Project Manager

Atturra; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Atturra is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join the Scholarion team on an initial contract through to February 2027, with an ASAP start. The opportunity is open to candidates across Australia, including those who hold Australian Permanent Residency.

You will bring extensive Project Management experience, delivering fixed-price projects, defining scope, and developing detailed plans while coordinating internal teams and external partners.

Qualifications

• Extensive project management experience with fixed-price projects.
• Ability to define scope, objectives, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience coordinating internal delivery teams and external suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, assumptions, dependencies and acceptance criteria.
• Develop detailed project plans, work breakdown structures, schedules, milestones and resource requirements.
• Establish and maintain project governance, reporting, decision-making and escalation processes.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, effort, utilisation and delivery against targets.
• Coordinate internal delivery teams, external suppliers, partners and client stakeholders.
• Translate contractual commitments into practical delivery plans and accountable tasks.
• Provide status reporting to clients, sponsors and senior leadership.
• Facilitate governance forums, workshops and delivery reviews.
• Maintain project documentation and auditable records.

Job description

What You’ll Be Doing

Atturra is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our rapidly growing Scholarion team on an initial contract through to February 2027, with an ASAP start.

This opportunity is open to candidates across Australia, including those who hold Australian Permanent Residency.

If you’re a motivated self-starter with extensive Project Management experience and are looking to join a growing team with exciting projects and strong career opportunities, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities / Key Capabilities

• Experienced Project Manager with a strong track record delivering fixed-price projects.
• Able to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, assumptions, dependencies and acceptance criteria.
• Develop detailed project plans, work breakdown structures, schedules, milestones and resource requirements.
• Establish and maintain appropriate project governance, reporting, decision-making and escalation processes.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, effort, utilisation and delivery against agreed commercial targets.
• Proactively control scope and manage variations through a clear change-control process.
• Track actions, risks, issues, dependencies and decisions through to resolution.
• Coordinate internal delivery teams, external suppliers, partners and client stakeholders.
• Manage both client-facing projects and internal business or product initiatives.
• Translate contractual commitments and statements of work into practical delivery plans and accountable tasks.
• Ensure team members understand their responsibilities, deadlines and expected outcomes.
• Monitor progress closely and intervene early where delivery, budget, quality or timing is at risk.
• Provide clear, concise and accurate status reporting to clients, project sponsors and senior leadership.
• Facilitate project meetings, governance forums, workshops, steering committees and delivery reviews.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and maintain constructive relationships, including during difficult delivery conversations.
• Maintain project documentation, approvals, financial records and an auditable record of key decisions.
• Coordinate testing, readiness, cutover, go-live, handover and project closure activities where applicable.
• Ensure deliverables meet agreed quality standards and are formally reviewed, accepted and signed off.
• Work effectively across technical, functional, commercial and operational teams.
• Be commercially disciplined, delivery-focused and comfortable being held accountable for project outcomes.
• Strong communication, organisation, prioritisation, problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills.
• Comfortable working in a hands-on environment where the Project Manager is expected to actively drive delivery, not simply report on it.

Working Conditions

• Australian Permanent Resident
• Initial contract until February 2027
• Hybrid
• Open to all major locations e.g., Sydney/Canberra/Melbourne/Brisbane/Perth

Why is this an exciting opportunity?

Atturra is one of the fastest growing ASX-listed advisory and IT solutions companies in Australia, giving you a strong foundation to fulfil your career ambitions.

We currently have 1300+ professionals working across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and USA who are using innovation to lead the way.

Our Cloud Business Solutions team specialises in strategy, migration, and proactive management across large enterprise and small-scale cloud deployments. We use a tailored approach to build scalable cloud solutions that modernise IT environments, enhance productivity, and ensure business continuity.

This is your chance to make an impact. Come and join our talented and creative team of change makers to redefine the future through technology.

What Our People Say

“We are working towards a very bright future.”

“It's a company with vision and a promising future.”

Why you’ll love working here

Culture of possibility

At Atturra we embrace innovation within our teams, fostering an environment of possibility and growth. We believe in creating a supportive and welcoming culture, where everyone is encouraged to achieve success through collaboration, continuous learning, and smart work practices.

A strong set of company values

Our culture is reflected by our employees who demonstrate camaraderie, innovation, dedication, respect and excellence in everything they do. These traits have become integral to the way we do business and are the values we strive for.

Valuable employee benefits

• Employee benefits, recognition, and wellbeing platform
• Career growth via succession planning, internal promotions, and mentorship opportunities
• Ongoing investment in professional development through industry and technology certifications, and study assistance
• Mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program
• Support for family and caring responsibilities, including paid parental leave
• Employee referral program, with monetary incentives offered

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Atturra, we are committed to addressing the digital skills gap and championing diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds — including Veterans, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, members of the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse individuals, and other underrepresented groups.

Supporting Australia’s veterans

We are proud to be recognised as a Veteran Friendly Employer under the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veteran Employment Commitment (VEC). Atturra is dedicated to supporting Australia’s veteran community by enhancing recruitment, support, retention, and leadership opportunities. Our goal is to ensure veterans build meaningful and impactful careers with us.

What Our People Say

“Atturra has a great working environment and management are very supportive of their staff. We celebrate success and have fun while working hard.”

TalentPool

This recruitment process may also be used to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary opportunities that may arise within the next 12 months.

Recruitment Agencies and Headhunters

Our Talent Acquisition team is managing this recruitment process and will reach out if additional support is required. Atturra only accepts referrals from agencies on our official supplier list via the Agency Portal. To participate, agencies must complete our procurement process, hold an approved fee agreement, and be formally invited by the Talent Acquisition team for a specific vacancy.

Submissions made outside of this process will not be considered. We also request that agencies do not contact Atturra employees outside the Talent Acquisition team regarding hiring matters.

Agencies interested in joining our official supplier list may send an expression of interest to [e-mail]. Please note, our supplier list is reviewed annually.

This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, key accountabilities, and skills of persons so classified. Management reserves the right to add or change the job and relevant percentage of accountabilities as required, in its sole discretion.