Project Manager

Profectus; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Profectus is seeking an experienced Project Manager to deliver a registry modernisation program for an Australian Government agency in Canberra. The role covers scope, schedule and budget, leading cross-functional teams and aligning with sprint cadences while handing over to business-as-usual.

Key qualifications include 5+ years managing technology-enabled projects in government, experience with CRM and data migration, and certification in PRINCE2, PMP or Agile PM/Scrum.

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing technology-enabled projects.
• Experience in government or regulated environments.
• Agile and hybrid delivery experience.
• Scheduling, financial tracking, RAID and reporting.
• Stakeholder management with business and technical teams.
• Managing vendor and partner dependencies.
• CRM, low-code, integration or data migration projects.
• Mainframe or legacy system replacement.
• Registry, licensing or regulatory environments.
• PRINCE2, PMP, Agile PM or Scrum certification.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead and deliver a project within the program’s governance and delivery cadence.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Lead cross-functional teams of analysts, engineers, testers, designers and change specialists.
• Align project plans with sprint and release cadences and program milestones.
• Prepare project status reports and contribute to workstream and program reporting.
• Work with policy, legal and business owners to secure approvals before implementation.
• Manage handover of deliverables into business-as-usual operations.
• Pair with agency project officers and hand over project management practice and tools.
• Contribute templates and lessons learned to the program’s delivery playbook.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Hybrid delivery

Government project management

Education

PRINCE2 certification

PMP certification

Agile PM/Scrum certification

Tools

Dynamics 365

OutSystems/.NET

Databricks

Boomi

AWS

Azure

Job description

Profectus is seeking an experienced Project Manager to deliver a project on a registry modernisation program within an Australian Government agency. The program spans more than 20 projects and is replacing an ADABAS/Natural mainframe, Siebel CRM and Lotus Notes environment with Dynamics 365, OutSystems/.NET, Databricks, Boomi, AWS and Azure. The work covers scope, schedule and budget management, leading cross-functional teams, aligning with sprint and release cadences and handover into business-as-usual.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, lead and deliver a project within the program’s governance and delivery cadence
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, risks, issues and dependencies
• Lead cross-functional teams of analysts, engineers, testers, designers and change specialists
• Align project plans with sprint and release cadences and program milestones
• Prepare project status reports and contribute to workstream and program reporting
• Work with policy, legal and business owners to secure approvals before implementation
• Manage handover of deliverables into business-as-usual operations
• Pair with agency project officers and hand over project management practice and tools
• Contribute templates and lessons learned to the program’s delivery playbook

Required Experience

• 5+ years managing technology-enabled projects
• Government or regulated environments
• Agile and hybrid delivery
• Scheduling, financial tracking, RAID and reporting
• Stakeholder management with business and technical teams
• Managing vendor and partner dependencies
• CRM, low-code, integration or data migration projects
• Mainframe or legacy system replacement
• Registry, licensing or regulatory environments
• PRINCE2, PMP, Agile PM or Scrum certification

Security Clearance Requirements

• Must be an Australian Citizen
• Must have a current AGSVA Baseline Security Clearance (minimum)

Working Arrangements

• Onsite at client premises
• Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane or Traralgon (VIC)

Why Profectus

Profectus partners with Australian Government agencies to deliver trusted ICT capability across complex delivery programs. We take a long term, relationship driven approach, supporting our people across the full lifecycle of their engagement while contributing to outcomes of national importance.