Project Manager FFS

Queensland Health; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12.75% superannuation

17.5% leave loading

24/7 confidential employee support

Flexible leave entitlements

Internal training & career development

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking a Project Manager to plan and manage medium to large scale IM/ICT projects within the Metro South Partnership Team. You will ensure projects meet performance criteria to enhance service delivery and manage external supplier engagements across diverse locations.

The role requires demonstrated portfolio and project management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to lead and mentor project teams.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering medium to large scale projects within information management and ICT.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary project teams and mentor project staff.
• Strong communication skills to liaise with stakeholders and external suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage a portfolio of medium to large scale complex IM/ICT projects.
• Identify, monitor and mitigate risks and issues across projects.
• Develop timely submissions, briefs and information papers for stakeholders.
• Coordinate planning, scheduling and monitoring using approved tools and processes.
• Manage delivery of engagements with external suppliers for services and supplies.
• Enable informed decision making through clear project reporting and performance data.
• Ensure project meetings, documentation and governance across diverse geographic areas.

Skills

Portfolio management

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Project planning & scheduling

Vendor management

Team leadership

Job description

Take the next step in your career with this exciting opportunity within eHealth. Metro South Partnership Team requires a Project Manager to plan and manage medium to large scale complex projects involving Information Management (IM) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by ensuring they are completed successfully within agreed performance criteria to enable enhanced service delivery.

What you'll do

• Ensure that the portfolio of projects is managed as a group and that conflicting demands, prioritisation of work and resource needs are determined based on organisational objectives.
• Support risk and issue identification, assessment and mitigation activities by ensuring risks and issues are documented, reviewed and escalated as appropriate.
• Ensure portfolio and project planning, scheduling and monitoring of performance is reported using the appropriate tools and processes including reporting of project related trends and performance against project plans and budgets.
• Ensure all aspects of the project portfolio and project meetings, workshops and documentation are maintained and tracked across a broad range of projects and geographic areas.
• Ensure the delivery of projects and engagements with external organisations for the supply and delivery of services and supplies are appropriately managed.
• Enable informed decision making on project issues by developing timely and relevant written submissions, briefs, presentations and information papers for project stakeholders.
• Manage the delivery of medium to large scale complex projects to ensure project outcomes are achieved and enterprise solutions are delivered that are responsive to customer needs.

About you

We are searching for someone who has:

• Demonstrated project portfolio and project management skills and experience through all stages of portfolio and project life cycle, with the ability to design medium-large scale projects.
• Demonstrated high level knowledge and expertise of project portfolio and project support including the ability to lead, manage and mentor project teams, including the provision of support and guidance on portfolio, programme and project management processes, tools and techniques.
• Demonstrated experience in the management and external suppliers delivering products or services into projects or a portfolio of projects.
• High level communication skills (oral and written) to effectively liaise consult and negotiate with stakeholders
• Proven ability to design systems which meet business and user needs or translate logical designs into physical designs.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing.

• 12.75% superannuation
• 17.5% leave loading
• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.
• Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
• Grow your skills through hands‑on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.