Project Analyst

Prescience Technology Pty; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Prescience seeks a Project Analyst to join our Brisbane team on a full-time contract, hybrid in Brisbane, minimum 3 months with potential extension. You will work across client projects, translating needs into clear requirements and supporting the delivery team to deliver on time and within budget.

You’ll elicit and document business and technical requirements, map current and future processes, write user stories and acceptance criteria, and collaborate with technical consultants to ensure

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Analyst, Business Analyst or similar role.
• Strong requirements gathering, process mapping and documentation skills.
• Confident facilitating workshops and communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Analytical and detail-focused with a practical, solutions-oriented approach.
• Comfortable working across multiple projects and managing competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyse and document business and technical requirements.
• Map current and future-state processes, and identify gaps, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Write clear business requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria, and keep them current as scope evolves.
• Work with technical consultants and project team members to make sure solutions meet the agreed requirements.
• Support the Prescience project methodology across every phase: Commencement & Confirm, Architect & Design, Configure & Construct, Validate & Iterate, Deploy & Deliver, and Operate & Enhance.
• Plan and support testing and user acceptance, and help resolve issues and defects.
• Monitor project progress against the agreed plan, and provide weekly updates on status, timelines, risks and issues.
• Track estimated versus actual hours and cost, and contribute to traffic-light reporting.
• Identify scope changes early, assess their impact, and raise variations when required.
• Escalate issues and propose practical solutions to keep projects on track.
• Support client communication from kick-off through to certificate of acceptance and project close-out
• Build strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders, and keep communication clear and timely
• Prepare handover and training material to support go-live and project close-out
• Make sure time is entered accurately into WFM

Job description

Prescience is a Brisbane-headquartered technology and consulting company specialising in project performance. We help organisations plan, manage and deliver complex projects through technology solutions, advisory services, managed services and training.

With a small, close-knit team working across Australia, we’re looking for a Project Analyst to join us and help deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients.

The role

This is a full-time contract position based in Brisbane, with hybrid working, for a minimum of 3 months and an outlook to extend. You’ll work across a variety of projects, understanding what our clients and internal stakeholders need, defining clear requirements, and supporting the delivery team to build the right solution on time and within budget.

What you’ll do

Elicit, analyse and document business and technical requirements through workshops, interviews and process reviews

Map current and future-state processes, and identify gaps, risks and opportunities for improvement

Write clear business requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria, and keep them current as scope evolves

Work with technical consultants and project team members to make sure solutions meet the agreed requirements

Support the Prescience project methodology across every phase: Commencement & Confirm, Architect & Design, Configure & Construct, Validate & Iterate, Deploy & Deliver, and Operate & Enhance

Plan and support testing and user acceptance, and help resolve issues and defects

Monitor project progress against the agreed plan, and provide weekly updates on status, timelines, risks and issues

Track estimated versus actual hours and cost, and contribute to traffic-light reporting

Identify scope changes early, assess their impact, and raise variations when required

Escalate issues and propose practical solutions to keep projects on track

Support client communication from kick-off through to certificate of acceptance and project close-out

Build strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders, and keep communication clear and timely

Prepare handover and training material to support go-live and project close-out

Make sure time is entered accurately into WFM

About you

Proven experience as a Project Analyst, Business Analyst or similar role, ideally in a technology or professional services environment

Strong requirements gathering, process mapping and documentation skills

Confident facilitating workshops and communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Analytical and detail-focused, with a practical, solutions-oriented approach

Comfortable working across multiple projects and managing competing priorities

A collaborative team player who enjoys helping others do their best work

BA or project qualification such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, PRINCE2 or Agile is desirable.

Familiarity with Oracle or database technology is advantageous but not essential

Be part of a small team where your contribution is visible

Hybrid working, based in Brisbane

Genuine prospect of contract extension for the right person