Project Manager | Baseline clearance

PRA; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 129,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great daily rate

Job summary

PRA is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join its Technology team in Western Sydney. You will plan, deliver, and govern a portfolio of ICT projects, aligning outcomes with business priorities and improving operations.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage risks, security compliance, and engage with stakeholders and vendors to ensure on-time delivery. The role requires strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, and a PMP/PRINCE2 certification.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in delivery-focused project management of large-scale ICT projects.
• Track record of overcoming obstacles to meet schedule and budget targets.
• Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to mobilise and lead cross-functional teams, influence senior leaders, and drive progress in changing environments.
• High proficiency in MS Project and MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver, and govern a portfolio of technology projects driving business outcomes and operational improvements.
• Lead project activities, ensuring deliverables align with agreed scope, time, cost, quality, risk, and benefits.
• Engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders, delivery teams, vendors, and governance bodies.
• Maintain strong project controls, monitor performance, manage risks and issues, and ensure robust compliance with established frameworks.
• Select and manage external vendors, including contract support, tracking, and relationship management.
• Oversee change management activities, including training and communication.
• Deliver project documentation and readiness for operational handover.

Skills

Delivery-focused project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Negotiation

MS Project

MS Office

Education

PMP or PRINCE2 certification

Tools

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

• Location: Multiple sites in Western Sydney
• Great daily rate on offer

• Long term, 12 month contract role
• Location: Multiple sites in Western Sydney
• Great daily rate on offer

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Technology team. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional who thrives on delivering strategic and business-improvement technology initiatives in a complex organisation.

About the Role:

• Plan, deliver, and govern a portfolio of technology projects driving business outcomes and operational improvements.
• Lead project activities, ensuring deliverables align with agreed scope, time, cost, quality, risk, and benefits.
• Engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders, delivery teams, vendors, and governance bodies.
• Maintain strong project controls, monitor performance, manage risks and issues, and ensure robust compliance with established frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and implement technology solutions that meet business objectives and priorities.
• Assess business-unit requirements, identify synergies, and manage strategic implementations.
• Provide leadership and negotiate solutions across divisions and with internal/external stakeholders.
• Ensure consistent delivery according to standards and methodologies, including information security compliance.
• Manage external vendors, including contract support, tracking, and relationship management.
• Oversee change management activities, including training and communication.
• Deliver project documentation and readiness for operational handover.

Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrated experience in delivery-focused project management of large-scale ICT projects.
• Track record of overcoming obstacles to meet schedule and budget targets.
• Certification in best practice project management methodologies (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2).
• Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to mobilise and lead cross-functional teams, influence senior leaders, and drive progress in changing environments.
• High proficiency in MS Project and MS Office suite.

Desirable Attributes:

• Effective communicator across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Resilient leader, decisive under pressure and ambiguity.
• Expert in stakeholder and vendor management.
• Organised, able to manage tasks with tight and competing deadlines.