Principal Project Manager

Department: SRS PMP; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Competitive pay and conditions

Training and development opportunities

Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assist

Job summary

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

This senior role offers the opportunity to shape services that improve access to justice and operational efficiency, guiding multidisciplinary teams through planning, procurement, design, implementation and benefits realisation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading complex and strategic projects.
• Strong governance, risk, procurement and benefits practices.
• Ability to communicate clearly with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and delivery of complex digital projects.
• Establish governance, reporting, assurance, risk and benefits management.
• Manage scope, schedules, budgets, resources and procurement.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and negotiate outcomes.
• Provide evidence-based advice on issues and options.
• Coach multidisciplinary teams and embed change.
• Monitor performance and apply lessons learned to improve delivery.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Budget management

Procurement

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Job description

1d ago , from Department of Communities and Justice 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.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

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.

Are you ready to join us?

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

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.

Other Information

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

• A National Criminal History Check
• Reference checks
• A Right to Work in Australia check

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and will be valid for a period of up to 18 months.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.