Project Manager | ICT Infrastructure

Compas; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Compas is seeking a Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex ICT infrastructure initiatives within a major Australian Government environment in Canberra. The role is hybrid, demanding full-time onsite attendance in Canberra for the first 3 months and at least 3 days onsite weekly thereafter, with approvals.

You will manage scope, budgets, risks and governance, coordinate with technical teams and service providers, and engage stakeholders to ensure milestones and dependencies are met.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering ICT infrastructure projects in large/complex environments.
• Strong financial management and organisational change management ability.
• Experience with requirements management and stakeholder relationships.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, issues and change control.
• Lead planning and delivery of ICT projects across technical teams and service providers.
• Establish project governance, reporting, documentation and communication frameworks.
• Engage stakeholders, vendors and end users while monitoring milestones and dependencies.

Job description

Lead the delivery of complex ICT infrastructure projects across a major Australian Government environment, managing scope, budgets, risks, stakeholders and project governance. This hybrid role requires full-time onsite attendance in Canberra for the first 3 months, with at least 3 days onsite per week thereafter, subject to approval.
Location: ACT
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – full-time onsite in Canberra
Contract Duration: 2 November 2026 to 30 June 2027, with possible 2 x 12-month extensions
Security Clearance Requirement: Baseline
Closing Date: 10.00am, 9 October 2026
Essential Tasks

• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, issues and change control.
• Lead planning and delivery of ICT projects across technical teams and service providers.
• Establish project governance, reporting, documentation and communication frameworks.
• Engage stakeholders, vendors and end users while monitoring milestones and dependencies.

Project Manager | ICT Infrastructure

Lead the delivery of complex ICT infrastructure projects across a major Australian Government environment, managing scope, budgets, risks, stakeholders and project governance. This hybrid role requires full-time onsite attendance in Canberra for the first 3 months, with at least 3 days onsite per week thereafter, subject to approval.
Location: ACT
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – full-time onsite in Canberra
Contract Duration: 2 November 2026 to 30 June 2027, with possible 2 x 12-month extensions
Security Clearance Requirement: Baseline
Closing Date: 10.00am, 9 October 2026
Essential Tasks

• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, issues and change control.
• Lead planning and delivery of ICT projects across technical teams and service providers.
• Establish project governance, reporting, documentation and communication frameworks.
• Engage stakeholders, vendors and end users while monitoring milestones and dependencies.

Key Criteria

• Extensive project management experience delivering ICT infrastructure projects.
• Strong financial management and organisational change management capability.
• Demonstrated requirements management and stakeholder relationship management skills.
• Experience applying Agile, Waterfall or hybrid project management methodologies.