IT Project Manager

University of Queensland; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Queensland’s Information Technology Services is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a portfolio of strategic initiatives spanning cyber security uplift, digital accessibility, and service improvement. You’ll align business and technical stakeholders to deliver sustainable outcomes and strengthen governance across the University.

Based at St Lucia and fixed-term for up to 12 months, this full-time role offers the chance to drive digital transformation across a large,

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering technology, cyber security, digital transformation or organisational change initiatives.
• Understanding of project governance, risk management and organisational change practices.
• Ability to coordinate stakeholders across business and technical domains.
• Strong written communication for executive reports and governance papers.
• Experience monitoring scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Experience supporting cyber security programs or compliance activities is valued.
• Experience in higher education or similar complex environment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project planning and delivery across multiple concurrent cyber security, accessibility, digital transformation and service improvement initiatives.
• Manage project performance, including plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, benefits, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions and deliverables.
• Support cyber security uplift through application security improvement, risk remediation, compliance activities, security assessments, governance forums and executive reporting on risks, controls and progress.
• Build strong relationships across ITS and the wider University, facilitating workshops and consultations and delivering governance reporting, stakeholder engagement, communications, change management and business readiness activities that support successful adoption.

Skills

Stakeholder coordination

Governance

Cyber security

Risk management

Change management

Job description

• Information Technology Services

• Full-time (100%), fixed-term position for up to 12 months

• Base salary will be in the range $120,317 - $134,893 + 17% super (HEW Level 8)

• Based at our St Lucia location

About This Opportunity

Join Information Technology Services as a Project Manager supporting the successful delivery of a portfolio of strategic University-wide initiatives spanning digital accessibility, cyber security uplift, service improvement and organisational change. Working in a collaborative and purposeful environment, you will bring together business and technical stakeholders to deliver sustainable outcomes that improve digital experiences, strengthen security controls and risk management, build organisational capability and embed effective governance across UQ.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead end-to-end project planning and delivery across multiple concurrent cyber security, accessibility, digital transformation and service improvement initiatives, coordinating technical, governance, operational and change workstreams.

• Manage project performance, including plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, benefits, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions and deliverables, while coordinating resources, vendors, consultants and business stakeholders.

• Support cyber security uplift through application security improvement, risk remediation, compliance activities, security assessments, governance forums and executive reporting on risks, controls, progress and organisational capability.

• Build strong relationships across ITS and the wider University, facilitating workshops and consultations and delivering governance reporting, stakeholder engagement, communications, change management and business readiness activities that support successful adoption.

About You

• Significant experience delivering technology, cyber security, digital transformation or organisational change initiatives within a large and complex organisation.

• Demonstrated understanding of project governance, risk management and organisational change practices, with experience managing multiple concurrent projects or workstreams.

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate stakeholders across business and technical domains and build effective working relationships across diverse organisational groups.

• Strong written communication skills, including experience preparing executive reports, governance papers, project documentation, business cases, implementation plans and stakeholder communications.

• Experience monitoring project scope, schedules, budgets, quality and benefits, and maintaining project risks, issues, actions, decisions, assumptions and dependencies.

• Experience supporting cyber security programs, application security initiatives, technology risk management or compliance activities would be highly regarded.

• Knowledge of digital accessibility, inclusive design, user experience or digital governance would be advantageous.

• Experience working within higher education or another similarly large and complex environment would be highly regarded.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, working together to create a better world. Join a visionary and inclusive community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available.

Enjoy up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave, 17% super, 17.5% leave loading, flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing programs, a heavily discounted Study for Staff program, on-campus childcare, affordable parking, and salary packaging.

Other Information

Pre-employment checks may include verification of the right to work in Australia, qualifications, and criminal history checks. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer-sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

We’re dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ, and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criterion but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can help by emailing [e-mail] or calling [phone].

Applications close Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-69615).