Program Manager

Ambition Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambition Recruitment in Sydney seeks a Program Manager to deliver the Critical Infrastructure Renewal program. Lead a team through moving from planning to delivery while live services are maintained.

Role involves governance, reporting to executives, and coordinating with customers, vendors, engineering and operations. This is a high-visibility role with broad impact across technology and physical assets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of program management experience with large, high-value programs (> $100M).
• Background in telecommunications or infrastructure delivery.
• Experience leading technology refresh or renewal programs in live environments.
• Proven governance setup and ability to move a program from setup to delivery.
• Confident communication with senior executives and concise briefings.
• Experience leading and developing a team of program managers.
• Public sector experience is beneficial but not mandatory.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Mobilise the program: establish governance, a delivery baseline and an integrated plan.
• Lead a team of program managers and BAs across multiple parallel workstreams.
• Own program reporting and governance for executive briefings and updates.
• Engage with assurance bodies and meet their requirements.
• Build strong relationships with customers, vendors, engineering and operations teams.
• Prioritise renewal work based on condition, criticality, risk and supportability.
• Plan delivery around live operational constraints for safe cutovers, migrations and decommissioning.
• Identify gaps in current processes and drive organisational change.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Infrastructure delivery

Security clearance

Executive communication

Team leadership

Job description

Program Manager: Critical Infrastructure Renewal Program

• Sydney, hybrid (2-3 days in the office)
• 12-month initial contract, with strong potential for extension

Lead a large-scale infrastructure renewal program through the move from planning to delivery.

A well-established organisation that provides essential services is renewing a significant portfolio of ageing infrastructure. The groundwork has been done, and they now need an experienced Program Manager to turn it into delivery.

This is a program of significant scale and real public impact. It covers the renewal of a broad portfolio of critical infrastructure, across both technology and physical assets, delivered while services stay live. You will lead a team of program managers and business analysts, working closely with internal stakeholders and customer organisations.

This role suits someone who wants to make a visible, lasting difference to how a program is run, not only deliver it.

Responsibilities include:

• Mobilising the program: establishing governance, a credible delivery baseline and an integrated plan, and moving it into the delivery phase
• Leading a team of program managers and BAs across multiple parallel workstreams
• Owning program reporting and governance, including the inputs that feed executive briefings and program updates
• Engaging with assurance bodies and meeting their requirements
• Building strong working relationships with customers, vendors, engineering and operations teams
• Prioritising renewal work based on condition, criticality, risk and supportability
• Planning delivery around live operational constraints so cutovers, migrations and decommissioning are safe and well tested
• Identifying gaps in current processes and systems and driving practical organisational change and uplift

Experience needed:

• 10+ years of program management experience, with a track record of leading large, high-value programs (well in excess of $100M)
• Significant background in telecommunications or infrastructure delivery
• Experience leading technology refresh, asset lifecycle or infrastructure renewal programs in a live environment
• Demonstrated success establishing governance and moving a program from set-up into delivery
• Confident communication with senior executives, including preparing clear, concise briefings
• Experience leading and developing a team of program managers
• Public sector experience is beneficial but not mandatory
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance