Project Director

Davidson; City of Parramatta; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

Davidson is seeking an experienced Program Director to lead a large-scale transformation for a major essential services client. The role will start part-time on-site, three days a week, before moving to full-time in March 2027, for an initial 12-month contract.

You will collaborate with the sponsor, executives, stakeholders and external delivery partners to drive governance, risk, and successful realization of benefits across multiple streams including process, data, technology and operating

Qualifications

• 12+ years delivering large, complex transformations.
• Experience in governance, reporting to executives/boards.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional delivery across people, process, data and technology.
• Hands-on leadership with delivery teams when required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex business transformation program.
• Drive delivery across business process, data, technology, change and operating model streams.
• Oversee key implementation activities including UAT, dress rehearsals, training, change and transition to BAU.
• Support the Program Sponsor with executive and Board-level reporting and presentations.
• Establish and maintain effective program governance, risk, financial and delivery controls.
• Coordinate multiple delivery partners, system integrators, technology vendors and advisors.
• Provide hands-on support to delivery teams to resolve issues and maintain momentum.
• Build alignment across senior executives, operational stakeholders and frontline teams.
• Ensure intended program outcomes and benefits are successfully realised.

Skills

Program Leadership

Large-scale Transformation

Governance & Reporting

Stakeholder Engagement

Change Management

UAT & Training Delivery

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

Our client is a large essential services organisation undertaking a significant operational transformation designed to improve the way services are planned, managed and delivered across its frontline workforce.
This is a highly visible transformation involving business process redesign, data, technology, organisational change and operating model improvements, with multiple major delivery partners involved.

About the Role

About the Company

Our client is a large essential services organisation undertaking a significant operational transformation designed to improve the way services are planned, managed and delivered across its frontline workforce.
This is a highly visible transformation involving business process redesign, data, technology, organisational change and operating model improvements, with multiple major delivery partners involved.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Program Director to lead the delivery of this large-scale business transformation through implementation and transition into BAU.
The position will initially commence on a part-time basis of 3 days per week on site, with the expectation of transitioning to full-time from March 2027 onwards. This is an initial 12-month contract with strong potential for extension. The engagement will also include a non-working shutdown period from 21 December 2026 to 18 January 2027. Working closely with the Program Sponsor, senior executives, operational stakeholders and multiple external delivery partners, you will provide leadership and direction across a complex, multi-stream program.

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex business transformation program.
• Drive delivery across business process, data, technology, change and operating model streams.
• Oversee key implementation activities including UAT, dress rehearsals, training, change and transition to BAU.
• Support the Program Sponsor with executive and Board-level reporting and presentations.
• Establish and maintain effective program governance, risk, financial and delivery controls.
• Coordinate multiple delivery partners, system integrators, technology vendors and advisors.
• Provide hands-on support to delivery teams to resolve issues and maintain momentum.
• Build alignment across senior executives, operational stakeholders and frontline teams.
• Ensure intended program outcomes and benefits are successfully realised.

About You

You will be an accomplished Program Director with demonstrated experience successfully delivering large, complex and highly visible business transformation programs.
You will bring:

• Significant experience operating at Program Director level on large-scale transformation programs.
• Proven experience taking complex programs through implementation, go-live and transition into BAU.
• Strong knowledge of UAT, dress rehearsals, change management and training execution.
• Experience delivering transformation across people, process, data and technology.
• Strong executive, Board and Program Sponsor engagement experience.
• Demonstrated experience working within established governance and accountability frameworks.
• Experience managing multiple delivery partners, system integrators, vendors and advisors.
• A collaborative and motivational leadership style with the ability to build trust across diverse stakeholder groups.
• A hands-on approach and willingness to actively support delivery teams when required.
• Experience within utilities or similarly complex operational environments such as energy, government or health will be highly regarded.
• Exposure to field services, asset management, maintenance or frontline operational transformation would be advantageous.