Program Manager - Infrastructure Transformation - Federal Govt!

Hitech Asia Pacific; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 166,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

Hitech Asia Pacific is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a nationally significant ICT infrastructure upgrade within a major Federal Government transformation. You will drive end-to-end delivery, stakeholder engagement, and governance across multiple sites, ensuring successful outcomes and benefits realisation.

The role is Canberra-based with a hybrid working arrangement, 12-month contract with extension option, and responsibilities across complex ICT projects in a government context.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering ICT infrastructure, technology refresh, site uplift, or network-related projects within complex environments.
• Strong program and project management capabilities including planning, scheduling, delivery coordination, and risk management.
• Demonstrated experience managing benefits realisation, performance reporting, and project governance activities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with ability to work across business areas, technical teams, vendors, and governance forums.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams, project dependencies, and conflicting priorities while maintaining delivery momentum.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of ICT infrastructure and technology fit-out projects across multiple locations.
• Manage project scope, requirements, schedules, and delivery outcomes while coordinating with project managers and workstream leads.
• Drive benefits realisation activities, including defining, tracking, and reporting program outcomes.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and cross-stream dependencies to ensure successful project delivery.
• Prepare and deliver program status reports, risk updates, and governance documentation for senior stakeholders.

Job description

• Lead a nationally significant ICT infrastructure refresh program!


• 12-month contract + 12-month extension option


• Canberra based | Hybrid working arrangement

We are seeking an experiencedProgram Managerto take on a key leadership role delivering the ICT fit out within a major Federal Government transformation program. This position will be responsible for managing the delivery of critical ICT infrastructure upgrades across multiple sites, ensuring successful coordination of project activities, stakeholder engagement, and benefits realisation.

TheProgram Managerwill be responsible for but not limited to;

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of ICT infrastructure and technology fit-out projects across multiple locations


• Manage project scope, requirements, schedules, and delivery outcomes while coordinating with project managers and workstream leads


• Drive benefits realisation activities, including defining, tracking, and reporting program outcomes


• Manage stakeholder engagement and cross-stream dependencies to ensure successful project delivery


• Prepare and deliver program status reports, risk updates, and governance documentation for senior stakeholders

TheProgram Managerwill have experience in the following:

• Proven experience delivering ICT infrastructure, technology refresh, site uplift, or network-related projects within complex environments


• Strong program and project management capabilities, including planning, scheduling, delivery coordination, and risk management


• Demonstrated experience managing benefits realisation, performance reporting, and project governance activities


• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work across business areas, technical teams, vendors, and governance forums


• Experience managing multiple workstreams, project dependencies, and competing priorities while maintaining delivery momentum


• Strong communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to negotiate outcomes and resolve delivery challenges

This is an exciting opportunity foran experienced Program Managerto contribute to a large-scale ICT transformation program delivering critical infrastructure upgrades across Australia. You will work within a collaborative environment, drive meaningful outcomes, and enjoy competitive contracting rates.