Program Manager

NEC Corporation; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus & wellness days (after 6 months)

14 weeks paid parental leave

Up to 4 paid volunteer days per year

Discounts on health insurance, travel,

Entertainment & more

Salary sacrificing options (car lease,

Employee Assistance Program – free, 0n

family

Job summary

NEC Australia is seeking a Program Manager to oversee the delivery of major IT infrastructure initiatives from our Perth office. You will coordinate diverse teams, manage complex workstreams, and drive outcomes that deliver lasting value for our customers.

You will lead end-to-end project delivery, manage budgets, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships. The role requires excellent communication and a track record of delivering large-scale programs in a complex environment.

Qualifications

• Deliver end-to-end medium to large infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Takes full ownership of end-to-end management, coordination, definition, documentation, and successful delivery of projects.
• Prepares and maintains realistic project and quality plans with regular updates to stakeholders.
• Engages with stakeholders to ensure objectives and requirements are understood and met for each project phase.
• Maintains open communication with project staff to identify issues, propose solutions, and deliver reports.
• Leads the project team, addressing performance deviations to align with standards.
• Encourages open communication among stakeholders and prepares for changes in services or systems.
• Identifies risks, quantifies likelihood and impact, and documents mitigation strategies.
• Coordinates contingency plans and countermeasures for risks.
• Manages project budgets, preparing financial status reports for managers and executives.

Skills

End-to-end project management

Stakeholder engagement

Vendor coordination

Risk management

Planning & scheduling

Education

Tertiary qualification in IT/engineering/business

ITIL knowledge

Tools

MS Project

Prince2/Agile/PMBOK

Job description

About the role

As a Program Manager with NEC Australia, you'll oversee the successful delivery of major IT Infrastructure initiatives, helping our clients achieve their strategic goals through innovative technology solutions. Based in our Perth office, you'll coordinate diverse teams, manage complex workstreams, and drive outcomes that deliver lasting value for our customers. This is an exciting opportunity to influence large-scale projects and contribute to NEC's reputation for excellence in technology and service delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Takes full ownership of the end-to-end management, coordination, definition, documentation, and successful delivery of projects.
• Prepares and maintains realistic project and quality plans while providing regular, accurate updates to stakeholders.
• Engages with stakeholders to ensure objectives and requirements are fully understood and met for the successful delivery of each project phase.
• Maintains open communication with project staff to identify potential issues, recommend solutions, and deliver actionable reports.
• Leads the project team effectively, addressing performance deviations to ensure alignment with agreed standards.
• Encourages open communication among stakeholders, using feedback to enhance understanding and prepare for necessary changes in services, products, or systems.
• Identifies potential risks, quantifies their likelihood and impact, and documents mitigation strategies.
• Coordinates the creation of contingency plans and countermeasures to address identified risks.
• Manages project budgets effectively, preparing financial status reports for Managers, Steering Committees, and Executive teams.

About you

• Delivering end-to-end medium to large, infrastructure-based projects.
• Building productive customer and service provider relationships.
• Working effectively with industry partners and third-party ICT suppliers.
• Managing relevant issues, risks, changes and financial responsibilities within the project.
• Planning, scheduling and controlling, implementing and directing the resources, people, funding and facilities to achieve the client's objectives.
• Proficient in MS project management tools and methodologies (e.g. Prince 2/Agile/PMBOK).
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. IT, engineering, business) or equivalent experience including ITIL.

To be successful in this role, you will have exceptional written and verbal communication, negotiation, presentation skills. Whilst being able to build rapport quickly and maintain effective working relationships across all levels of a complex environment.

Benefits

• Bonus & wellness days (after 6 months)
• 14 weeks paid parental leave
• Up to 4 paid volunteer days per year
• Discounts on health insurance, travel, entertainment & more
• Salary sacrificing options (car leasing, super, etc.)
• Employee Assistance Program – free, confidential support for you & your family

About us

At NEC, we help organisations deliver technology solutions that improve lives and create a brighter future. You'll join a collaborative team that values innovation, continuous improvement, and service excellence while supporting critical customer environments.