Project Manager

Western Australia Police Force; Perth; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

12% employer contributed superannution

Salary packaging options

4 weeks annual leave

Public Service holidays

Long Service Leave

On-site gym

Employee Assistance Program

Chaplaincy & psychological services

Active social club

Job summary

The WA Police Force is seeking an experienced Project Manager to guide ICT projects from initiation through delivery, ensuring alignment with business owners and governance standards. You will help develop project artefacts, estimate efforts with business analysts, and manage resources to deliver on time, within budget, and with tangible community benefit.

Based in Perth CBD, the role sits in Demand Management and Assurance and supports a variety of initiatives from infrastructure upgrades to

Qualifications

• Experience delivering ICT projects within a public sector context.
• Ability to develop initiation and change management artefacts.
• Strong governance and assurance mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop portfolio project and program plans for potential initiations.
• Collaborate with business analysts on project estimations and reporting.
• Assist with resource onboarding and management for new projects.
• Manage projects in implementation to deliver on time and within budget while providing community benefit.

Job description

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the planning, initiative and delivery of ICT projects that contribute to the operational capability of the WA Police Force. The Project Manager will work on projects in the early phase ensuring business owner alignment, develop Project Management artefacts, such as initiation documentation and change documentation and comply with internal project governance. Your quality and innovative project management experience will directly contribute to the Western Australian community through the successful delivery of WA Police Force ICT projects. ICT projects in the WA Police Force are highly varied, ranging from technical debt remediation to infrastructure replacement to application enhancements to implementation of world first policing technology delivering improved community safety.

THE ROLE

This role is responsible for the development of portfolio project and program plans to plan for when potential projects could be initiated and undertaken. You will work with business analysts on project estimations and undertake project reporting on projects either in initiation or in flight as well as assist with the selection, briefing, onboarding and management of resources for new projects. You will manage projects in implementation, ensuring delivery on time and in budget whilst delivering significant community benefit. This role sits in the Demand Management and Assurance team, who is responsible for assessing and initiating ICT projects. The team is responsible for developing estimates, managing demand and resource utilisation, initiating projects, transitioning projects to Delivery and providing independent quality assurance to ensure projects and programs follow sound quality management practices and meet required standards.

ABOUT US

The WA Police Force has 9,000 employees located across the largest policing jurisdiction in the world, with 200 police facilities in 15 policing districts across the State. Our priorities are our people, our partnerships and our performance. We are committed to enforcing the law, preventing crime and managing and coordinating emergencies. The WA Police Force’s values of Duty, Teamwork, Integrity and Care are an integral part of how we do business. Alignment with our values should be incorporated within your application. Integrity within the WA Police Force means employees are held to a high standard of conduct, both in and outside of work. Further information is available in the Work-Related Requirements component of the position description form. Work, Health and Safety is vital to WA Police Force operations. We incorporate safety in every part of our business and it is an essential part of our decision‑making processes. The WA Police Force is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Aboriginal Australians, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and women to apply for positions within our agency. The WA Police Force also promotes and supports flexible, family-friendly work practices. We believe all our people are leaders irrespective of their role. We consider this as critical to our success and, to support this, we have adopted Leadership Expectations which provide a common understanding of the mindsets and expected behaviours required of all our employees and the public sector. The leadership context for this role is: Leading Leaders.

THE BENEFITS

• Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance.
• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
• Salary packaging options for vehicles and superannuation.
• 4 weeks of Annual Leave with the option to purchase additional leave each year.
• 3 Public Service Holidays per year.
• Access to Long Service Leave every 7 years
• Free, on‑site gym facilities at Perth Headquarters.
• Free flu vaccinations annually.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program including immediate family members living at home.
• Access to free WA Police Force Chaplaincy and Psychological services.
• An active social club that welcomes WA Police Force family members.

The position is based in the Perth CBD, conveniently close to public transport and with excellent end of trip facilities.

OTHER CONDITIONS

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other similar vacancies throughout the division. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position, then the panel may select another suitable applicant from this selection process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from the initial date of the appointment. Integrity and criminal checks will be conducted if the recommended applicant for a position is not a current WA Police Force employee. Any relocation costs associated with appointment to these positions may be the responsibility of the successful applicants.

SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY & WORK HEALTH & SAFETY (WHS) STATEMENT

Throughout the recruitment process we provide reasonable adjustments to allow people with a disability to participate effectively. Reasonable adjustments can also be made available to assist you in the job, if you are successful in gaining employment. WHS is a vital component within the WA Police Force. Safety is a partnership between the employer and their employees and it relies on all of us working together to ensure that everyone is safe in their working environment, which enables them to go home safely. We incorporate safety in every part of our business and it is an integral part of the decision-making process. The WA Police Force has a duty of care to ensure employees are not adversely affected by alcohol or drugs in the workplace. The effect of alcohol or drugs can impact on the health and/or safety of the individual or others, and this behaviour is not aligned with the WA Police Force Code of Conduct. As a result, a testing regime has been established as an important way of providing assurance to the community that the expectations they hold for all members of the WA Police Force are being met. Regular testing of all employees for alcohol and drugs aims to ensure the health, welfare and safety of all personnel and promote community confidence in the WA Police Force.

FOR FURTHER JOB RELATED INFORMATION

Please contact Edward Casey on telephone number [phone].