Project Manager, Application Services

Mercy Aged and Community Care Ltd; Richmond Shire; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

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Job summary

Mercy Health is seeking an IT Project Manager within the IT Applications team to lead a program of application and integration work across the organisation. You will manage multiple concurrent projects, vendor engagements and budgets while adopting a hands-on approach to delivery.

The role requires experience with waterfall, agile and hybrid methods, strong communication with executives, and a background in healthcare or regulated environments is desirable.

Qualifications

• Degree in Information Systems, Business, Project Management or a related field.
• PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management certification (MSP is desirable).

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of a program of IT application and integration work across Mercy Health.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with a hands-on approach.
• Oversee budgets and vendor engagements and embed PM practices across IT Applications.

Skills

IT project mgmt

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Hybrid delivery

Vendor management

Communication

Education

Degree in IS/Business/PM

PMP/PRINCE2

Job description

Employment Type: Permanent full time Hours: 76 hours per fortnight Salary: Competitive salary plus superannuation and not-for-profit salary packaging Location: Hybrid / Richmond

About the opportunity

At Mercy Health, you will become part of a proud history built on over 100 years of expertise, skill and care. As Project Manager within our IT Applications team, you will use your program delivery, leadership and stakeholder management skills to help achieve even more for all who need us. You will lead the delivery of a program of IT application and integration work across Mercy Health, managing multiple concurrent projects with a hands‑on approach. Reporting to the Head of Applications, you will work closely with the IT Leadership team, business stakeholders and external vendors to deliver outcomes on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards. Your program will span the Mercy Health Application Roadmap as well as broader strategic, enterprise and cross‑functional IT initiatives aligned to the Digital Strategy 2023 to 2027. You will lead and direct project teams of internal staff, contractors and vendors, manage program budgets and vendor engagements, and embed consistent project and program management practice across the function. This role offers the opportunity to help shape how project delivery grows within IT Applications.

What you’ll bring

It takes a special kind of person to work in healthcare or community services. If you are genuinely interested in helping others, then you’ll find you can build something here and find your place in a team of 10,000 hearts. To thrive in this role, you will have:

• At least 5 years of experience in IT project and program management in a large, complex enterprise environment, across the full project lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience delivering a program of work and managing multiple concurrent projects with a hands‑on approach.
• Experience leading and directing project teams, including internal staff, contractors and vendor resources.
• Strong budget and vendor management skills, including statements of work and deliverable acceptance.
• Experience with waterfall, agile and hybrid delivery methods.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder skills, including presenting to executive and non‑technical audiences.
• Experience in healthcare, aged care or a similarly regulated environment is desirable.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A degree in Information Systems, Business, Project Management or a related field, or equivalent experience
• PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management certification (MSP is desirable)
• A current Victorian driver licence
• A current Police Record Check

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi‑wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Mercy Health Australia is renowned for its unwavering commitment to providing compassionate and patient‑centered health services and aged care services.

If you're value and display empathy, integrity, and are seeking the opportunity to make a real difference, we invite you to join us!

Mercy Health is made up of 10,000 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development. Mercy Health employs people from many cultures and backgrounds who, irrespective of their beliefs, share a common bond to care for those in need.

We look forward to welcoming you to your journey with Mercy Health.