motivate, and develop technical teams, in order to achieve project outcomes.
About the Company This is an Australian Government corporation established to regulate and manage long-service leave entitlements on behalf of eligible employees of the black coal mining industry.
They have serviced the industry as a government entity for more than 25 years.