Project Manager – IT Focused

UNSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 119,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

UNSW is seeking a Project Manager to lead the BOS Program's IT workstreams, ensuring delivery aligns with governance and enterprise architecture. You will drive planning, vendor management, and cross-functional collaboration with engineers, architects, and business SMEs.

The role emphasizes cloud and systems integration, with a focus on governance, risk management, testing, and benefits realization across the software lifecycle. The position is based at Kensington/Randwick campuses in Australia.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading IT projects in large, matrixed environments.
• Experience with cloud architectures (Azure) and systems integration.
• Strong knowledge of modern software delivery lifecycles and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and implementation of IT workstreams with cross-functional teams.
• Define workstream scope, milestones, and budgets across complex software initiatives.
• Oversee vendors, system integrators, and software suppliers and track SLAs.
• Identify and mitigate delivery, technical, and safety risks early.
• Coordinate between technical teams, operations, and academic stakeholders for testing and benefits realization.
• Provide status reports and risk insights to project leadership throughout lifecycle.

Skills

IT project mgmt

Azure cloud

Software lifecycle

Vendor mgmt

Stakeholder mgmt

Risk mgmt

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications in IT/PM

Tools

APIs

Testing frameworks

Job description

• Employment Type: Full Time, 35 hours per week, Fixed Term 2-year contract.
• Remuneration: Level 8 - from $132,445 plus 17% superannuation and leave loading
• Location: Kensington with transition to newly renovated office at our Randwick campus, anticipated for October 2026

This Job is based in Australia

• Employment Type: Full Time, 35 hours per week, Fixed Term 2-year contract.
• Remuneration: Level 8 - from $132,445 plus 17% superannuation and leave loading
• Location: Kensington with transition to newly renovated office at our Randwick campus, anticipated for October 2026

About UNSW

At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work. We aspire to be Australia’s global university, improving and transforming lives through excellence in research, outstanding education and a commitment to advancing a just society.

About The Role

The Project Manager plays a key leadership role within the Business Optimisation Strategy (BOS) Program, leading assigned technology and operational workstreams across planning, development, and implementation. The position ensures delivery aligns with Program priorities, IT governance standards, enterprise architecture, and strategic outcomes.

Working closely with cross-functional IT delivery teams, vendors, and business stakeholders, the role translates strategic goals into structured technical delivery plans. It applies specialist project management expertise to navigate dependencies across cloud platforms (e.g., Azure), systems integration, software delivery lifecycles, and modern application ecosystems.

This role reports to the Senior PMO Lead and has no direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning and implementation of assigned IT and technology workstreams, collaborating with enterprise architects, software engineers, vendors, and business SMEs to ensure aligned execution.
• Define workstream scope, technical deliverables, and milestones, maintaining detailed delivery plans, resource forecasts, and budget oversight across complex software and systems initiatives.
• Oversee technology vendors, system integrators, and software suppliers, managing contractual deliverables, performance SLAs, expenditure, and technical dependencies.
• Identify and mitigate technical, delivery, physical, and psychosocial risks early, ensuring alignment with UNSW IT governance, cybersecurity principles, and project controls.
• Facilitate engagement between technical delivery teams, business operations, and academic stakeholders to support smooth systems transition, testing, quality assurance, and benefits realization.
• Provide high-quality technical advice, status reporting, and risk insights to project leadership, supporting effective decision-making across the software development and deployment lifecycle.

About You

• Relevant tertiary qualifications with a focus on Project Management in IT, Computer Science, or a related discipline, with substantial professional experience leading complex technology and software delivery initiatives.
• Proven track record (5+ years) managing IT projects across the full lifecycle within large, matrixed enterprise environments, with exposure to cloud architectures (e.g., Microsoft Azure) and systems integration landscapes.
• Strong familiarity with modern software development lifecycles, API ecosystems, testing frameworks, and IT governance protocols.
• Exceptional vendor management and commercial acumen, with practical experience managing technical suppliers, project budgets, and resource allocation using project systems and tools.
• Advanced stakeholder management and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to bridge the gap between technical engineering teams and non-technical business leaders.
• Outstanding time management and initiative, with a strong commitment to UNSW values, governance policies, and physical and psychosocial safety standards.

For further information on the role & responsibilities, please refer to the Position Description.

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.

UNSW Benefits and Culture

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:

• Additional 3 days leave during December festive period.
• Career development opportunities
• Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
• Flexible 17% Superannuation contributions, additional leave-loading payments and salary sacrifice.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

Pre-Employment Checks

Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:

• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.