Principal Project Manager

NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Parramatta

On-site

AUD 150,000 - 173,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Competitive pay

Training & development

Health & wellbeing programs

Employee assistance program

Job summary

NSW Department of Communities and Justice in Parramatta NSW is seeking a Principal Project Manager to lead complex digital, technology-enabled and business transformation initiatives across Courts, Tribunals and Service Delivery.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage governance, scope, budgets, procurement and vendor relationships, and drive benefits realization from planning through to implementation.

Qualifications

Extensive experience leading complex and strategic projects, preferably involving digital, technology-enabled or service transformation.
Demonstrated command of contemporary project methodologies, governance, risk, financial, procurement and benefits practices.
Advanced judgement and problem-solving skills in uncertain, high-pressure and multi-stakeholder environments.
Credible communication and influencing skills, including the ability to translate complex information for different audiences.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and optimising people and resources to achieve public value.
Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end planning and delivery of complex digital and business transformation projects.
Establish fit-for-purpose governance, reporting, assurance, risk, issue and benefits management arrangements.
Manage project scope, schedule, budgets, resources, procurement, vendors and interdependencies.
Build trusted relationships and negotiate outcomes with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
Provide clear, evidence-based advice on emerging issues, options and recommendations.
Lead, coach and support multidisciplinary teams to deliver quality outcomes and embed change.
Monitor project performance and use data, evaluation and lessons learned to improve delivery.

Job description

NSW Department of Communities and Justice – Parramatta NSW

Employment Type – Temporary Fulltime – 2 years, possible ongoing

Salary & Grade – Clerk grade 11/12 - $149,739 - $173,174 plus employers’ contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

The Department of Communities and Justice is seeking an accomplished Principal Project Manager to lead complex digital, technology-enabled and business transformation initiatives across Courts, Tribunals and Service Delivery.

This senior delivery role offers the opportunity to shape contemporary services that improve access to justice and operational efficiency. You will lead multidisciplinary teams and work across operational, policy, technology and vendor environments to take initiatives from planning and procurement through design, implementation, transition and benefits realisation.

What you’ll do

Lead the end-to-end planning and delivery of complex digital and business transformation projects.
Establish fit-for-purpose governance, reporting, assurance, risk, issue and benefits management arrangements.
Manage project scope, schedule, budgets, resources, procurement, vendors and interdependencies.
Build trusted relationships and negotiate outcomes with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
Provide clear, evidence-based advice on emerging issues, options and recommendations.
Lead, coach and support multidisciplinary teams to deliver quality outcomes and embed change.
Monitor project performance and use data, evaluation and lessons learned to improve delivery.

What we’re looking for

Extensive experience leading complex and strategic projects, preferably involving digital, technology-enabled or service transformation.
Demonstrated command of contemporary project methodologies, governance, risk, financial, procurement and benefits practices.
Advanced judgement and problem-solving skills in uncertain, high-pressure and multi-stakeholder environments.
Credible communication and influencing skills, including the ability to translate complex information for different audiences.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and optimising people and resources to achieve public value.
Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

A challenging and rewarding career
Flexible, autonomous work environment
Competitive pay and conditions
Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Applications close 9th November 2026 at 11:59pm.

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Greg Boorman at ************@dcj.nsw.gov.au.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

Appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks, including: